OPERATION
The camera/M D-12 combination operates
in
virtually
the same manner
as
the camera on its own. Please refer
to your camera's instruction manual for details.
When
the
MD-12
is
attached,
leave
the film advance lever
flush with the camera body. Then, when the motor
drive's power switch
is
turned on, the camera's meter
can
be
activated by halfway depressing the trigger
button. After releasing your finger from the button,
the meter
will
remain on for approx. 50 seconds giving
you enough time
to
set the correct exposure or adjust
the controls. Then the meter
will
turn itself off auto-
matically to conserve battery power.
With the motor drive attached
all
exposures should
be
made
via
the trigger button on the motor drive grip.
Concentric with this triggering button
is
the motor
drive
SoC
selector, giving you a choice
of
either single
frame
(S)
or continuous
(C)
shooting.
To
set the motor
drive to either S or
C,
depress the lock and turn the
selector to the required setting.
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Single-frame shooting:
In
this mode, depressing the
trigger
button
on the motor drive grip fires the shutter,
advances the film one frame and cocks the shutter.
You can lift your finger from the trigger button
even
before the exposure
is
completed since the electronic
interlock prevents the film from advancing until the
shutter has completed its travel. The usable shutter
speed range when the MD-12
is
set at "s"
is
from 1
second to 1/1000 second with the
FM.
With
the FE,
in
add ition to the automatic setting (AUTO), you can
set any
of
the marked speeds including M90. The
"S"
setting cannot be used with either camera.
