Minolta SR-T 200 User manual

·. MINLTA SR:r200
· 201
.·· 202
OWNER'S MANUAL

The Mino.lta SR-T 200, 201, and 202 are to.P- quality single-lens reflexes
each precisio.n designed and built to. give yo.U greater speed and ease o.f
o.peratio.n and handling. Accurate eXPo.sure is yo.urs by simply aligning
needles in
the finder o.r adjusting manually as yo.U prefer. Light metering is by
Mino.lta's exclusive CLC (Co.ntrast Light Co.mpensato.r) system through the
lens fo.r mo.st satisfacto.ry results in mo.st lighting situatio.ns witho.ut
adjustments o.r special techniques. The SR-T 201 and 202 inco.rpo.rate further
features fo.r even greater co.nvenience and versatility. Each SR-T mo.del,
ho.wever,
is also. an integral part o.f the Mino.lta SLR system and uses all
interchangeable lenses and applicable system accesso.ries fo.r mo.re versatility
in
advanced o.r specialized use.
Befo.re using yo.ur
camera fo.r the first time, study this manual all the way
thro.ugh-o.r at least all the wctio.ns needed to. co.ver yo.ur o.wn pho.to.graphic
needs. As
yo.U read, attach a lens to. the camera bo.dy (see p. 42) if necessary,
Io.ad batteries, and handle yo.ur SR-T and acquaint yo.urself With.its parts and
features. Then Io.ad it with film and proceed to. actual picture taking. In this
way, yo.U can take go.o.d pho.to.S and begin to. realize the bro.ad Po.tential o.f
yo.ur SR-T right fro.m the start. Be sure to. keep this marlUal fo.r reference later
as .necessary.

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CONTENTS
MAIN SR-T FEATURES .. ............. 4
NOTES ON THIS MANUAL . . ........ .. 5
NAMES OF PARTS .. . ... .. . .......... 6
SUMMARY OF OPERATION . . . . . ... . . . 8
BATTERY AND POWER . ...... .. ... . . 10
Installi ng battery . ... . . ..... ....... . 10
Testing battery ..... . .. . . .. ... . . .. . 11
Switch ing meter on and off .. . . . . . . . . . 12
Cold-weather operation .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 13
FILM-ADVANCE LEVER AND EX -
POSURE COUNTER ... . .. . . .... . .. 14
LOADING AND ADVANCING FILM .... 15
FILM SPEED .. :. .. .. ........ . .. ..... 18
Setting film speed . ...... . . ... ...... 18
ASA/DIN conversion scale .... ... .... 19
Memo holder . . '.' . . . . ........ . . .. . . 19
STOP-DOWN BUTTON . . .. .......... . 20
METERING METHODS .. . ........ . .. 20
HOLDING THE CAMERA ......... . .. 21
VIEWFINDER . . ..... ........ . .. .... 22
METERING WITH CLC ............... 23
SETTING EXPOSURE
Match-needle exposure control . . ... . .. 24
Exposure adjustment or full -
manual
operation .. . . . .. ...... .. . . 25
" 8" (bulb) setting .. . .... .... . .. . ... 26
EXPOSURE-CONTROL FUNDAMENTALS 27
WAYS OF USING SR-T EXPOSURE
. CONTROL . .. . .. .. . . .. . ..... . . . .. 28

FOCUSING ........ . .. . . .. . ... .. .. . 30 USING OTHER THAN MD OR MC LENSES 3
Depth-of - field scale .. ... . . .. ... ...... 31 Auto Rokkor lenses . ...... . . .... .. . 43
Depth-of-field preview .. . .......... . 32
RF (mirror-type) and manual-diaphragm
Infrared index .. ...... . ...... .. .... 32
lenses ......... ..... . . ....... ... 44
Film-p lane index . ................. . 32
CAMERA SPECIFICATIONS ... . ...... 44
RELEASING THE SHUTTER .. ...... . . 33
STANDARD LENS SPECIFICATIONS . .. 46
REWINDING AND UNLOADING FILM .. 34
CARE AND STORAGE ............ .. . 47
FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY .. . .. .... . . . . 36
SELF-TIMER . ..... .. ...... ... ...... 39
MULTIPLE EXPOSURES .. . .. .. .. .... 40
ATTACHING AND REMOVING LENSES . 42

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MAIN SR-T FEATURES
Superior through-the-Iens exposure system
•
Exposure readings are taken with the lens at
full aperture for greatest metering accuracy
and clearest,
brightest viewing and focusing.
•
Meter and follower needles visible in the
viewfinder show correct or adjusted expo-
sure at a glance with any shutter-aperture
combination.
• Since only the light to strike the film is
measured,
there is no need to compensate
for filters, greater- than-normal extension,
and so on.
•
The exclusive CLC metering system com-
bines advantages of spot and averaging types
to yield optimum exposure without special
adjustments even in high-contrast lighting
situations .
World-renowned Minolta Lenses
MD or MC lenses permit full-aperture TTL
operation with an SR-T, while any other
interchangeable· Rokkor ever made can be used
with the stop-down method . Either way, you
benefit from top Minolta qual ity, computer
design, and exclusive Achromatic coating .
Complete system accessories
A
full line of over 150 quality Minolta and
adapted Leitz accessories makes for maximum
versatility with your SR-T.
Added SR-T 201 features
To the basic features above, the 201 model
adds a convenient self-timer, shutter-speed dis-
play in the finder and a useful memo holder on
the back of the camera.
Further SR-T 202 features
The 202 offers the additional advantages of
multiple-exposure capability, Minolta's exclu-
sive Safe
Load Signal that monitors film align-
ment and advance, plus aperture readout while
viewing .

NOTES ON THIS MANUAL
This is a combined instruction manual for
use with the SR-T 200, SR-T 201, and SR-T
202.
For th is reason, some sections may not
apply to your model , and some illustrations
may show features different from the camera
you own . Proper operation is indicated for all
three models, however, and
differences between
them are clearly indicated in instructions and
specifications.
Unless otherwise indicated,
illustrations in
this book show the SR-T 202, the series model
with the full complement of features, with
appropriate notes to distingu ish them for the
201 and 200. The 50mm f/l.4 M 0 Rokkor-X
lens is used in illustrations, there is of course no
fundamental difference in use between this and
the
other standard lenses, the 50mm f/l.7 MD
Rokkor-X and 58mm f/1.2 MC Rokkor-X for
the SR-T 201 and 202, the 50mm f/2 MC
Rokkor-X for theSR-T 200 .
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NAMES OF PARTS
Hot shoe -- __
Film-advance lever -- __
Shutter-speed dial --- ______ -===
Film-speed window ~=====; r.: = id"'~;!
Serial number -------
Exposure cou nter
Shutter release
Back-cover release
knob ---
Film rewind crank ---
Meter-coupler lug ----
Aperture ring ---
Depth - of-field scale
Self-
timer lever!
Lens-release
button
Distance scale
Focusing
grip
Stop-down button
:;-"; ~ iiIoiii:ii

~--- Rewind key
------ Film-cartridge chamber
___ --- Finder eyepiece
Battery switch
Shutter curtain
Tripod socket
Sprocket
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SUMMARY OF OPERATION
The steps pictured on this page outline use
of
your SR-T with match-needle exposure
control. They give a general idea of how very
easy it
is to get perfectly exposed pictures with
this
camera and are keyed to corresponding
sections of
the manual for ready reference. This
Set shutter and aperture (p. 24). 8 ... to align needles in finder (p. 25).