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
k
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tF
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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Rewind Shoft
Bottery Switch
Finder Eyepiece
Tripod Socket
Focol Plone Shutter
Bottery Cover
Film RewindButton
FilmToke-UpSpool
Film
Pressure
Plote

Moior Feotures of rhe Minolto SR-T I Ol
l. Ropid-Reoding Through-the-Lens Exposure System
o) Exposure reodingstoken
with
lens
ot full
operture
for
ropid composing
ond focusingregordless of subiect
brightness.
b) "Follower type" needles in viewfinder show correct
exposureot o glonce...ot onycombinotionof operture
ond shutter speed.
c) Shutter speed scole is
visible
in viewfinder but outside
of t'live" picture oreo.
d) Meosures only the light thot strikes the film, thus
eliminoting
theneedto compensotefor chongesinlens
focol lengthor to compute
exposure
foctors for filters,
bellows or other lens ottochments.
2. Combines the Advontoges of "Spol" cnd "Averoging"
Exposure Reoding Sysiems
o) Exclusive
"CLC" Metering System
(Controst Light
Com-
pensotor) mointoinsextreme occurocy regordless of
lighting situotion,even with high-controst subiects.
b) Automoticolly corrects for chonges in light intensiiy
. f
rom one section of the picture oreo to onother, thus
providing on optimumoveroll reoding.
c) Oversized,instonf
return mirror prevents
imoge cut-off
ond incorrectexposure
reodings
no motter how long
the focol length of lens.
d) Unique positioning of CdS cells prevents incorrect
reodings due to light entering viewfinder.
3. World Renowned Rokkor Lenses
Superior resolving power resulting from the combi-'
notion of rore eorths,
potented
Achromotic
cooiing ond
computer design.
4. Complete System of Lenses
ond Acccssories forMqximum
Versotility.
o) All Rokkor lenses designed for use with the Minolto
SR-1,
SR-3
ond SR-Zcon be used os stopped-down
meosuring
with the Minolto SR-Tl0l
b) A voriety of occessories
ore ovoilobleto hondleneor.ly
ony photogrophic situotion.
Specificotions of rhe Minolto SR-T I Ol
-35mm single lens reflex comero with thru-the-lens
exposure
meter-
Stondord lens
MC Rokkor-PF
58mmF/1.a (or 55nnrF/1.7) equipped with
meter coupler.
Composition: 6 elements in 5 groups
Cooting: Achromotic cooting
Angle of view: 4lo (43')
Diophrogm: Fully outomotic
Diophrogm
scole: 1.4, (1.7), 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, l6
with equol spoce ond intermedioie
click F-stop.
Filter
mount:
Shode mount:
Lens mount:
55QG20), screw-in.
570G40), slip-on.
SRboyonetmount
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Shutter
Focol
plone
shutter
Speeds, 8,1,1/2,1/4,1/8,1/15,1/30,
1/60,
1
/ 125,1 /250,
1
/500,
ond
l/1000sec.
Diol: Single,non-spinning,equolspoce,
click
stop
diol.
Synchro contoot:
Self
-timer:
Film odvonce
Lever
type, quick
double exposure
Winding method:
Winding ongle'
Filmcounter:
Filmrewinding:
Frome size:
Film:
Viewfinder
Reol imogefinder through the fixed, eye-level pentoprism.
Exposure control needles (follower type) ond shutter
speed scole ore visible in finder.
Focusing
gloss: Fine
microprism
ond Fresnellens
lmogemognificotion: Life size imoge viewing with 58 mm
lens on infinity.
Viewing oreo: 33.7
X 22.4mm
Exposure meter
Thru-the-lens
meter
Exposure
meter: Controst light compensotor (C.L.C.)
CdS
meter,
two cells
onthe
pentoprism.
FP(oll
speeds)ond X
(up to 1/60sec.)
Time
odiustoble,
l0 sec.
moximum
deloy.
odvonce windingwiih shuttertocking ond
prevention.
Single
or severolstrokes with cleor-
once to wind (20").
I
500
Automotic resetting counter showing
exposed frome number.
Ropidrewinding with cronk.
36x24mm
Stondor
d
35mm
film,20or 36 exposures.
Meosurement:
Controlling:
Working .
ronge:
Diophrogm button:
Filmspeed ronge:
ASA setting:
Botte
ry:
Switch:
Meosuring ot full-operture opening
coupled to shutter speed, operture
ond film speed setting.
Follower
needle
systemviewing
in
the
finder.
EV 3 to EV 17 on 100 ASA film.
Depth-of-field preview buiton for
MC (meter coupling) Rokkor lenses.
Meosuring (stopped - down) button
for other outomotic Rokkor lenses.
ASA 5-6400, DtN 9-39.
On shutterspeed diol.
Builtin ASA-DlN converting
scole on
the comero bock.
Mollory RM-625R
or its equ.ivolent.
ON, OFF ond bottery check
switch on
the bose of the comero.
Bottery check mork in the finder.
Focusing
Focusingwith fine microprismond Fresnel lens.
Minimum
focusing
Distonce: 2 ft. (60cm)
Focusing
method: Direct helicoid focusing
Others' lnfrored pointer
Mirror
Over-sized quick return mirror with lock-up device
Others
Built in occessory shoe.
Size ond weight (with F/1.4 lens)
(w) 5-3/4' x (D) 3-1/2' x (H) 3-314'
l45mmX 89mmX 94.5mm
35 oz. (9909)
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Before Using Your Minolto SR-T I Ol
flnsert the Mercury Bottery
,l"\
Remove
the
botterychombercover with your thumb
by turningit counter-clockwise.When the cover is
removed,
ploce the bottery
in thechomber with its
plus
(1t
side up
. Be sure
not to touch the
bottery
terminols
with moist
or
uncleon
honds.
lf
stoined,the
botterycontocts
condeter
i-
orote, moking
the bottery inoperotive.
. Do not
discordo mercury
bottery
in
o f ire
or breok it
up.
. When the
comero
isnot
beingused,
it
isodvisoble
to turn
the bottery
switch
on the bose of the comero lo the
"OFF" position
The Minolto SR-T
l0l uses o .|.35V,
button-shope
mercury bottery for photogrophic opplicotions
(Mollory PX
.|3,
PX625,
RM-625R
or equivolent)
.lf the comero
is not to be used
for over holfo month,
remove the bottery ond store it in o dty ploce.
. Before putting
the bottery bock in the comero, cleon
both sidesof the bottery ond the contoct
leod of the
botterychomberwith dry cloth
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fHow to Use the Bottery Checker
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Turn the bottery switch on the bose of the comero
to thc "B C " position
lf the indicotor
needle points to the check mork
os
shown
in
the
picture,
the
bottery
conbe
regorded
os functioning
properly
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