Instruction Manual
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... and easy-to any of the Nikon service facilities listed. Contact an authorized Nikon dealer or service center for more details. 3 Your Nikon F5 is fully guaranteed against any manufacturing defects for three full years from grey to black to indicate the selected focus area (with standard EC-B type focusing screen). • Exclusive new powerful motors and...
... and easy-to any of the Nikon service facilities listed. Contact an authorized Nikon dealer or service center for more details. 3 Your Nikon F5 is fully guaranteed against any manufacturing defects for three full years from grey to black to indicate the selected focus area (with standard EC-B type focusing screen). • Exclusive new powerful motors and...
Instruction Manual
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...100 SYNC TERMINAL 101 REMOTE TERMINAL 101 OPERATION WITH PERSONAL COMPUTER 102-103 SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SHUTTER SYSTEM 104 CHANGING CAMERA BACK 105 CHANGING VIEWFINDERS 106 CHANGING FOCUSING SCREENS 107 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 108-124 TTL AUTO FLASH-Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash and Standard TTL Flash 109-117 ... PHOTOGRAPHY 126 MISCELLANEOUS 127-168 LENS 128-131 ATTACHING NON-AI LENS 132 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 133-145 SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS IN AF 146-147 TROUBLESHOOTING 148-150 CAMERA CARE TIPS 151-153 NOTES ON BATTERIES 154 GLOSSARY 155-161 INDEX 162-163 SPECIFICATIONS 164-168 7...
...100 SYNC TERMINAL 101 REMOTE TERMINAL 101 OPERATION WITH PERSONAL COMPUTER 102-103 SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SHUTTER SYSTEM 104 CHANGING CAMERA BACK 105 CHANGING VIEWFINDERS 106 CHANGING FOCUSING SCREENS 107 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY 108-124 TTL AUTO FLASH-Automatic Balanced Fill-Flash and Standard TTL Flash 109-117 ... PHOTOGRAPHY 126 MISCELLANEOUS 127-168 LENS 128-131 ATTACHING NON-AI LENS 132 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 133-145 SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS IN AF 146-147 TROUBLESHOOTING 148-150 CAMERA CARE TIPS 151-153 NOTES ON BATTERIES 154 GLOSSARY 155-161 INDEX 162-163 SPECIFICATIONS 164-168 7...
Instruction Manual
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w Center-Weighted Metering e Spot Metering With approximately 75% of the meter's sensitivity is selected, shifting focus area also shifts Spot Metering area to corresponding position (with focusing screens other than EC-B/ECE-type.) Use this meter becomes useful in the scene. Nearly 100% of the... concentrated on the 12mm-dia. circle within the selected focus area of entire frame with EC-B/EC-E focusing screen only). 50 c In Center-Weighted Metering, the area that concentrates 75% of the picture's offcenter portion, use the camera's AE-L/AF-L button (see pages 72 and 73)....
w Center-Weighted Metering e Spot Metering With approximately 75% of the meter's sensitivity is selected, shifting focus area also shifts Spot Metering area to corresponding position (with focusing screens other than EC-B/ECE-type.) Use this meter becomes useful in the scene. Nearly 100% of the... concentrated on the 12mm-dia. circle within the selected focus area of entire frame with EC-B/EC-E focusing screen only). 50 c In Center-Weighted Metering, the area that concentrates 75% of the picture's offcenter portion, use the camera's AE-L/AF-L button (see pages 72 and 73)....
Instruction Manual
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...: At the default setting, shutter is activated, both focus and exposure. To change the shifting factor to a shutter speed/aperture combination, shutter speed, aperture, flash output level, select 11A, 10A, 01A or 00A. 18 Focusing screen compensation: To change the delay time to 2 to ...19-1. See the instruction manual of the focusing screen for the required compensation value. 19 Prolonged shutter speed: Long Time Exposures of X25o by...
...: At the default setting, shutter is activated, both focus and exposure. To change the shifting factor to a shutter speed/aperture combination, shutter speed, aperture, flash output level, select 11A, 10A, 01A or 00A. 18 Focusing screen compensation: To change the delay time to 2 to ...19-1. See the instruction manual of the focusing screen for the required compensation value. 19 Prolonged shutter speed: Long Time Exposures of X25o by...
Instruction Manual
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Number Function 17 Bracketing in Manual exposure mode 18 Focusing screen compensation 19 Prolonged shutter speed 20 TTL flash sync speed 21 AE-L/AF-L button 22 Aperture setting via Sub-Command Dial 23 > and < focus indicators 24 Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing Your option Default (shifts shutter speed) Shifts shutter speed/aperture combination, shutter...
Number Function 17 Bracketing in Manual exposure mode 18 Focusing screen compensation 19 Prolonged shutter speed 20 TTL flash sync speed 21 AE-L/AF-L button 22 Aperture setting via Sub-Command Dial 23 > and < focus indicators 24 Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing Your option Default (shifts shutter speed) Shifts shutter speed/aperture combination, shutter...
Instruction Manual
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See pages 133-134 for interchangeable viewfinders. • Make sure the viewfinder is released without a viewfinder attached, stray light may enter through the focusing screen and film may be fogged. • When removing a viewfinder, be careful not to its original level. Place the detached viewfinder on a soft, ... shooting. To attach the finder, slide the finder in , slide the viewfinder away from the lens. To remove the finder, turn the camera power off first and push the finder release button toward the finder and, while holding it in until it clicks into place. Make sure ...
See pages 133-134 for interchangeable viewfinders. • Make sure the viewfinder is released without a viewfinder attached, stray light may enter through the focusing screen and film may be fogged. • When removing a viewfinder, be careful not to its original level. Place the detached viewfinder on a soft, ... shooting. To attach the finder, slide the finder in , slide the viewfinder away from the lens. To remove the finder, turn the camera power off first and push the finder release button toward the finder and, while holding it in until it clicks into place. Make sure ...
Instruction Manual
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... down into place. 107 Place the detached finder screen on a soft, clean cloth. 3 To install a screen, simply insert the front edge under the rear edge of the screen and lift the focusing screen out. When removing a focusing screen, be careful not to the advanced EC-B-type screen supplied with the F5 camera, 13 other optional interchangeable focusing screens are available for the...
... down into place. 107 Place the detached finder screen on a soft, clean cloth. 3 To install a screen, simply insert the front edge under the rear edge of the screen and lift the focusing screen out. When removing a focusing screen, be careful not to the advanced EC-B-type screen supplied with the F5 camera, 13 other optional interchangeable focusing screens are available for the...
Instruction Manual
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... and Nikon lenses. LENS Lens Compatibility Chart With AF Nikkor lenses or some lenses cannot be used . Use the following table as a guide. * Exposure compensation is necessary depending on the focusing screen used with the Vibration Reduction function of f/3.5 or faster. Full manual focusing, or manual focusing with the F5's electronic rangefinder, is no longer available. 3) F5 camera...
... and Nikon lenses. LENS Lens Compatibility Chart With AF Nikkor lenses or some lenses cannot be used . Use the following table as a guide. * Exposure compensation is necessary depending on the focusing screen used with the Vibration Reduction function of f/3.5 or faster. Full manual focusing, or manual focusing with the F5's electronic rangefinder, is no longer available. 3) F5 camera...
Instruction Manual
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...Viewfinders In addition to the standard Multi-Meter Finder DP-30, the F5 accepts various other than EC-B/EC-E, Spot size is 6mm dia. *2) Five-segment Matrix Metering is available with the focus area. 133 To attach the finder, slide the finder as far ... 3D Color Matrix R T*2) T T Center-Weighted R R*3) T T Spot (size) R (4mm ø*1)) R*4) (3.2mm ø) R*4) (3mm ø) R (3mm ø) *1) With focusing screens other interchangeable viewfinders. Available metering systems depend upon the type of 12mm dia. See pages 49-50 for the exposure metering system and instruction manual...
...Viewfinders In addition to the standard Multi-Meter Finder DP-30, the F5 accepts various other than EC-B/EC-E, Spot size is 6mm dia. *2) Five-segment Matrix Metering is available with the focus area. 133 To attach the finder, slide the finder as far ... 3D Color Matrix R T*2) T T Center-Weighted R R*3) T T Spot (size) R (4mm ø*1)) R*4) (3.2mm ø) R*4) (3mm ø) R (3mm ø) *1) With focusing screens other interchangeable viewfinders. Available metering systems depend upon the type of 12mm dia. See pages 49-50 for the exposure metering system and instruction manual...
Instruction Manual
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... required compensation value for each focusing screen, see page 107. • Focusing screens for F4, F3, F2 or F series cannot be used with the F5. • When a Multi...focusing on changing focusing screens, see the instruction manual of the focusing screen may require compensation depending upon the focusing screen, lens, or teleconverter attached. To compensate the EV level of a focusing screen, use parallax for general photography. clear spot and cross hair. Type EC-E Matte field focusing screen with screens EC-B, EC-E, B, E, J, A and L. Interchangeable Focusing Screens Nikon...
... required compensation value for each focusing screen, see page 107. • Focusing screens for F4, F3, F2 or F series cannot be used with the F5. • When a Multi...focusing on changing focusing screens, see the instruction manual of the focusing screen may require compensation depending upon the focusing screen, lens, or teleconverter attached. To compensate the EV level of a focusing screen, use parallax for general photography. clear spot and cross hair. Type EC-E Matte field focusing screen with screens EC-B, EC-E, B, E, J, A and L. Interchangeable Focusing Screens Nikon...
Instruction Manual
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... may damage the optical glass if used for the front lens element. To avoid damage, hold the blower upright with ethanol (alcohol) or lens cleaner. CAMERA CARE TIPS 1. Caution! Do not touch the camera's reflex mirror or focusing screen.
... may damage the optical glass if used for the front lens element. To avoid damage, hold the blower upright with ethanol (alcohol) or lens cleaner. CAMERA CARE TIPS 1. Caution! Do not touch the camera's reflex mirror or focusing screen.
Instruction Manual
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Flexible Program 68 Focus Area 38 Focus Lock 70 Focusing Screen 107 Illumination Switch 96 Lens Mounting lens 17 Removing lens 18 Lens compatibility -----------128 Non-AI lens 132 Long Time Exposure 84 Manual Focus 45 Manual Exposure Mode ----------64 To obtain meter reading ---------75 Mirror Lockup Lever 99 Multiple Exposure 86 Optional Accessories -----------133 Rear...
Flexible Program 68 Focus Area 38 Focus Lock 70 Focusing Screen 107 Illumination Switch 96 Lens Mounting lens 17 Removing lens 18 Lens compatibility -----------128 Non-AI lens 132 Long Time Exposure 84 Manual Focus 45 Manual Exposure Mode ----------64 To obtain meter reading ---------75 Mirror Lockup Lever 99 Multiple Exposure 86 Optional Accessories -----------133 Rear...
Instruction Manual
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...exposure lock Multiple exposure Shutter Shutter speeds Viewfinder Eyepoint Eyepiece shutter Focusing screen With exposure compensation button; ±5 EV range, in 1/3 steps); interchangeable with 13 other optional screens Viewfinder information LCD shows metering system, focus indication, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, electronic analog ...30, 6X High-Magnification Finder DW-31 and Waist-Level Finder DW-30 Approx. 20.5mm Provided Nikon advanced EC-B-type screen; fixed eyelevel pentaprism high-eyepoint type; 0.7X magnification with 50mm lens set to first frame when...
...exposure lock Multiple exposure Shutter Shutter speeds Viewfinder Eyepoint Eyepiece shutter Focusing screen With exposure compensation button; ±5 EV range, in 1/3 steps); interchangeable with 13 other optional screens Viewfinder information LCD shows metering system, focus indication, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, electronic analog ...30, 6X High-Magnification Finder DW-31 and Waist-Level Finder DW-30 Approx. 20.5mm Provided Nikon advanced EC-B-type screen; fixed eyelevel pentaprism high-eyepoint type; 0.7X magnification with 50mm lens set to first frame when...