Nikon MD-4 User manual

Nikon Motor Drive

MD-4

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

NOMENCLATURE

(1) Battery check button

(2) Counter setting dial

(3) Frame counter setting index

(4) Frame counter

(5) Rewind slide (R2)

(7) Electrical contacts

(6) Motor drive coupling prong

LED indicators (9)

Auto rewind-stop terminals (10)

Rewind slide 1 lock button (11)

Rewind slide 1 (R1) (12)

Battery chamber with

Battery clip

Trigger button (14)

S-C mode selector (15)

Motor drive

coupling cover

storage

compartment

Camera positioning pin (17)

(8) Rewind button pin

(16)

(13)

Tripod socket (26)

Battery

clip release

catch

Automatic film rewind fork (22)

Mounting screw (20)

Attachment wheel (21)

Remote terminal (24)

External power

terminal

(18) Anatomical

grip

(19) Maganize back

terminal

(23)

(25)

NOMENCLATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

BASIC OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

CONTROLS IN DETAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16

Anatomical Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

S-C Mode Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

(including Mulliple exposures)

Trigger Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Frame Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

Rewind Slides 1 (R1) and 2 (R2) . . . . . . . . . 14

Battery Chamber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Battery Check Button and LED Indicators . . . . . 16

ElectricalTerminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

(Magazine back terminal/External power

terminal/Remote terminal)

ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 - 21

PowerAccessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

(MN-2 NiCd Battery Unit and MH-2 Quick Charger/

MA-4 AC/DC Converter and MC-ll External

Power Cord)

ConvenientAccessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

(MF-6 Camera Back/Pistol Grip Model 2 and MC-3

Connecting Cord/AH-2 Tripod Adapter)

Remote Control Accessories. . . . . . . . . . 19-20

(MC- 12 Remote Cord with Button Release

/MW-1 Radio Control Set and MC-S Connecting Cord/

ML-1 Modulite Remote Control Set and

MC-8 Connecting Cord/ MR-2 Terminal Release)

Simultaneous and Time Lag Shooting Accessories. . 21

(MC-4 Remote Cord/MT-1 Intervalometer and MC-S

Connecting Cord/

Time-lapse exposures

)

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

OPTIMUM BATTERY PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Congratulations. You now own the MD4 Motor

Drive, an accessory designed to advance

the film automatically through the Ni*on

F3 camera. The MD-4 offers either "Single"

or "Continuous" operation. At "S," the

film advances to the next frame as soon

as the picture is taken. At "C, "it will

be advanced at 4 frames per second with

penlight batteries or at 6 fps when us-

ing the optional MN-2 NiCd Battery Unit.

In addition, the MD-4 offers automatic

film rewind. Even though the MD4 is ex-

tremely easy to use, you should still

familiarize yourself with its basic op-

eration as presented in the first sec-

tion. For more detailed explanations and

special picturetaking situations, refer

to the sections CONTROLS IN DETAIL and

ACCESSORIES. A few minutes wisely in-

vested now will pay off in years of re-

warding photographic experiences.

CONTENTS FOREWORD

1.Unscrew the camera's motor

drive coupling cover.

First make sure the camera's

power switch is turned off. Then

turn the camera upside down and

use a coin to unscrew the

cover.Remove the motor drive's

battery clipG). Slide the re-

lease catch ~to the right and

the battery clip will pop out.

2.Remove the motor drive's bat-

tery clip(13).

Slide the release catch (25)to

the right and the battery clip

will pop out.

3.Store the cover in the

compartment (16) provided.

To prevent the cover from being

misplaced, slip it into the stor-

age compartment on the end of the

battery clip. To remove the motor

drive coupling cover, push the

small catch to the outside as you

turn the battery clip upside down.

The cover will then fall out.

BASIC OPERATION

BASIC OPERATION continued

4.Load the batteries.

Install 8 AA-type penlight bat-

teries into the clip following

the " + " and "-" indications.

5.Install the battery clip.

Put the clip back in the bat-

tery chamber (13). Push it un-

til it snaps into place.

6.Check the battery power.

Push the battery check button (1)

If both LED's (9) light up, the

batteries have been loaded prop-

erly and their power is suffi-

cient. If one LED glows, the bat-

teries should be replaced with a

fresh set. If none go on, this

indicates that the batteries have

not been loaded correctly or are

completely dead.

BASIC OPERATION continued

7.Attach the motor drive to the camera body.

Make sure the S-C mode selector (15) of the

motor drive is set to L (Lock) before attaching

the camera. Otherwise the motor might start

operating. Place the camera body on top of the

motor drive so that the motor drive's mounting

screw (20) lines up with the camera's tripod

socket and the camera positioning pin (17) is

aligned with the motor drive coupling hole.

Then turn the attachment wheel (21) counter-

clockwise until the two units are screwed tightly

together.

8.Load the camera with film.

Load film into the camera in the normal way.

Note:

Do not detach the motor drive from the

camera while it's still loaded with film. Unless

you are in o darkroom. the film might become

exposed to liqht entering through the bottom of

the camera.

BASIC OPERATION continued

9.Set the frame counter (4) to

the orange dot.

Turn the counter setting dial

(2) until the frame counter

reaches the orange dot.

10.Set the S-C mode selector

(15).

Lift up and set the S-C mode

selector for either S (SINGLE)

or C (CONTINUOUS) operation.

11.Take the picture(s).

Depress the trigger button (14)

halfway to switch on the meter.

If you're satisfied with the

reading, push the button all

the way down to take the shot

(s).

BASIC OPERATION continued

12.Rewind the film automati-

cally.

When the film reaches the end

of the roll, it will automati-

cally stop and one LED will light

up. Depress the lock button (11)

on rewind slide I (R1) (12) and

push the slide to the left. Then,

while holding it, push rewind

slide 2 (R2) (5) up. Immedi-

ately the film starts rewind-

ing. When the sound becomes more

high-pitched, push rewind slide

2 back down to stop film re-

winding.

13.Remove the film cartridge.

Unload the camera in the normal

manner.

14.Turn the S-C mode selector

to the L-setting.

To prevent the shutter from

being accidentally tripped be-

tween shooting sessions, turn

the S-C mode selector to the L

(LOCK) position.

Anatomical Grip (18)

The MD-4 features a new anatomical grip to permit

the photographer to shoot either horizontal or

vertical pictures comfortably. For horizontal

shooting, hold the grip so that your thumb is

behind the camera and your forefinger is on the

trigger button. In this way, you can change quickly

from horizontal to vertical shooting. However,

another way to hold the motor drive vertically is

to balance the grip in your palm with your thumb

over the trigger button. This position is recom-

mended for onehanded shooting over an extended

period of time, such as when using a bracket-

mount flash unit off-camera.

S-C Mode Selector (15)

Concentric with the trigger button for easy

access, this dial sets the motor drive for ei-

ther single frame (S) or continuous (C) opera-

tion. There is also a lock (L) position.

At "S" (Single Frame)

At all shutter speeds, except "B" and "T," the

motor drive trips the shutter and winds the

film in a single sequential step. At the same

time, one LED lights up to indicate film ad-

vance. At~the "B" setting, when the trigger

button is pushed, the shutter fires and remains

open until you take your finger off the button.

Then the film advances automatically to the

next frame. At "T," the shutter remains open

until the shutter speed dial is rotated off the

"T" setting.

Note: With the camera's power switch turned on, you can take

motordriven single frame shots by using the camera's shutter

release button. When you depress the button, the shot is taken,

and when you release pressure from the button, the Rlm B wound

to the next frame. This occurs with the S-C mode selector set

to either "S" or "C."

CONTROLS IN DETAIL

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