Nikon MD-11 User manual

IrikonMotor

Drive

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

NOMENCt

TURE

Lidlock

ing Pilotlam

Batterychambe

rtid Power

switch

Rew

indslid

S-C

sele

ctor

lock

S-C

selector

Camera

electrical

contacts

Trigger

button

Shu

tterrelease

Drive

shaft cou

pling

Attachment

thumb

wheels Rewindbuttonextension

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Attach

ment

screw

Remote

control

socket

Tripod

socket

CONTENTS

Foreword. .....4

Loadingthebatter;.;:::::::::: 5

Attaching

the

motordrive 6

Operation .....8

Single:frameshooting 8

Continuous

shooting 9

Filmrewinding. .....10

Manualfilmadvance.. ....10

Double/multipleexposures ......11

Simultaneousoperation

. ...12

Timelapse. ....13

Accessories.... .....14

Mc-4remotecord. .....14

Pistol

gripmodel2... ...14

MT-1

intervalometer .....15

ML-l modulite

remote

controlset. . . . . . .15

MW-l

radiocontrol

set.. .....16

Troubleshooting

Batteryperformance.. ....18

Specifications. . .

FOREWORD

Although

suppliedasan

accessoryfor theNikonFM

and FE compactcameras,theMD-11

was,in fact,

amajor

feature

their

designconcept.Consequently,

the on

ly significantdifferencebetween

operating

thesecameras

with themotor

drive

attached,

asoppo-

sedto without it, is that their operationis made

considerablyeasier.

So, ratherthan regarding

your

MD-l1 Motor DriveUnit asa specialaccessory

for

use

onlyon rareoccasions,

youshould

consider

itas

the normal complement

to your Nikon compact

camera.

For, in fact, the two togetherrepresent

major

advance

incamera-handling

technique.

To obtainthe best

resultsfrom your MD-11

Motor

Drive,read

the instructions

in thismanual

carefully

before

use.Keep

this booklethandy

for quick

re-

ference

until you havefully masteredoperation.A

few minutes

preparation

will help

you avoid

costly

istakes.

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THEBATTERIES

The MD-l

1 is powered

by eight1.5Vpenlight(AA

size)batterieswhich arehoused

in the unit'sbattery

chamber.

To loador replacebatteries,

turn thecoin-

slotted

lockingscrew

on the batterychamber

lid

counterclockwise.

Thelidwill come

loose

andthebat-

tery

clip,which

forms

asingle

unitwiththelid,canbe

removed.Load

thebatteries,

takingcare

that theyare

inserted

correctly.

Referring

to the diagramson the

sidesof the

clip

thatshow

the

correct

wayto insert

the

batteries,

ensurethat the positive

(+)andnegative

(-)

terminals

of thebatteries

are

properly

positioned.

thebatteriesare

loadedincorrectly,

notonly

will

they

be depleted-the

motordrive

couldalsobe

damaged.

When

thebatteriesare

correctly

positioned,

replacethe

batteryclip.

Push

the

chamber

lid

down

gently

until

seats

correctly;

then,tighten

thelocking

screwon the

lid with a coinor similar

object

until

thebattery

clip

fits

securely

into

thebattery

chamber.

ATTACHING

THE

MOTOR

DRIVE

Mounting

the MD-l1 on your camera

simple;

the

unit has

been

designed

suchthat it canbeattached

or removed

at any time regardless

of whether

or not

the camera

is loaded

with film. Before

attaching

the

MD-l1,

make

sure

that

its

power

switch

isturned

off.

Then,

position

the

motor

drive

onthecamera's

bottom

plate;

its handgrip

should

be at the same

endof the

camera

the

filmadvance

lever.Ensure

that

the

raised

ring

around

the

drive

shaft

iscorrectly

seated

inside

the

locating

collar,

coaxial

withthe

camera's

film advance

coupling.

Then,

fasten

the motor

drive's

attachment

screw,turning

it clockwise

by means

of thethu

wheels

on either

side.Simultaneous

use

of both

fore-

finger

andthumb

willspeed

attachment.

Make

sure

there

isno

gap

between

the

motor

driveand

the

camera

body;

then

tighten

the

attachment

screw

firmly.

when

the

MD-l

1 ismounted

on theFM,

the

camera's

mode

selector

switch

around

the

shutter

release

button

shou

ld be setto "M

" (motor)-the

red

line

on the

se-

lector

being

aligned

withtheline

on the

camera

body.

This

isnotnecessary

with

theFE

itselectronic

shut-

ter allows

switchoverfrom manualf

ilm advance

motor drive

operation

to be madeelectronically

and

auto

matically

when

the motor d

riveis

switched

on.

Then,

turn the motor

drive's

power

switch

to "oN."

lf the film has

been

advanced

priorto attach

ingthe

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motordrive,

the

motor

drive

willnotoperateuntil

you

makean

exposureusing

thetriggerbuttononthehand-

grip.

lf the film hasnot been

advanced

priorto its

attachment,the motor drive will operatewhen its

power

turned

oo,andadvance

thefilm and

cockthe

shutterready

for thenext

exposure.

Themotor

drive

will

stop

andthe

pilot

lamp

outafteradvancing

the

film one

frame

only, regardlessof thesetting

of the

S-C

selector

the

handgrip.

Nikon

OPERAilION

The camera/MD-11

combination

operates

in virtually

thesamemannerasthecameraonits

own.

Please

refer

to your

camera's

instruction

manual

for details.

When

the MD-1

1 is attached,leave

the film advancelever

flush

with the

camerabody.

Themotor

drive's

power

switchwill also

serveto switch

on thecamera's

meter.

Withthemotor

driveattached

allexposures

shouldbe

madevia the trigger

button on the motor drive

grip.

Concentricwith this triggering

button is the motor

driveS-Cselector,

giving

youa choiceof either

single

frame

(S)

orcontinuous

(C)

shooting.To set

themotor

drive

to either

S or C, depress

the lock

and

turnthe

selector

to therequired

setting.

Single-frame

shooting:

In this mode,depressingthe

triggerbutton

themotor

drive

grip

firesthe

shutter;

when

the finger

is liftedfrom the button,

themotor

drive advances

the film one frame and cocksthe

shutter.You can lift your finger from the trigger

button

even

before

theexposure

iscompletedsincethe

electronic

interlock

prevents

thefilm from advancing

until the shutterhascompletedits travel.

Theusable

shutter

speed

range

when

the MD-l1 is setat "S" is

from

second

to 111000second

withthe

FM.

Withthe

FE,

inaddition

to theautomatic

setting

(AUTO),

you

can

setany

of the

markedspeeds

including

M90.

The

"B" settingcannot

beused.

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Continuous

shooting:

In thismode,

themotordrive

will automatically

trigger

the shutter

and wind the

film for as long as the trigger

button is depressed.

Framing

rate

willdepend

on theshutter

speed

setting,

as the motor drive's

electronic

interlock

with the

camera's

shutter

automatically

advances

the film as

soon

asthe

exposure

iscompleted.

Maximum

framing

rate is approximately

3.5 frames

per second

(fps)

shutter

speeds

fasterthan

1125

sec.

Remember

that continuous

shooting

at the

maximum

rate

of 3.5

fps will result

in a standard

36 exposure

cassette

being

completely

exposed

in a little lessthan

11 seconds.

Consequently,

you should

exercise

re-

straint

when

operating

with themotorset

for continu-

ousshooting.

Many

photographers,however,

prefer

leave

the camera

set

for continuous

shooting,

lifting

their

fingeroff the triggerbutton the instant

theex-

posure

is made.This

technique

results

in single-frame

operation,

but readies

the photographer

for taking

sequence

photographs

should the situation

or need

arise.

The

usableshutter

speed

range

when

theMD-l1

isset

at "C" is

from 112second

to 111000

secondwith

the FM. With the FE, in addition

to theautomatic

setting

(AUTO),

you can

setanyof the

markedspeeds

including

M90.

The"B" setting

cannotbe

used.

The

FE's

automatic

exposurecapability

allows

youto

follow sub.iects

asthey pass

through

areasof differing

brightness,

y€t still obtaincorrectly

exposedresults.

Although

widely

varying

brightness

changes

of EV 4

or more may sometimes

result

in over-

or under-

exposure

for thefirstframe

following

thetransition,

thissituation

is rare

in practice

andthus

likely

to be

of little consequence

to the average

photographer.

lmportant! After shooting,

makesure

that you turn the motor

drive off. Otherwise,

the camera's

metering circuit will put a

steady drain on the batteries, ultimately rendering them

ess.

Note: The camera/MD-l1 combination is designed

to work

smoothly under

a wide range

of climatic

conditions.

Sub-zero

(centigrade)

temperatures,

however,havea very severe

effect

on any mechanism. For faultless performance under these

conditions,

we recommend

that, for continuous

shootinS,

You

do not use shutter speeds

of less

than 1

/30 sec.

The useof

slower shutter speeds

may result in erratic operation. lf it is

imperative

to use

shutterspeeds

of lessthan 1/30 sec.,

switch

to single

frameshooting.

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