C O N T I N U O U S S H O O T I N G - Nikon MD-11 Instruction Manual

Con ti n u o u s s h o ot i ng : In thi s mod e, t he m oto r d riv e
will automatically trigger the shutter and wind the
film for as long as the trigger button is depressed.
Fra m in g rat e w i l l d ep e nd o n the s h utte r s p eed s etti ng,
as th e m oto r dr i v e ' s e le c tron ic in terl oc k w i th the
cam e ra 's sh ut te r a ut om a ti c a ll y adv anc es the fi lm as
soon a s t h e ex p o s u r e i s c o mp le ted. M ax im um fr ami ng
rate is approximately 3.5 frames per second (fps) at
shutter speeds faster than 1 1125 sec.
Reme m b e r t h at c o nt i nu o u s s ho oti ng at th e ma x i mu m
rate o f 3 . 5 fp s w i l l r e s u lt i n a s ta nda rd 36 ex pos ure
cassette being completely exposed in a little less than
11 se co n ds . C on s e qu e n tl y , y o u s ho uld e x er c i s e re-
straint when operating with the motor set for continu-
ous shooting. Many photographers, however, prefer to
lea ve t h e c am e r a s e t f or con tin uou s s h oot ing , l ift ing
their finger off the trigger button the instant the ex-
pos u re i s m a de . T h is te c h ni que re s u lts i n s i ng le-f ram e
oper a t io n, bu t r ea d i es th e pho tog raph er fo r ta k i ng
sequence photographs should the situation or need
ar i s e . T h e us a bl e s hu tt er spe ed ran ge w he n the MD -l 1
is set at "C" is from 112 second to 111000 second with
t he F M. W i th th e FE , i n add iti on t o t he a utom at ic
setting (AUTO), you can set any of the marked speeds
i ncl u d i n g M 90 . Th e " B " s e ttin g c a nno t be us ed .
The F E's a u to m at i c ex p o s u re c apa bi lit y all ow s y o u to
follow sub.iects as they pass through areas of differing
bri g h t n e s s , y €t s ti l l o bt ai n c o rrec tly e x p os ed res ult s .
A l t h o ug h w i d e l y va ry i n g b ri g h tn e ss ch an g es o f E V 4
or m o r e m a y so m et i m es re su l t i n o ver - o r u n de r-
ex p o su re f or t he fi r st f ra m e fo l l o w i n g th e t ra n si t i o n,
th i s si t u at i o n i s r ar e i n p r ac ti c e a n d t hu s l i k el y to b e
of little consequence to the average photographer.
l m p o r t a n t ! A f t e r s h o o t i n g , m a k e s u r e t h a t y o u t u r n t h e m o t o r
d r i v e o f f . O t h e r w i s e , t h e c a m e r a ' s m e t e r i n g c i r c u i t w i l l p u t a
s t e a d y d r a i n o n t h e b a t t e r i e s , u l t i m a t e l y r e n d e r i n g t h e m
u se I ess.
N o t e : T h e c a m e r a / M D - l 1 c o m b i n a t i o n i s d e s i g n e d t o w o r k
s m o o t h l y u n d e r a w i d e r a n g e o f c l i m a t i c c o n d i t i o n s . S u b - z e r o
( c e n t i g r a d e ) t e m p e r a t u r e s , h o w e v e r , h a v e a v e r y s e v e r e e f f e c t
o n a n y m e c h a n i s m . F o r f a u l t l e s s p e r f o r m a n c e u n d e r t h e s e
c o n d i t i o n s , w e r e c o m m e n d t h a t , f o r c o n t i n u o u s s h o o t i n S , Y o u
d o n o t u s e s h u t t e r s p e e d s o f l e s s t h a n 1 / 3 0 s e c . T h e u s e o f
s l o w e r s h u t t e r s p e e d s m a y r e s u l t i n e r r a t i c o p e r a t i o n . l f i t i s
i m p e r a t i v e t o u s e s h u t t e r s p e e d s o f l e s s t h a n 1 / 3 0 s e c . , s w i t c h
t o s i n g l e f r a m e s h o o t i n g .