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Nikon MD-4 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 Motor Drive Nikon MD-4 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Distributed by WWW.LENSINC.NET...

  • Page 2: Nomenclature

    NOMENCLATURE (1) Battery check button LED indicators (9) (2) Counter setting dial Auto rewind-stop terminals (10) (3) Frame counter setting index Rewind slide 1 lock button (11) (4) Frame counter Rewind slide 1 (R1) (12) Battery chamber with (5) Rewind slide (R2) Battery clip (13) Trigger button (14)
  • Page 3 Mounting screw (20) (18) Anatomical grip Attachment wheel (21) Automatic film rewind fork (22) External power (23) terminal Remote terminal (24) (19) Maganize back terminal Battery clip release catch (25) Tripod socket (26) Distributed by WWW.LENSINC.NET...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    BASIC OPERATION ....the film automatically through the Ni*on F3 camera. The MD-4 offers either "Single" CONTROLS IN DETAIL ....

  • Page 5: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION 1.Unscrew the camera's motor 2.Remove the motor drive's bat- 3.Store the cover in the drive coupling cover. tery clip(13). compartment (16) provided. First make sure the camera's Slide the release catch (25)to To prevent the cover from being power switch is turned off.
  • Page 6 BASIC OPERATION continued 4.Load the batteries. 5.Install the battery clip. 6.Check the battery power. Install 8 AA-type penlight bat- Put the clip back in the bat- Push the battery check button (1) teries into the clip following tery chamber (13). Push it un- If both LED's (9) light up, the the "...
  • Page 7 BASIC OPERATION continued 7.Attach the motor drive to the camera body. 8.Load the camera with film. Make sure the S-C mode selector (15) of the Load film into the camera in the normal way. Note: Do not detach the motor drive from the motor drive is set to L (Lock) before attaching the camera.
  • Page 8 BASIC OPERATION continued 9.Set the frame counter (4) to 10.Set the S-C mode selector 11.Take the picture(s). the orange dot. (15). Turn the counter setting dial Lift up and set the S-C mode Depress the trigger button (14) (2) until the frame counter selector for either S (SINGLE) halfway to switch on the meter.

  • Page 9: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION continued 12.Rewind the film automati- 13.Remove the film cartridge. 14.Turn the S-C mode selector cally. to the L-setting. When the film reaches the end Unload the camera in the normal To prevent the shutter from of the roll, it will automati- manner.

  • Page 10: Controls In Detail

    S-C Mode Selector (15) Anatomical Grip (18) Concentric with the trigger button for easy The MD-4 features a new anatomical grip to permit access, this dial sets the motor drive for ei- the photographer to shoot either horizontal or ther single frame (S) or continuous (C) opera- vertical pictures comfortably.
  • Page 11 1/125 sec., the firing release button to trip the shutter and advance rate automatically slows down to match the shut- the film manually just as if the MD-4 were not ter speed in use. attached. Motor-driven multiple exposures are possible by...

  • Page 12: (Including Mulliple Exposures) Trigger Button

    CONTROLS IN DETAIL continued Trigger Button (14) Frame Counter (4) The MD-4's trigger button, because it is an elec- A subtractive-type frame counter is built into tromagnetic release, operates in exactly the same the MD-4. For normal shooting, set the counter to manner as the camera's shutter release button.
  • Page 13 CONTROLS IN DETAIL continued frames in commercially-available cartridges. You Note: If you rewind the film before the frame counter reaches can also shoot short bursts by setting the counter "O," the counter will not reset properly to the orange dot. to the number you want (Fig.

  • Page 14: Rewind Slides 1 (R1) And 2(R2) (5

    R2 is pushed up. at an end, you must rewind the film. To simplify Rewinding time for a 36-exposure roll of film this operation, the MD-4 features completely au- with alkalinemanganese batteries is approxi- tomatic film rewinding. Depress the lock button mately 8 sec.;...

  • Page 15: Battery Chamber

    As a separate accessory, the MD-4 accepts the MN- 2 NiCd Battery Unit for extremely high-speed shoot- ing up to 6* fps. Since NiCd batteries are better...

  • Page 16: Battery Check Button And Led Indicators

    If only one LED comes on, you can still use the the magazine back terminal allows a magazine back MD-4, but at slower rates. If neither LED lights to be connected to the MD-4's electrical system. up, the batteries should be changed for a fresh 2) External power terminal (23) set.

  • Page 17: Accessories

    Supplies a constant 15V DC current to the motor drive. The new MC-ll Cord plugs into the external power terminal of the MD- Note that the motor drive MD-4 cannot be fired by using the release button on the MA-4 AC/DC Con- verter.

  • Page 18: Convenientaccessories

    The MC-3 Cord plugs into the MD-4's remote terminal. AH-2 Tripod Adapter (Not pictured) A plate screwing into the bottom of the MD-4 repositions the tripod socket in the middle. Distributed by WWW.LENSINC.NET...

  • Page 19: (Mf-6 Camera Back/Pistol Grip Model 2 And Mc-3 Connecting Cord/Ah-2 Tripod Adapter) Remote Control Accessories

    MW-1 Radio Control Set and MC-5 Connecting Cord Provides interference-free remote control up to 0.7km. Three separate channels allow three motor- driven cameras to be operated automatically. Easy to handle. MC-S Cord plugs into the MD-4's remote terminal. Distributed by WWW.LENSINC.NET...

  • Page 20: Modulite Remote Control Set And

    Can be used up to 60 meters away. MC-8 Cord plugs into motor drive's remote termi- nal. MR-2 Terminal Release Allows the MD-4 to be triggered with the AR-2 Cable Release. Does not provide viewfinder dis- play of the shutter speed when depressed halfway. Distributed by WWW.LENSINC.NET...

  • Page 21: Simultaneous And Time Lag Shooting Accessories

    ACCESSORIES continued Simultaneous and Time Lag Shooting Accessories MC-4 Remote Cord With plus and minus banana plugs, the MC-4 Cord can be used to fire up to three motor-driven F3s simultaneously. Follow the diagram for proper connection. Note: For proper operation, the common electNcal leads (indicated by bold lines in the diagram) should be kept as short as possib/ MT-1 Intervalometer and MC-5 Connecting Cord Provides time lag shooting with the F3.

  • Page 22: (Mc-4 Remote Cord/Mt-1 Intervalometer And Mc-S Connecting Cord/ Time-Lapse Exposures ) Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Camera fitting Nikon F3 Number of 36-exp. Guaranteed firing rate: approx. Shooting modes Choice of single-frame (S) or continu- rolls per fresh battery 60 with all types of batteries; ous (C) firing via S-C mode selector; slower firing rates, but still us- lock (L) position also provided able: approx.

  • Page 23: Optimum Battery Performance

    7. Polarity: When installing batteries, observe the voltage polarities carefully. Reversal of the posi- tive (+) and negative (-) terminals will result in leakage. If leakage should occur, clean care- fully or take your MD-4 to your dealer. Distributed by WWW.LENSINC.NET...

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