Minolta SR-T 101 User manual

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Since the inception of through-the-lens expo-
sure meosuring for single lens reflex comeros,
3 severol systems hove been devetoped. Some
"spot" reod only o very smotl percent of the
' lotol oreo. Other syslems
provide on "overoge"
reoding comprisedof independent
meosurements *, .
token by two cells which ore nof occurole in
high-controstsituolions.
Only the Minolto SR-T l0l hqs sn exclu-
sive new type of circuit (CLC) to provide on
oplimum reoding of the entire picture oreo
regordless of degree of controst.
In oddition to its more occurqfe exposure
metersystem, your Minolto SR-Tl0l is designed
lo hondle moreeosily, with greoter speed, thon
other "through-the-lens melering" comeros.
The obility to compose, focus, set exposure
ond shutter
speed without looking owoy from the (All illustrotion used in this booklet ore with
finder mokes the Minotto SR-Tl0l porticulorly theF/I.4 lens.Thereis,however,nofundomenlol
suitoble for professionol photogrophy...when difference in usoge between the f/1.4 ond
operoting speed is often of vitol imporlonce. F/1.7 lens.)
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Conlents
ComeroPorts
........ ............,..,2
Moior Feoturesof the Minolto SR-T l0l .................. 4
Specificotions
of the Minolto SR-T101 ......4
Before
UsingYour Minolto
SR-T
101.......................'6
Insertthe Mercury
Bottery...... ........'......6
How to Use the
Bottery
Checker ............7
A Quick Guide to Using Your Minolto SR-T101.........
8
Film
Looding ....."......-.....10
ShutterSpeed ond Aperture Settings. ........,l3
TTLwith CLC, A New Exposure Meosuring System
......15
ASA/DlN ConvertingScole
......'-........'....:........."...
I6
Settingthe Correct Exposure ........'......---17
Holdingthe Comero ........-......20
Focusing ..............21
Lens
Aperture Controls Depth-of-Field
.....................22
Depth-of-FieldToble of MC Rokkor 58mm F/1
.4 Lens...24
Depth-of-FieldToble of MC Rokkor 55mm F/1.7 Lens...25
Checking
the
Effects
of
ApertureSettingonDepth-o
f -Field...27
Mirror Lock-UpControl..... .......28
How to Use the Self-Timer ......29
InfroredMork for Infrored Photogrophy
........'.........30
-9 Symbol Aides Close-Up Photogrophy
....'.....'....30
Flosh Phologrophy
Attoching
FloshUnit .............'. ............31
Exposure
for FloshPhotogrophy
...........................32
How to Unlood the Film .........32
Chonging Lenses .....'34
Using Interchongeoble Rokkor Lenses other thon
MC Lenses ...'...............35
Auto RokkorLenses ...-...........35
Monuol
Pre-SetRokkorLenses
..............:.'.............35
Mointenonce
ond Core of the Comerq -....-37
Interchongeoble
Rokkor
Lensesfor Minolto SR-T101
...38
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Comerq Ports
Film Rewind ond Bock Cover Open Knob
Accessory Shoe
Penlop rism
Shutter ond ASA Speed Diol
Film Advonce Lever I
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Shutter Releose Butlon
Film Counter minollo
Meter Coupler
Lens Rleose Button
Diophrogm Ring
Mirror Lock-Up
Bufton
Deprh-of-Field scole
Self-Timer Lever
Distonce Scol
Diophrogm Sfop-Down Builon
Focusing Rin
RokkorLens
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