User manual NIKON MD-4 MOTOR DRIVE

[. . . ] Nikon Motor Drive MD-4 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Distributed by WWW. LENSINC. NET 1 NOMENCLATURE (1) Battery check button (2) Counter setting dial LED indicators (9) Auto rewind-stop terminals (10) (3) Frame counter setting index (4) Frame counter (5) Rewind slide (R2) Rewind slide 1 lock button (11) Rewind slide 1 (R1) (12) Battery chamber with Battery clip (13) Trigger button (14) (6) Motor drive coupling prong S-C mode selector (15) Motor drive coupling cover storage compartment (16) (7) Electrical contacts (8) Rewind button pin Camera positioning pin (17) Distributed by WWW. LENSINC. NET 2 Mounting screw (20) (18) Anatomical grip Attachment wheel (21) Automatic film rewind fork (22) External power terminal (23) Remote terminal (24) (19) Maganize back terminal Battery clip release catch (25) Tripod socket (26) Distributed by WWW. LENSINC. NET 3 CONTENTS NOMENCLATURE . 10-11 (including Mulliple exposures) Trigger Button . 15 Battery Check Button and LED Indicators . 16 (Magazine back terminal/External power terminal/Remote terminal) ACCESSORIES . [. . . ] After you're finished, make a blank shot by covering the lens with a lens cap. This will advance the film to the next unexposed frame without adding another shot to the multiple exposure just completed. Caution: Do nat hold down the backup mechanical release lever while shooting on Continuous, as the shutter will not open properly. At "L" (Loc) The trigger button is locked and the motor drive will not operate. However, by turning on the camera's power switch, you can use the shutter release button to trip the shutter and advance the film manually just as if the MD-4 were not attached. Distributed by WWW. LENSINC. NET 11 CONTROLS IN DETAIL continued Trigger Button (14) The MD-4's trigger button, because it is an electromagnetic release, operates in exactly the same manner as the camera's shutter release button. It not only trips the shutter but serves as a meter switch as well. When depressed halfway, it turns on the meter and activates the LCD exposure information in the viewfinder. If the button is not touched again, the meter will turn itself off automatically after 16 sec. With the MD-4 attached, it makes no difference whether the camera's power switch is turned on or not. In fact, you might find it easier to leave the switch in the OFF position and control the camera's meter entirely with the trigger button. Frame Counter (4) A subtractive-type frame counter is built into the MD-4. For normal shooting, set the counter to the orange dot and forget it. At this setting, the counter is disengaged and the motor drive stops automatically when the film tension increases at the end of the roll. However, in below-freezing temperatures, film becomes brittle and easy to break. Therefore, to prevent the film from being accidentally torn, set the frame counter to the number of fraEr es on the roll. When the counter reaches "0, " the motor drive automatically shuts off before the film is damaged. One LED also lights up as a visual indication. To set the counter, turn the counter setting dial to the right until the desired number is aligned with the white index (3). 36, 24, 20, and 12 are in red corresponding to the number of 12 Distributed by WWW. LENSINC. NET CONTROLS IN DETAIL continued frames in commercially-available cartridges. You can also shoot short bursts by setting the counter to the number you want (Fig. When the counter reaches "O, " the motor drive stops and one LED lights up (Fig. To reset the frame counter for another burst, first turn the counter setting dial to the orange dot and the LED will go out (Fig. Then you can rotate the counter to the desired number. Before resetting the counter, make sure to check the camera's frame counter to determine whether there are enough exposures left on the roll for the next burst. Note: If you rewind the film before the frame counter reaches "O, " the counter will not reset properly to the orange dot. Therefore, before starting to shoot your next roll of film, make sure to reset the counter to the desired setting. [. . . ] Motor shuts off at film's end with LED indication; frame counter also provided to automatically stop film winding after preset number of exposures--useful in very low temperatures Number of 36-exp. rolls per fresh battery 60 with all types of batteries; set slower firing rates, but still usable: approx. 140 with alkaline - manganese batteries Automatic film 4. 5 sees. with NiCd Battery Unit rewind MN-2 and 8 sees. [. . . ]