Minolta SR-M User manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL
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CONTENTS
NAMES OF PARTS .................. ................ ................. 2 1
SPECIFICATIONS ....... . ........ .. .... ........ ................. ....... 4
BATTERY GRIP
Ins talling batteries ....... ..... ....... ........ .................. ... 5
Attaching battery grip to camera body .... .. .......... ..... 7
FILM LOADING ............. ........ .......... .. ................... ..... 8
SHUTTER SPEED SETTING
...... ..... ................ .. .......... 11
FILM UNLOADING . ...................... ... ................ .. ....... 13
HOW TO CHANGE LENS ...... ........ ........... ...... ........... 14
MIRROR LO CK ........ .... ................... .... ................. .. ... 15
FLASH SyNCHRONiZATION ........... . .............. .... ......... 16
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ................. ............... .......... 17
CARE AND STORAGE OF YOUR MINOL TA SR·M ......... 25

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NAMES OF PARTS
n nector socket
~~~~ ____ ---------------= ::~ ---- ~iiii~ ==================~~~ ;otor drive button
~ ~ ______ ---------------- Acce,ss(H~ shoe
----- S hutt er release button
..... ------. R,tt '" " grip
---- Lens release button
Diaphragm ring
r- ______ Mirror lock-up cont rol
Focusing ring
11------- Accessory j ack

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s.c. selector / Battery switch ____ --
Film pressure plate __________________________ ...
Film advance lever -==========- ______________ -: ;- ____ ~~~ ~~
Finder eyepiece _______ _
SProcket _______________ ~:: ~
Fi lm take·up SPOOI _________ ~!!: ,...: ::: :::..
Battery gr ip IOCk ----_ -"ol
Rewind sh
Power rewind switcn ______ -t
Rewind lever _____ --
Frame counter ____ -
Battery container "I,c>< _____ -
Battery container ____ -
Tripod and connector socket ____ -

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SPECIFICATIONS
Type: 35mm Single Lens Reflex with motorized film advance
Standard Lens: MC Rokkor 55mm F1.7, 6 elements in 5 groups
Angle of view : 43 °
Diaphragm: Fully Automatic
Diaphragm scale: 1.7,2,2.8,4,5.6,8, 11 and 16 with intermediate click stops
Filter mount : 52mm screw·in
Lens shade mount: 52mm screw·in
Lens mount: SR Bayonet
Shutter: Focal plane shutter. Speeds: T·B, 1 through 1/
1000 sec.
Synch. contact: FP and X (up to 1/ 60)
Film Advance: Motorized, or manually controlled . Three frames per second maximum
Frame counter : Pre· setting exposures number
Automatic stopping when exposures are completed
Automatic resetting when camera back is opened
Film Rewind: Motorized rewind . Automatic stopping at pre·set exposure number
Viewfinder : Fixed eye level pentaprism
Groundglass with microprism focusing
Visibility : 94% of actual image on film
Power Source: Eight 1.5v penlight, AA-size batteries ( L::!v) to be installed into battery grip
Battery Grip: Cordless contact. Continuous, single operation and OFF selection dial
Others: Built·in accessory shoe. Built·ili mirror lock. Removable camera back
Size & Weight: 145x120x47.5 (5% x4%x1 Ys in.)
1560g ( 55 oz.)( with Flo7 lens without battries )

BATTERY GRIP
Installing batteries
1. Take out battery container by turning bat·
tery container lock at the bot tom of batter y
grip to either direction. Battery container
will slide out of battery grip.
2.Twist the battery container and it opens
at the middle.
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3.lnstall batteries in accordance (+ ) (- ) in-
dication on insides of the battery con-
tainers.
4. Then replace both uni ts together to form
single container. Reinstall in battery grip
with printed Minolta Japan facing you, and
lock it.

Attaching battery grip to camera body
Slide battery contact shoe over battery
contact bracket on camera. Secure contact
by tightening battery grip lock, ( knurled
knob ). Press motor drive button ( setting S. C.
selector dial at either 5 or C) to insure pro ·
per contact has been made.
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FILM LOADING
1. Pull back cover open knob up to open
camera back . 2. Place
film magazine into film chamber.