Mamiya/Sekor MSX 500 Manuel d'utilisation

mami

ya/sekor

MSX

500

owners

operating

manual

CONTENTS

Description

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Specifications

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Short course

instructions .

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Inserting the battery ......

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Loading the film ..........................................................

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Setting the film

speed

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Selecting

the shutter

speed

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Focusing and viewing

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Infra-red

photography

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Setting the

exposure

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Depth

field

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Changing lenses

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Holding

the

camera

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Flash

photography

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Rewinding the film .......................................

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Multiple

exposures

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Stopped

down

aperture operation ..............................

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Trouble

shooting ......

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Lens

comparison

chart

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Accessories

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Helpful hints

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DESCRIPTION OF PARTS

4 5 6 9

Neck

strap eyelet

Exposure counter

3. Lever retracting button

Film advance lever

Shutter release button

6. Shutter speed

dial

and ASA/DIN window

7. Pentaprism hoosing

8. Rewind knob and film compartment door

release

Film plane reference mark

10.

& X flash terminals

. Aperture ring

. Depth-of-field scale

. Focusing ring

. 14. Lens release button

. Film chamber

Viewfinder

eyepiece

17. Focal plane shutter

Film advance

sprockets

. Film

take-up

spool

20. Film

compartment

door

. Film pressure plate

. Film cartridge pressure plate

. Battery

compartment

cover

24.

Tripod

socket

25. Rewind release button

SPECIFICATIONS:

mamiyal

sekor

MSX 500

CAMERA TYPE:

35mm Single Lens Reflex with behind-the-Iens,

spot

readings, full aperture metering system .

FILM SIZE AND CAPACITY:

Perforated 35mm film in standard 20 or 36 ex-

posure cartridges.

STANDARD AUTOMATIC LENSES:

mamiyd

sekor

55mm

f/1.4

7 elements

5 groups

Angle

view: 43 ·

Accessory size:

mamiya

sekor

55mm

fl1.8

elements

in 5 groups

Angle

view: 43·

Accessory size: 52 mm

mamiya

sekor

50mm

f/2

6 elements in 4 groups

Angle

view: 47·

Accessory size:

LENS

MOUNT

Universal thread mount (42mm) with locking

pin.

SHUTTER :

Focal plane with speeds from 1

500

second

and B for time exposures.

EXPOSURE CONTROL:

CdS celi

positioned

on the back

the reflex

mirror (spot system) .

The

metering

system is cross coupled

the

shutter

speed

. control, film speed dial, and

diaphragm mechanism on all automatic

lenses.This system accurately measures light

at full aperture

withmamiya

sekor

lenses.With other universal thread mountlenses,

the

metering

system will operate

the

stop-down

mode.

METER SENSITIVITY:

ASA 25 to 3200 DIN 15 to 36

VIEWFINDER:

Pentaprism type with micro-diaprism center

spot

on Fresnel screen

for

rapid focusing. Brackets

visible in finder indicate location

spot

meter

reading area

(10%

fieI9).

Exposure needle and reference pOints indicate

necessary exposure adjustments.

FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION:

Two separate flash contacts are provided,

marked "

" and "X". Proper selection

terminals allows correct synchronization

for

all

types

flash pictures.

REFLEX MIRROR:

Instant return type

FILM ADVANCE:

Ratchet type·film advance lever transports film,

cocks

shutter, and advances exposure counter

in a single stroke (1600

)or

by anumber

shorter

strokes.

EXPOSURE COUNTER:

Progressive type, reads from "S" (start) to 36.

Counter automatically resets to "S" when film

compartment

door

opened.

DIMENSIONS:

Width : 5 31/32

(151

.5mm)

Height : 3

3/4

in.

(95

mm)

Thickness: With 55mm f/1 .4 lens 3

61/64

in.

(100

.5mm)

With 55mm f/1.8 lens 3

25/32

in.

(96mm)

With 50mm

112

lens: 3 3/

4in

. (95mm)

WEIGHT:

With 55mm f/1.4 lens: 33 oz. (9359)

With 55mm f/1 .8 lens:

3/16

oz. (885g)

With 50mm

f/2

lens: 30 5/16 oz.

(860g)

SHORT COURSE OF INSTRUCTIONS

Insert an Eveready

5-76

silver oxide

battery (or equivalent)

Load the film.

Pull up the rewind

knob

open the film

compartment

door,

drop

in the film cartridge

and push

down

the knob, turning

until it

drops

into

place

. Insert the end

the ·film

leader into the film

take-up

spool, making

sure the perforations along the film

edge

are

hooked

onto

the teeth

the sprocket.

Close the film

compartment

door

and

ad-

vance the film and press the shutter button

repeatedly until the number "

appears in

the Exposure

vnter Window.

Set the film speed.

Pull up the outer ring

the film speed dial

and turn it until the ASAIDIN number (or re-

presentative reference mark)

the film you

are using appears in the window opposite

the white index mark. .

Set the shuHer speed.

When outdoors

bright

hazy sunlight,

125

second is generally suitable for most

photographs.When indoors in a well lit room

1/60 second should be sufficient to capture

your subject, depending upon th.e film you

are using.

Focus on your subject

by rotating the focusing ring until the image

the center

the viewfinder screen ap-

pears sharp.

Set the exposure.

Aim the camera so that the bracketed

area falls upon the most important part

of the picture.

Center the exposure

meter

needle

be-

tween the brackets in the viewfinder by

turning the Aperture Ring

the Shutter

Speed Dial.

Compose your picture and press

the shuHer release buHon.

1 INSERTING THE BATTERY

l J

Open the battery compartment

door

on the base

the camera by

turning the

cover

counterclockwise with your thumb until the white

dot

aligns with the

letter

" (open).

Clean the battery contacts with a clean, dry cloth

assure they are

free

oil

dust which may interfere with making positive contact.

With the

(+)

sign facing you, insert the battery and replace the cover,

. tightening it with the thumb, turning it a one-quarter turn

the

opposite

direction

the arrow.

TURNING ON THE METER

To activate the cameras metering system, pull the Film Advance Lever

away from the camera

body

approximafely 1/2 inch until it clicks into

position. To

prevent

unnecessary drain on the battery,

lock

the

meter

in the

"OFF'

-position when the camera is not

use. Press the "OFF"

button on

top

the

Film Advance Lever and the lever will retract

to-

wards the

body.

2 LOADING THE FILM

A. Open the film compartment

door

by pulling up the Rewind Knob.

Drop the film cartridge into the compartment and rotate the Rewind

Knob until it drops down and locks the cartridge in place.

B. Insert the film

leader

into one

the slots in the Take-up

Spool.

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