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CONTENTSNAMESOFPARTSMAJORFEATURESSPECIFICATIONSPREPARATIONS BEFORE TAKING PICTURESf n s e r t i n g t h e m e r c u r y b a t t e r y . . . . . . . . 7

C h e c k i n g t h e b a t t e r y p o w e r . . . . . . . . . 9L o a d i n gi l m . . . . 1 0Sett ing he ASA number (f lm speed) . . . . . . 14

Lensaper turecontrolsd e p t h f i e l d . . . . . . . . 2 5Depth-of- f ie ld ableof MC Rokkor5 0 m mF 1 . 4 a n d 1 . 7 e n s i n e e t ) . . . . . . . 2 7Depth-of- f ie ld able of MC Rokkor5 0 m m F 1 . 4 a n d 1 . 7 l e n s i nm e t e r s ) . . . . 2 8Depth-of- f e ld ableof MC Rokkor5 8 m mF 1 . 2 l e n si n f e e t ) . . . . 2 9Depth-of- f ie ld ableof MC Rokkor5 8 m m F 1 . 2 l e n s ( i n m e t e r s ) . . . . . . . 3 0Check ing he effectsof depth of f ie ld . . . . . 31

S e l f - t i m e r . . . . . . . 3 2I n f r a r e dn d e x . . . . . . . . 3 3F i l m p l a n e i n d e x . . . . . . 3 3M U L T I P L E E X P O S U R E S. . . . . . . . . . 3 4

U N L O A D I N G X P O S E D I L M . . . . . 3 4C H A N G I N GL E N S E S . . . 3 6USING OTHER THA N MC(METER-COUPLED) ENSESA uto Rokkor Lens esM anua lp r es e tRokkor Lenses

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ASAi DIN conver t ing caleTAKING P CTURE STTL w i th CLC: A newex pos ur e

measur ing ystemSetting the correct exposureShutter speedand aperture settingsFocusing he cameraHolding he camera

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1 51 61 B20. 2 1TAKING FLASH PICTURES

Attbching lashuni tSetting orrect xposureMOREADVANCEDGUIDES

Depth o f f ie ld

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NA M E S O F P A RT S

Hot shoeF i l m rew ind crank andback cover re leasePentapr ism

Shut ter and ASA speedd ia lF i lm advance ever

Shut ter re lease ut tonExposu recoun te r

Lens re lease u t tonMeter coup ler

Depth-o f- f e ld sca lD iaph ragm ing

Distancesca leSel f - t imer ever

Focus ing ingRokko r -X lens

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Rewind shaf tF i lm car t r idgechamberFinder eyep ieceBattery switchFoca lp lane shut terTripod socketSprocketBat tery chamber coverF lm-advance e leasebut tonFi lm take-up spoo lF i lm pressure la te

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MAJOR FEATURESOF THE MINOLTA SR-T102

1. Better Through-the-Lens Exposure System by the 102's abil i ty to make multipa) Exposure readingsare taken wi th the lensat posures imply and posi t ively .fu l l aper ture for greatestmeter ing accuracyand best v iewing and focus ing. 4. Di rect-Contact Hot Shoe"b ) S inceon l y l i gh t to s t r i ke he f i lm is measur - Th is accepts i ther cord less n i ts or ced, there is no need to compensate for t ional oneswi th cords.f i l te rs , g r ea te r - t han - no r m a lens ex tens i on ,

etc. 5. World-RenovvnedMinolta Lensesc) The exc lus ive CLC meter ing system com- a) Compact , newly computer-des ignebines advantages f spot and averaging ypes lenses re your thr i f ty choice.to yei ld opt imum exposure even in high- b) The wide range of Rokkor-X lensec on t r as t i gh t i ngs i tuat i ons . t op qua l i t y w i th exc lus i ve chromat

I n g .2. " lnformat ion-Center" Viewf inder These and other MC lenses remi t fua) Meter and fol lower needles n the v iewf inder ture TTL operat ion, whi le any othe

show correct exposureset t ingat a glance. changeableMinol ta SLR lens ever mab) Both shut ter speed and F-number set are be usedwi th the stop-down method.

v i s ib lew i thou t tak i ngeye f r om f nde r .c) A new focus ing aid employ ing a spl i t - image 6. Complete System Accessor ies

s po t w i t h a mic ropr i sm band fac i l i ta tes A fu l l l i ne o f qua l i t y M i no l t a and afoc us i ng i r tua l l y any k i nd o f s ub j ec t . Le i tz accessor ies ak es o r max imu3. Mul t i p le -ExposureCapabi l i t y sat i l i t y w i t h the 102 .. Creat ive poss ibi l i t ies are great ly expanded

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SPECIFICATIONS F THE MINOLTA SR.T102

- 35 mm single-lens-reflex camer a with through-t he-lens exposure meteri ng-Standard ens MC Rokkor-X 50mm F1.4 (F1.7 or 58mm F1.2) equippedwi th meter coupterComposi t ion: 7 elernents n 5 groupsCoat ing: Achromat ic coat ingAngfe of v iew 47o wi th bOmm tens (+to wi th Sgmm lens)D i aph r agm : Ful l y au tom at i cDiaphragmscale: (1.21,1 4, .1.71,2,2.8,4,5.6,8,1 '1,16i th equal -space nd intermediatec l ick F-s topsF i l t e r / s hadem oun t : @55mm,sc rew- inLens mount: Minol ta bayonet mountShutter Focal plane types p e e d s : 8 , 1 , 1 1 2 , 1 1 4 , 1 1 8 , 1 1 1 5 , 1 1 3 o , 1 l f f i ; 1 l 1 2 s , 1 l 2 s o , u s 0 0 , a n d 1 / 1 0 0 0 s e c .Selectordial : S ingle,non-spinning, qual -space, l ick stop dialSync. terminal : S ingle erminal wi th X/FP selectorswi tchSel f - t imer : T ime ad f s tab l e , 0 s ec .max imum de l ayFilm advance LeverWindingmethod:Wind ingang l e :Framecounter :F i lm r ew i nd i ng :Framesize:F i l m :

type, quick advancewinding wi th shut ter cock ing and double exposureprevent i nSingle-ormul t ip le-s troke,wi th 2Oo f reec learance150"Automat ic reset t ingcounter showing number of exposed ramesRap i d r ew i nd i ngw i th c r ank36 x 24mmStandard35mm fi lm,12,2O, or 36 exposures

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6 Viewfinder Real-image ype through fixed,eye{evel pentaprism; exposure-control needles follower

bat tery check mark, shut ter speedscale, nd F-number v is ib le n f inderFocusingscreen: Mat Fresnelwi th a @2.5mmcentral hor izontal ly or iented spl i t - image pot surby a mic ropr i smband 1.5mm wideExposu e meter Th rough the-lens meter ng systemExposuremeter : Contrast ight compensator CLC) wi th two CdS cel lson the pentapr ismMeasurement: Measur ing t fu l l aper ture oupled o shut terspeed, per tureand lm speed ett inControl : Fol lower-needle ystem iewed n the f nderWork ing range: EV 3 to EV 17 wi th ASA 100 f i lmDiaphragmbutton: Depth-of- f ie ldprev iewbutton for MC (Meter-Coupled) enses;measur ing stopbut ton for other than MC lensesFi lm speed ange: ASA 6 - 6400, DIN I - 39ASA sett ing: On shutterspeed ial ;bui l t - in ASA/DlN convers ion cale n camerabackBattery : 1.35vmercury bat tery ,Mal lory PX'625 or equivalentSwi tch: ON, OFF, and bat tery check swi tch on base f cameraFocusingBr ight-screen i th micro-spl i tand f ine ground glassFocusing is tance: Socm ( 1.75 t . ) to inf ni tyFocus ingmethod: Di rect hel icoid focus ingwi th infrared indexMir ror Overs ize u ck-returnmirrorOthers Built-in accessoryhot shoeSizeand weight Body onlyWidth 145m m 15- 314"1 ;Dep th7.5mm 11- 718"1 ;He i gh tgS m m3- 314"1 ;71Og( 25(A l l t he i l l us t ra t i ons n th i s m anua la r ew i th the F1 .4 s tandar d ens .Ther e s ,howev er ,no fundam edi f ference n usebetween his and the other interchangeable C Rokkor , Cel t ic , or Rokkor-X Lens

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P R E P A R A T I O N S E F O R ET A K I N G P I C T U R E Slnser t ing he mercury bat tery1 . T h e M i n o l t a S R - T 1 0 2 u s e s 1 . 3 5 v , u t t o n -shape mercury bat tery for photographica p p l i c a t i o n s M a l l o r y P X - 6 2 5 ,P X - 1 3 , E v e -r eadyE X P - 625 ,EPX-13or equ i v a l en t ) .

2. f o ins ta l l , r emove the ba t te ry chamber coverw i t h y o u r t h u m b b y t u r n i n g i tc oun t e r c l oc k w is e . P l a c e t he ba t t e r y i n t hec ham be r w i t h i t s p l u s s i d e o u t a n d r e p l a c e h ecover .

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C A U T I O N :. Do not touch the bat tery terminmois t or d i r ty hands,as his cancaus

deter iorateand make he bat tery inoo Do not discarda mercury bat tery inbreak t up.o When the camera is not be ing usadvisable o turn the bat tery swi tcbase f the camera o the "O F F" poso l f the camera is not to be used fomonth. remove the bat tery and s todry , cool place.o Before put t ing the bat tery backcamera,c lean both s idesof the batthe contact lead of the battery chamdry c lo th .

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Checking the battery powerThe battery checker is designed to check th eoutput of the mercury battery. By taking a fewseconds to check battery output before startingeach new roll of fi lm, and particulary when usingthe camera after it has been stored for anextendd period of time or a new battery hasbeen inserted,you can avoid poor exposure du eto insufficient electric power.1. Turn the battery srruitchon the base of the

camera o the "8.C." position.

2. l f the indicator needle points to the batterycheck mark as shown in the picture, th ebattery can be regarded as functioningproperly.C A U T l O N :o Do not leaveswi tch set t ingat bat tery checkpos i t i onas he c on t i nuoush i ghba t te r ydra inwi l l cause he battery to go "dead" in a fewhours . r

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L o a d i n g f i lm

1. Raise the back cover release knob(which also incorporates the fi lm rewindknob) unt i l some res is tance s fe l t . Wi th as l i gh t add i t i ona l pu l l , t he bac k cover wi l lautomat ical lY PoP" open.

2 . l ns e r t he f i lm l eader n to a s l o t i n ttake-upspoolasshown.

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3. P l a c e t he f lm c a r t r i dge in t o t he f i lm c a r t r i dgechamber and push the back cover re leasek n o b a l l t he w ay dow n . ( W h e n i n s e r t i n g t h ef i lm c a r t r i dge , i t s p r o l e c t i n g c en t e r d r umm us t be p l a c e d i n a dow nw ar d p o s i t i o n . )

4 . Opera te the f i lm advance lever in severa ls ho r t s t r ok es u n t i l t he f i lm has b e g u n t ow i n d f i r m ly a r o u n d t he t ak e - up d r u m a n db o t h s i d e s o f t he f i lm pe r f o r a t i ons a r esecure ly engaged w i th t he tee th of thes p r oc k e t gea r . l f t h e f l m a d v a n c e l e v e r l o c k sd u r i n g t h i s p r o c e d u r e , p r es s t he s hu t t e rr e l e a s e u t t o n a n d t h e n c o n t i n u e .

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1 25. Close he camera back once you are cer taintha t the f i lm is w i nd i ng secure l y on thetake-up spool and engagedwi th on both

sprockets .Ro ta te the f i lm rewin d crank gen t l y in t hedi rect ion of the ar row to make sure hat thef lm is at against he pressure late.

6. Advance he f lm and press he shut tebut ton. Repeat this act ion unt i l the " 1 " appear s at t he a r r ow markexposurecoun er window.

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N O T E :o The frame counter indicates the number ofpictures taken from 1 to 36.o The f i lm advance ever hasa total "throw" of17Oo;of this distance, the first 20o have noeffect on the f lm but are ntended to providea "free play" range through which the levermay be "offset" from the body for rapidshooting.o When the camera back is opened, he counterautomatically resets itself to the start (S )pos i taon.

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1 4 Setting ASA number (fi lm speed)Li f t and rotate the shut ter speeddial unt i l thefigure (6 to 6400) which corresponds with th eASA rat ing of your f i lm is v is ib le n the ASAwindow.

On the ASA dial the fo l lowing f igures arep r i n ted :6 . 1O 16 '25 " 50 " lOO "2OO " 400. .800 . . 1600 . . 3200 . .6400 .The do ts { . ) deno te A S A 8 , 12 ,20 ,32 ,40 ,64 ,80 , 125 , 160 , 250 , 320 , 500 ,640 , 1000 ,1300 ,2000, 2600,4000, and 5200, respect ively .

ASA/D IN conversionscaleTo conver t DIN f i lm speed to the cponding ASA value, use the convers io

located on the back cover of the camerai nne rnum ber s r eD l N . )

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TA K IN GP IC TU R E STTL wi th CLC: A new exposuremeasurang ystem

The Minol ta SR-T 102 camera has athrough- the- lensmeasur ing system wi th cLCmeter .M nol ta 's exc lus ive, revolut ionary CLC"Contrast Light Compensator" promisesbet terphotographic resul tswi th mul t ip le spl i t expo-suremeasur ing ystem.

Under normal photo- tak ing condi t ions thisnew system givesexcel lent resul ts ;under othercondi t ions, quch as in high-contrast cenes, heCLC feature preventsposs iblephoto fai lures.

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1 6Stting the correct exposure

When aiming the camera at your subjectthrough the v iewf inder ,you wi l l see he indicatorneedle moving. Once the indicator needle hasstopped moving, turn the shut ter speed dialandlor the diaphragm r ing to al ign he fo l lowerneedle (c i rc le- t ippedneedle) wi th the indicatorneed l e .

The shut ter speed set is indicated iv iewf inder beneath the f rame, whi le thnumber of the aperture set appears abovframe.

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When the proper combinat ion of aper tureand shutter speed setting is made for correctexposure, he fol lower needle which is coupledto the aperture, shutter speed, and ASA speedset t ings)wi l l a l ign wi th the indicatorneedleovera rangeof EV 3 through EV 17 at ASA 100. TheEV rangewi l l vary wi th f i lm speed.It is a recommended procedure to set theshut ter speed i rs t (dependingon the mot ion orlack of mot ion of your subject or the overal ll ight ing)and to then adjust he aper ture.l f the needle fai ls to move when thediaphragm r ing is rotated, th is s ignals need oadjust your shutter speedsetting.Since F-number and shut ter -speed indi -cat ionsaswel l as meter and fol lower needles recont inuously v is ib le in the v iewf inder , you canmake al l exposureadjustments nd know exact lythe set t ingsyou are making wi thout tak ing thecameraaway from your eye.

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C A U T I O N :o When set t ing he aper ture i rs t , be surenot toset he shutter speedbetween cl ck stops.o When the shut ter speed is set s lower than1/30th sec. ,be extremely careful of cameramot ion whi le releas ing the shut ter . l t isrecommended that a tripod be usedat speedsof 1/30th sec. r s lower .For "Bulb" set t ing,acable elease houldalsobe used.o When us ing high-speed i lm, a shut ter speed, of 1l250th sec. s recommended for outdoorphotography,and 1 30th sec. or indoor use.o When photographinga group of peopleor a

bui ld ing requi r ing great depth of f ie ld, c losedown the diaphragmas much asposs ible. eethe "depth of field" on page25 tor details.

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1 8Shu t t e r s peed and ape r t u r e s e t t i ngs

T h e s hu t t e r s peed ( t he p e r i o d o f t im e d u r i n gw h ic h t h e s hu t t e r r em a ins o p e n ) w o r k s i nc o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t he l e n s o p e n i n g ( ape r t u r e ) t od e t e r m i n e t h e a m o u n t o f l i g h t s t r i k i n g t h e f i l m .T h e h i g h e r th e s h u t t e r s peed . t he m o r e e f f ec -t i v e l y i t w i l l m o m e n t a r i l y " s t op " t he ac t i on o fy o u r s u b j e c t .

To se t shu t te r speed, s imp ly ro ta te thes hu t t e r s p e e d d i a l u n ti l t h e d e s i r e d s p e e di n d i c a t i o n i s a l i g n e d w i t h t h e i n d e x o n t h ecamera body , o r un t i l i t i s cen tered betweeni n d i c a t o r s on t he s hu t t e r s p e e d s c a l e i n t h ev iew f i nde r .

The f igure of B and 1 through 1000shutter speed dial respect ively indicatact ion and shutter speeds rom 1 to 1l1second. (At "4" the shut ter wi l l remaiunti l pressure is removed f rom thebut ton.)The aper tureset t ingcontrols the l ighting the f lm at any given shut ter speadd i t i on , t de te r m i neshe 'dep th of f i e ldpage25.)

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The lens aper ture r ing is engraved wi thF-numbers from maximum aper ture through16 . The l ensopen i ng s s e t by r o ta t i ng h i s un t ilthe desi rednumber is al ignedwi th the index (oor 0 ) or appears above the frame in thev iewf nder .When other condi t ions remainconstant , ightpassing through a lens generally decreases50percent for every ul l -s top increase n F-number(for example, when the aperture number of a fastlens is increased rom F5.6 to F8, the l ightpassing o the fi lm decreases y 5Opercentl.As the aper ture f igure decreases,he l ight

passed ncreases.The theoret ical re lat ion be-tween aper ture and l ight volume is shown n thediagram. In pract ice, th is var ies somewhat atlarge of maximum aper tures, but your SR-T1O2 and MC Rokkor-X lenses have bui l t - incompensat ion for th is to give you most sat is -factory exposure.N O T E :o "Click" stops are provided for half-stop

apertu e settings. ntermed ate shu ter speedscannot be set.o The f igure "8" on the shut ter speeddial isused when an exposure duration of over 1second is requi red. The shut ter wi l l remainopen while the shutter release sdepressed.o The red f gure "60" on t he shutter speeddialindicates he maximum shutter speed o beused n conjunct ionwi th electronic lash.o Since l ight s tr ik ing the f i lm is af fected by acombinat ion of aper ture and shut ter speed,exposure can be adjusted by changing eitheror both of thesesettings.

o The shutter speedat which the camera s setcan be seen rom the scale is ib lebelow theframe in the v iewf inder . Wi th most lenses,the F-number set is displayed above thev iewf ie ld n the f nder .

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20 Focusing the cameraThe f oc us ing s c r een o f t he M ino l t a

SR - T 102 has a c en t r a l ho r i z on t a l l y o r i en t eds p l i t - im age s po t s u r r ounded by a c i r c u la r m ic r o -p r i s m band . You c an c hoos e e i t he r o f t hes ef oc us ing a ids ac c o r d ing t o t he s ub jec t and y ou rpre f e rence.

To focus us ing the spl i t - image spotthrough he viewf inderand turn the focus ion the lensunt i l the upper and lower imthe spl i t - imagespot are exact ly al ignedwbroken inesbetween hem.For m ic ropr i sm ocus ing, urn the r inthe image is no longer broken up but ac lear n the m ic ropr i smband.

Out of focusn f o c u s

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Holding ttre cameraThe camera may be held hor izontal ly or

ver t ical ly . In ei ther case, be sure to hold thecamera n a comfor tab lepos i t i on .Th is wi l l he tpto prevent movement of the camera dur ingexposure nd avoidblur redpic tures.

NOTE:o Pressinghecamera entlyagainst our face,or suppor t i ng he e lbow of the hand hold ingthe camera agains t your body , w i l l a id i ns teadyholding.o The camera wi l l tend to move more whenused n the ver t icalpos i t ion.

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TA K IN G FLASHPICTURESFlashbu lbs and elec t ron ic f l ash un i ts are

recommended or indoor and night photographyand or shoot ing n shaded reas.

Your Mino l ta SR-T 1O2aswi red for X or FPf lash synchron izat i on and has a s ing le sync 'te rm ina l w ih a sync .se lec tor w i tch . By turn ingthe sync . se lec torswi tch to a l i gn ts index wi ththe appropr ia te nd icat i on , i therd i rec t contac tcordless lashgunsor uni ts hav ing cords can beusedon i t .

When us ingan elec t ron ic lash un i t ,shut ter speedat 1/6oth sec. ( red f gureoand urn the sync.selector wi tch o "X."When using FP-c lassbulbs, turn thsef c tor srui tch to "FP: ' and you canshutter speed rom 1 to 1 10O0thsec.Speeds usable wi th other bulb c laindicatedbelow.

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Attaching flashunitCordless l ip-on f lash uni ts are connectedbys imply s l id ing hem into the di rect-contact hotshoe" locatedon top of the pentapr ismhousing.

Sync. cords of e i ther c l ipon or bracket- typeconvent ional uni ts that have them must beplugged into the camera sync. terminal foroperat ion.

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24 Setting correct exposureTo determine the correct aperture fphotography, get the "gu de number"

f l ash bu lb you are us ing.Then make th icomputat ion:Gu i de Num ber - Aper ture Sett ingDis tance o Subject

For example,when f lashbul t guiden80 (in feet) and the dis tance o the subifeet (wi th ASA 100 f lm, us ingshut ter 1 6Otn sec.)the F-stoP s:NOTE :o When using M-c lass lash bulbs, aspeed of 1/15t f r sec. or s lower is

mended.o Use "b lue" f l ash bu lbs genera l l yphotography.

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MOREADVANCEDGUIDESDepth of fieldLensaperture controls depth of fieldWhen the lens is accurately focused on asubject, there is a certain depth both in theforeground and the background wh ich is alsoconsidered o be in focus.This area s known asthe "depth of f ie ld."The sharp focus area in the foreground isusual lyshal lower han the sharp ocusarea n thebackground.Depth .o f f i e ld has the fo l l owing.charac ter -ist icswhich should be cons ideredwhen pic turesarecomposed:1. As the lens aper ture decreases, he area ofsharp focus increases.As lens aper ture in-creases,he areaof sharp ocus decreases.2. As the distance from camera to subject isincreased, o s he areaof sharp ocus.3. A telephoto lens has a shal lower depth off e ld han a w ideangleens .

Small apertureopening

Ful l apertureopening

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26 The depth-of- f ie ld scale engraved on lensbarrel enablesyou to determine the depth off i e ld in which focuswi l l be acceptab ly harp .Forexample, f you focus on a zubiect 15 feet awayand use an F8 aper ture, read the dis tanceopposi te the two f igures 8. In this case thep ic ture wi l l be sharp rom approx imate l y1O o27 feet (Seepage27 l

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1 0 1 0 ' , 6 % o9 ', 6%ro I O ' 7 t % og ' , 5 " t L , L % ogt ,2G, 1 l, g % ,8 ' / g %, t2 , 6Vrc 'g, 3t%o 14 ' % t o7 '| g)6', 16, 7 %o7' , 2" 23 'LOX r o6 ' 4 % '

7 7 t 3 ' l6 ' , g % , 7| 3,/rao6', g%r' 7 t 6 % o6 t 6 % o 7 ' g % ' ,6 ' 4% ' , 8, Ly rao6 ' L % ' 8 ' , g%ro5 ' , L O % o g', 7xr',5 ' 6X6o 1 1 ' , 7 % '5 ' % '

5 5 ' L X6o4 ' 1 0 % 6 o 5 ' L % ' ,4 ' L O % ' s ' , 3a4', g%r', 5 t 4% uo4 ' 8 / e o s' | 6%'4' 6 ' / rao 5 ' g % ,4t 4t /n ' 6' 2%',4' z%to 6 ' L L X 6 '3 ' , L X6n4 4 t % o3 ' , L l x 6 ,

4 ' LX6 '3 ' , L O 6 '4 ' , r '% ,3 ' L O % o 4' 2'/re'3 ' g % ' , 4 ' 3 % '3 / 8%o 4t 5%6o3t 7 %uo 4 ' 8 / e o3 / 5t%' s ' , l r% 6"3 t 3 % o

3 . 5 3' 6tX6'3 ' , 5%r ' 3', 6t%'3 ' , 534 ' 3 ' 7% ' ,3 ' , 4y ' 3 ' , 8a3 ' , 4y ' 3', g.%,3', 3%r' 3 ' ,10%6,,3' 2Vrro 4 ' % '3 t l % o 4 ' , 3%o2 ' r L V t 6 '3 3 ' Vruo2 ' L I % a 3', %u,2 ' L L% " 3 t lz ' , l L 3t L %t '2 ' ro%, , 3 ' 2X6o2 ' I O % ' 3 ' 3 n2 ' , g yo 3', 4%6',2 t 8 % o 3 ' 6 % '2 ' 7 % '

2 . 5 2' 6Vrso2 ' s % ' , 2 ' 6 % o2', s%r', 2 ' , 6 % '2', 5%ro 2 ' 6%to2t 5 / ra ' 2 ' 7% 'z', 4txr' 2 t g n2', 4%u', 2t g t%,z ' , 3% o 2 ' 1 0 % 6 o2 ' 2% ' ,2 2' N, 'L ' L T , Y O 2' %6oL ' TLZ t r ' 2 ' 3%' ,L ' , t r % 6 , 2' %r',l , L L y t 6 o 2 ' XuoL ' , L % 6 o 2', L26',L ' L O V s o 2 ' r % 'l ' L o ) / 2 n z' , 2%ol ' 9 % o

L . 7 5 r ' 9 % oL gt%o I'

9 / s oL ' 8 % u o L ' , 9 % oI ' 8'XUO'L 926'| | 8%to | | g%toL ' 8 % ' , L | gxtoL ' , g%, L',10'16,,L ' , 7% ' t , L o % 6 ,L t 7%r o

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Depth-of-field table of MC Rokkor-X 50mm F1.7 and F1.4 Lenses (in meters)F N o .Di s t . m ) L . 4 L . 7 2 . 8 4 5 . 6 8 1 1 1 6

oo oo5 7 . 9 oo4 7 . 3 oo29 .O oo20.3 oo1 4 . 5ooro.2 oo7 . 4 oo5 . 1

1 0 L 2 . T8 . 5 L 2 . 68 . 3 L5.27 . 5 1 9 . 66 . 7 3L.75 . 9 48r.75 . 1 oo4 . 3 oo3 .45 5 . 54 . 6 5 . 64 . 5 6 . O4 . 3 6 . 64 . O 7 . 63 . 7 9 . 73 . 4 1 5 . 03 . O L68.22 . 63 3 . 1 62 . 8 6 3 . 1 92 . 8 3 3 . 3 32 . 7 3 . 5 02 . 6 3 3 . 72 . 5 L 4 . 2 02 .34 4 . 9 42 . L 6

7 OL . 92 2 . O 7r . 9 4 2 . O 8L . 9 2 2 . L 41 . 8 8 2 . 2 01 . 8 3 2 . 3 0L . 7 7 2 .461 . 6 9 2 .691 . 6 0

3 . 1I . 4 61 . 5 I . 5 4L . 4 7 L . 5 4L . 4 6 I . 5 81 . 4 3 1 . 6 1L . 4 L I . 6 6L . 3 7 L . 7 4r . 3 2 1 8 5r . 2 7 2 . 0I . 1L . 2 r . 2 21 . 1 8

L . 2 3T . T 7

L . 2 51 1 6

L . 2 7I . 1 4 1 3 0T . T 2 1 . 3 41 0 9 I . 4 L1 . O 5 I . 5o . 91 . 0 L . O 2o .99 L . O 2o . 9 8 1 . O 3o .98 1 . O 5o . 9 6 1 . 0 6o . 9 4 1 . 1 0o . 9 2 1 1 4o . 9 0 L . 2o . 8o . 9 o . 9 10 . 8 9 o . 9 1o . 8 9 o .92o .88 o . 9 4o . 8 7 o . 9 5o 8 5 o . 9 8o .84 1 . O 1o . 8 2 1 . 0o . 7o .8 o . 8o . 7 o . 8o . 7 o . 8 2o . 7 o . 8 3o . 7 7 o . 8 4o . 7 0 . 8 6o .7 o . 8 8o . 7 o .9o .7o . 7 o .70 . 6 9 o . 7L0 . 6 9 o.7o .5e o . 70 .68 o . 7o .67 o .7o .66 o . 70 . 6 5 o .7o .60 . 6 o . 61o .60

o . 6 1o .5 9

o . 6 1o .5 9

o . 6o .59

o . 6 20 . 5 8

o . 6 3o . 5 7

o .64o . 5 6 o . 6o . 5o . 5 o . 5 1o . 5 0 o . 5 1o .50 o . 5 1o .49 o . 5 1o . 4 9 o . 5 1o . 4 9 o . 5 2o .48 o . 5 3o.48 o .5o . 4

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Depth-of-field table of MC Rokkor-x 58mm F7.2 Lens (in feet)F N o .Dis t . ( f t . ,p r . 2 2 2 . 8 4 5 . 6 8 1 1 1 6

oo oo282' , ooL 7L ' ooL 2 t ' , oo85 ' , oo6 l oo43 ' oo3 0 ' oo2 2 '30 33 ' , 6 ' ,

27 ' , 2a36', 3',125', 7

,, 3 9 ' , 9 u2 4 ' , L a

45 ' ,L '22' , 4 ' ,

59',20' 2',1

98',L 7 ' , g a

oo1 5 ' , 2 "

oo1 2 , g a

1 5 L 5 ' L O UL4 ' , 3 ' , 7 6 ' , 5 aT 3 ' L O ' L 7 ' T I I1 3 ' , 5 0 1 8 ' , L t lLz ' , l o ' , l Lg ' , goT 2 ' T A 22 ' , g 'L I ' 3 A 29 ' ,1 0 ' 2 0 4 7 ' 7 l9 ' ,1 0 1 0 ' 4 ag', 8x^', 1 0 ' 7 t lg ' , 6 " LO ' LOog ' , 3 a 1 1 ' 3 "9 ' , L L ' L O '8 ' , ga T 2 ' L I A8 ' , 2 " L 4 ' , g o7 ' , 7 t l l g , 2 , ,6 ' , l L ' , l

7 7, 2Vfto6 ' , LO y na 7 ' , 3 a6 ' , g " 7 ' , 5 n6 ' , g a 7 ' , 7 a6 ' , 6 " 7 ' , L O '6', 4',1 8', 3' ,6 ' , L a 8 ' L L As ' , g a 1 0 ' L ' , ls ' , 5 n5 s', '7(r '4 ' L L ' s', 2',4' , 10' , s ' , 2a4 ' L O ' , l s', 3',14 t g ' l s ' , 5 a4 t g , 5', 7',|4 t 6 ' l 5 ' , L O o4 ' 4 r ' 6 ' , 4 t l4 ' , 2 a4 4', %u',3 ' ,L t )6 ' 4 ' , L o3 ' , 1 7 " 4 ' I3 ' , 1 1 4 ' , 2 n3 ' , L O " 4 ' , 3 ' ,3 ' , g a 4 ' , 4"3'| 8',1 4 t 6 03 ' , 7 0 4 ' , g "3 ' , s t t

r 3 . 5 3', 61'G',3 ' , 5% " 3 ' , 6 % o3' 5 t /^ " 3 ' , 7 a3 ' , 5 " 3 ' , 7 % o3 ' , 4 % " 3 ' g ) 4 '3', 4 'l 3 ' , 9 % ,3 ' , 3%' 3 ' , L O % o3 ' , 2% ' 4 ' % ' ,3 ' , %o3 3', ', l2 ' L L E,A" 3', ' i ,2 ' L L I / ' 3 ' , % o2 ' T L % ' 3 ' , r a2 ' L L ' 3 ' , L % 'z ' , L O % o 3 ' , 2% '2 ' L O o 3 ' , 3%'2 t g % o 3 ' , 4% '2 ' , g% ,

2 . 5 2 t 6% 6o2 t 5 3 / ^ o z ' , 6% '2 ' s% ' , 2 ' 6y2 'z ' , 5 % " 2 ' 6% ' ,2 ' 5 % " z ' , 7a2 ' , 5 ' 2 , 7 z o2 ' , 4 % o z ' , 8%'z ' , 4 % ' 2 t g ' lz ' , 3%o2 . 2 5 2 ' , 3%'2', 29,(' 2 t 3 % o2 ' z Y o o 2 ' ,2 ' , 3yz'21. i " z ' , 3%'2 ' 2 % " z ' , 3%'2 ' 2 % o 2t 4 r .4 ,2 t 2 a z' , 4%',2 ' L % , 2 t 5 / z oz ' , r ' l

2 2 ' , % uL 'LLry (O 2 ' % 'I ' L L 3 / ^ o 2 ' ' i ' ,L ' LL 3 / ^ ' 2 ' , % oL ' T L 3 / ' 2 ' , % 'T ' L L I I ' 2 ' ) /a 'L ' I T % O z ' , r%,L ' L O 3 1 " 2 ' L % ' ,L ' L O% ' I

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Depth-of-field table of MC Rokkor-X 58mm F1.2 Lens (in meters)\ F N o .D i s t . ( m ) \ L . 2 2 2 .8 4 5 . 6 8 1 1 1 6

oo oo86 .O oo5 3 . 8 oo38 .0 oo26.9 oor 9 . 1 ooI 3 . 5 oo9 . 6 oo6 . 81 0 1 r . 3

9 . Ot 2 . 2

8 . 513 . 5

8 . 01 5 . 8

7 . 320.86 . 6

3 7 . 75 . 8

oo4 . 9 oo4 . L5 5 . 34 . 7 5 . 54 . 6 5 . 74 . 4 6 . 14 . 2 6 . 74 . O 7 . 83 . 7 ro.23 . 3 1 8 . 12 . 93 3 .1 02 .90 3 . r 72 . 8 5 3 .242 . 7 9 3 .362 . 7 3 . 5 32 . 6 L 3 . 8 12 . 4 8 4 . 2 92 . 3 L 5 . 2 22 . L L2 2 . O 41 . 9 6 2 . O 71 . 9 3 2 . L O1 . 9 1 2 . L 5L . 8 7 2 .22L . 8 2 2 . 3 2L . 7 6 2 . 4 8I . 6 8 2 . 7 9L . 5 7

1 . 5 L . 5 21 . 4 8 1 5 4L . 4 6 r . 5 6L . 4 5 I . 5 81 . 4 3 1 . 6 11 . 4 0 L . 6 7L . 3 7 L . 7 5r . 3 2 I . 8 8r . 2 5L . 2 r . 2 21 . 1 9 L . 2 21 1 8 L . 2 3L . T 7 L . 2 51 1 6 L . 2 7L . I 4 1 3 01 . 1 I . 3 5I . 08 L . 4 21 . 0 4

1 1 . O 1o . 9 9 L . O 2o . 9 9 L . O 2o . 9 8 1 . 0 3o .97 1 . O 5o . 9 6 L . O 7o . 9 4 1 . 1 0o . 9 2 L . L 4o . 8 9o . 9 o . 9 1o .89 o . 9 1o .89 o .92o .88 o . 9 3o .88 o .94o .87 o .95o . 8 s o . 9 8o .84 1 . O lo . 8 1o . 8 o . 8 1o .79 o .8o .79 o . 8 1o .79 o .82o . 7 o . 8 3o .77 o .84o . 7 o .86o . 7 5 o .89o . 7o . 7 o . 7o . 7 0 o . 7Lo . 7 o . 7o .69 o . 7L0 .69 o . 70 .68 o .7o .67 o . 7o .66 o . 7o .65o . 6 o .60o .60 o . 6 1o .60 o . 6 1o . 5 9 0 . 6 1o . 5 9 o . 6 1o . 5 9 o .62o .58 o . 6 3o . 5 7 o .64o . 5 6

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Checking he effects of depth of fieldMC Lenses are des igned wi th a meter

coupler which permi ts them to remain wideopen dur i ng v iewing, focus ing,and ex pos u r es e t t i ng . n o r de r to check y our dep th o f f i e l dv i sua l l ywhen us i ng thes e ens es ush the d ia-phragm stopdown button on the camera bodyaf ter the aper ture has been set .

When using other lensesdesigned or theMino l ta SR-1, SR-3 or SR-7, use the p r ev i ewbutton on the lens barrel or the camera'sd iaphragm ut ton .o When the diaphragm stop-down but ton ispushed, af ter you advance the f lm, the

diaphragm closesdown to the preset aper-ture and locks. When the but ton is pressedaga i n , he d i aph r agm eopens u l l y .

sRTtoz

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32 Self-timerThe sel f - t imer delays shut ter releaseabout

10 seconds f rom the t ime you press thesel f - t imer releasebutton. This al lows t ime foryou to get into the pic ture.To operate, advance the fi lm ( this wi l lautomat ical ly cock the shut ter ) . Next , push theself-timer lever down (about 9Oo) and thenpress the sel f - t imer releasebutton. The sel f -t imer is now operat ing, and the shut ter wi l lautomat ical ly be released after about 1Oseconds.N O T E :o l f the f i lm has not been advanced, thesel f - t imer lever wi l l s top af ter returningabout 45o and the shut ter wi l l not bereleased.o You can overr ide the sei f - t imermechanismby pushing the shut ter release ut ton ei therbefore or after the self timer has been

activated.

sFlTloaf - t imer release ut ton

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ln f rared ndexWhen using inf rared f i lm i t i s necessary o

make an " infrared focus adjustment." Af teryou have made your normal focus ing adjust-ment, turn the focus ing r ing to the r ight toal gn the dis tanceon the focus ingscalewi th thered "R" mark on the depth-of- f ie ldscale.Af terth is adjustment has been made you are ready toshoot .o To determine correct exposure or inf raredphotography, consul t the instruct ion areenclosed n the f lm package.

F i lm p l ane ndexThe e symbol engraved to the left of thefi lm advance lever shows the exact positon ofthe f i lm in the camera. l t is used o prec iselymeasure he dis tance from subject to f i lm for

c lose-up photography and photomacrography.

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34MULTIPLE EXPOSURS

T o i n t e n t i o n a l l y m a k e m o r e t h a n o n e e x -p o s u r e o n a s i n g l e f r a m e o f f l m :1 . M a k e t he f i r s t e x p o s u r e i n t h e u s u a l w a y.2 . P u s h t he f i l m - a d v a n c e r e leas e bu t t on on t h e

bo t t om o f c am er a . ( D o no t c o n t i n u e d e p r e s -s i n g t he bu t t on w h i l e f i l m i s b e i n g a d -v a n c e d .

3 . O pe r a t e t h e f i l m - a d v a n c e lev e r . T h i s w i l lc oc k s hu t t e r f o r t he nex t ex pos u r e , bu t t h ef i l m w i l l no t a d v a n c e s i n c e t he r e leas eb u t t o n h a s b e e n p u s h e d .

4 . M a k e y o u r s e c o n d e x p o s u r e .5 . Then repeat s teps 2 and 3 above as many

t imes as des i red to make fu r ther exposures .6 . A f t e r t h e l a s t m u l t i p l e e x p o s u r e , a d v a n c e

f i l m t o t he nex t f r am e i n t h e u s u a l w a yw i t hou t p u s h i n g t he a d v a n c e - r e l e a s e u t t on .

N O T E :Ex pos u r e c oun t e r w i l l a d v a n c e a s u s u a l e a c ht ime the f i lm-advance lever is opera ted .

U N L O A D IN GE X P O S E D IL M1. To rewind the fi lm, depress the

advance releasebutton on the basecamera. The button should remain dsed when you remove your f ingerhowever , i t returns to i ts locked porewind the f i m for approx imately 2 rt i ons wh i l e dep r e5s l nn he bu t ton . actuate the f i lm advance lever ons t r ok e w i thou t dep r es s i ng he bu t todepr es s t aga i n . Th is s hou l d ock bu tthe depressed osi t ion.)

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2. L i f t t he r ew ind c r ank and t u r n i t c l o c k w i s e .T h i s w i l l r e w i n d t h e f i l m i n t o t he m a g a z i n e .When you fee l a s l igh t res is tance, Vou haver ew ound n e a r l y a l l t h e f i l m a n d i t ha sd isengaged f rom the take-up spoo l . A f te rone or two more turns you can assume al lt he f i lm has been rewound in to the maga-z tne .

3. Now, pul l the back cover release nob outto open the camera back and remove thef i lm car t r i dge.N O T E :o The f i m-advance eleasebutton wi l l auto-mat i ca l l y re turn to i t s or ig ina l pos i t i on asthe f lm advance ever s act ivated.

'- l+

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36C H A N G I N G L E N S E S

Lenses can be changed even when the f i lmhas been advanced and the shut te r cocked. Toremove the mounted lens , push the lens re leasebut ton down and ro ta te the lens counterc lock -w ise un ti l i t s tops . l t can now be l i f t ed out .

To m oun t a l ens , ns e r t t i n to the bs oc k e t by l i n i ng up the r ed do t on tbarrel wi th the red dot on the camerNow, t u r n the l ensc lockwise nt i l i t spa "c l i ck . "

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C A U T I O N :o T o u c h n o t h i n g i n s i d e t h e b a y o n e t m o u n t

w h i l e l e n s i s r e m o v e d .. l f t he l e n s i s l e f t r em ov ed , r ep lac e i t w i t h a

b o d y c a p t o p r ev en t dus t f r om c o l l e c t i ng o nt he m i r r o r and s hu t t e r m ec han i s m s .

s t T r o a

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38U S IN G N TE R C H A N G E A B L EO K K O R

When us ing Rokkor Lensesdesigned or theMino l ta S R- 1 ,S R- 3 o r S R- 7 ,which do no t havea meter coupl ing pin, you must use the "stop-down measurement ystem" to set exposure.Wi th th is system the indicator needlemoveswhen the lens diaphragm is opened or c losedand the fol lower (c i rc le- t ipped)needle is act i -vated by the shut ter -speed ial .Auto Rokkor Lenses

L E N S E S O T H E R T H A N M C L E No T h e d i a p h r a g m s t o p d o w n b u t t o n w

opera te i f t he f i lm advance lever hbeen advanced comple te ly .

o When the d iaphragm stopdown butpressed the second t ime. the d iapr eopens t o m ax im um ape r t u r e .

o W hen t he s hu t t e r i s r e l eas ed , h e d i a pa u t o m a t i c a l l y c l o s e s d o w n t o t heaper tu re and reopens .

1 t2l3)4l

Advance he f lm.Press he diaphragm stop-down but ton (i tw i l l remaindepr es s ed) .Set the shut ter speed.Turn the diaphragm r ing unt i l the twoneedlesare al igned. (Tfre diaphragm can beset f i rs t . )

5) Press the diaphragm stop-down buttonaga l n .6) Focusand shoot .

? r1 t

iE r f lou t t t t i

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ManualpresetRokkor Lenses1) Set the shut ter speed.2l Set the maxim aper turec lose down unt i l thea l i gned .3l Releasehe shut ter .

o lt is not necessary to use the diaphragmstopdown but ton, wi th manual presetlenses.. Compose and focus your picture beforemaking your exposureset t ing.o l f you focus or compose your pic ture af termaking your exposure set t ing, and you dothis by opening the lens to maximumaper ture, be sure to c lose i t down again othe proper point before you shoot.

N O T E :o The indicator needlemoves when the aper-ture is adlusted.o The fol lower needlemo\reswhen the shut terspeed s adjusted.

of the lens, thentwo needles ar e

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40CARE AND STORAGEOF YOUR MINOLTA SR.T 102

Do no t touc h the l ens . f i t becomes i r ty ,use a rubber bal l b lower to blow dust of f i tssur face, hen gent ly wipe i ts sur face f rom thecenter outward wi th a lens c leaning c loth ort issue.o Try to k eep the l ensc l ean .Brush t w i th a

sof t brush from t ime to t ime.o Do no t t ouc h the mi r ror , but dus t i t w i t h asof t brush.o External camera sur faces may be c leanedw i th a s i l i con lo th .o When stor ing the camera, set the dis tancescale o oo, release he shut ter , and put thecamera n i ts leathercase.o Do no t d r op o r jar t he c am er a .o Do not s tore he camera n high temperatureo r humid i ty .o When leav ing he camera unused for a longt ime, remove the mercury bat tery f rom it .o When stor ing the camera for a long per iodo f t ime, pu t i n o r i g i na l pac k ag i ngw i th asmal l bag o f d r y i ng agen t ,s uc h as s i l i cage l .

CAUTION:. Lens cleaning fluid should be usedwhen fingerprints or scum formation cbe removed with lens tissue.ln this case, use one drop only ofcleaner on lens cleaning paper or a softand wipe the lens gently from itstoward the edge. Be sure not to drofluid directly on the lens.