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... @ Film cartridge chamber ® Film guide pin @ Film guide rails @ Data back contacts 2 ADR window @ Meter coupling lever @ Sync cord terminal @ Lens mounting index @ Focusing screen release latch @ Lens release button @ Reflex mirror @ Film sprockets ® Serial number ® Film anti-curl roller @ Locking catch @
... @ Film cartridge chamber ® Film guide pin @ Film guide rails @ Data back contacts 2 ADR window @ Meter coupling lever @ Sync cord terminal @ Lens mounting index @ Focusing screen release latch @ Lens release button @ Reflex mirror @ Film sprockets ® Serial number ® Film anti-curl roller @ Locking catch @
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... Memo holder 32 Infrared compensation index 32 Flash photography 33-35 Ready-light 34-35 ACCESSORIES 36-44 Interchangeable focusing screens 36- 37 Close-up equipment 38 Motor Drive MD-12 39 Nikon Speedlights 40 Data Back MF-16 41 Anti -Cold Battery Pack OB·2 42 Right-Angle Viewing Attachment DR...
... Memo holder 32 Infrared compensation index 32 Flash photography 33-35 Ready-light 34-35 ACCESSORIES 36-44 Interchangeable focusing screens 36- 37 Close-up equipment 38 Motor Drive MD-12 39 Nikon Speedlights 40 Data Back MF-16 41 Anti -Cold Battery Pack OB·2 42 Right-Angle Viewing Attachment DR...
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Nota: The meter reads the light over the entire focusing screen but not of shutter speed are usable. Then turn the shutter speed dial ® and/or lens aperture ring @ until the LED lamp for the symbol for correct exposure 0 lights up. -BASIC OPERATION-continued---------- 1l Set the correct exposure. • First, position your main subject at the center (i.e., the 12mm-diameter circle) of the field of lens aperture but has a distinct bias on the central 12mm-diameter area. 12 Intermediate settings of view inside the viewfinder. Important!
Nota: The meter reads the light over the entire focusing screen but not of shutter speed are usable. Then turn the shutter speed dial ® and/or lens aperture ring @ until the LED lamp for the symbol for correct exposure 0 lights up. -BASIC OPERATION-continued---------- 1l Set the correct exposure. • First, position your main subject at the center (i.e., the 12mm-diameter circle) of the field of lens aperture but has a distinct bias on the central 12mm-diameter area. 12 Intermediate settings of view inside the viewfinder. Important!
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Correct focus will then be secured. 13 Look through the viewfinder while turning the focusing ring until the two halves of the split image rangefinder coincide perfectly to form a single unbroken image and the image in the microprism grid appears sharp. 18 Focus on the subject • by rotating the lens focusing ring 46 • The FM2 is provided with the Type K2 focusing screen as standard.
Correct focus will then be secured. 13 Look through the viewfinder while turning the focusing ring until the two halves of the split image rangefinder coincide perfectly to form a single unbroken image and the image in the microprism grid appears sharp. 18 Focus on the subject • by rotating the lens focusing ring 46 • The FM2 is provided with the Type K2 focusing screen as standard.
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... the main subject is not centered within the frame , the result is measured by the 12 mm·diameter circle at the center of the Nikon FM2 adopts the centerweighted exposure measurement system in 1) with the same framing as above, the result is too bright with the exposure setting described in 2) and... mind. 2) Move the camera to center the main subject in the viewfinder (see Fig . 1). Exposure measurement in special cases The exposure meter of the focusing screen.
... the main subject is not centered within the frame , the result is measured by the 12 mm·diameter circle at the center of the Nikon FM2 adopts the centerweighted exposure measurement system in 1) with the same framing as above, the result is too bright with the exposure setting described in 2) and... mind. 2) Move the camera to center the main subject in the viewfinder (see Fig . 1). Exposure measurement in special cases The exposure meter of the focusing screen.
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... reference circle 2 3 4 V.lewflnder/vlewlng & focusing The conventional way of securing correct focus is suitable for subjects with the measured distance. Note: The FM2 viewfinder covers approx. 93 % of the image area of the actual photograph so the actual picture comes out larger tha n the image in the case... image in the viewfinder appears sharp. With AF Nikkor lenses: Set the lens' A-M ring or A-M switch to "M." 26 The K2 focusing screen that the picture comes out trimmed down in the viewfinder. -CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued--------- Fine mattel Fresnel outer field 2.
... reference circle 2 3 4 V.lewflnder/vlewlng & focusing The conventional way of securing correct focus is suitable for subjects with the measured distance. Note: The FM2 viewfinder covers approx. 93 % of the image area of the actual photograph so the actual picture comes out larger tha n the image in the case... image in the viewfinder appears sharp. With AF Nikkor lenses: Set the lens' A-M ring or A-M switch to "M." 26 The K2 focusing screen that the picture comes out trimmed down in the viewfinder. -CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued--------- Fine mattel Fresnel outer field 2.
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.... Remove the lens from the camera body. 2. To change focusing screens, follow this procedure: 1. Two optional focusing screens , Type B2 (matte/Fresnel with focusing spot) and Type E2 (matte/Fresnel with focusing spot and etched grid lines) are usable with the Nikon FM2 . Note: To avoid getting smudges... or fingerprints on the screen 's optical surface, do not handle the screen with the optional screens) under the focusing screen release latch ® at the top front of the mirror box...
.... Remove the lens from the camera body. 2. To change focusing screens, follow this procedure: 1. Two optional focusing screens , Type B2 (matte/Fresnel with focusing spot) and Type E2 (matte/Fresnel with focusing spot and etched grid lines) are usable with the Nikon FM2 . Note: To avoid getting smudges... or fingerprints on the screen 's optical surface, do not handle the screen with the optional screens) under the focusing screen release latch ® at the top front of the mirror box...
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...around the central split-image rangefinder spot. Especially useful for people who prefer to use the Type KlBlEscreen, you must make exposure compensation. 37 Focusing Screen Selector Qulde Type I I Name/style Features Split-image rangefinder/microprism system Suitable lor general photography. Matte system Works well for focusing , as is ...lenses having a maximum aperature slower than f/4 .5, the split-image range finder or microprism collar is the case with telephoto lenses. Consists of the screen, or when it is inconvenient to focus on the surrounding matte area.
...around the central split-image rangefinder spot. Especially useful for people who prefer to use the Type KlBlEscreen, you must make exposure compensation. 37 Focusing Screen Selector Qulde Type I I Name/style Features Split-image rangefinder/microprism system Suitable lor general photography. Matte system Works well for focusing , as is ...lenses having a maximum aperature slower than f/4 .5, the split-image range finder or microprism collar is the case with telephoto lenses. Consists of the screen, or when it is inconvenient to focus on the surrounding matte area.
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..., respectively. As for close -up photography, the depth of the lenses are attached to the FM2. These specially designed lenses for the PB-6, stop down to change magnifications continuously by extending the ...determination is advisable to use a close -up equipment The following are attached between the lens and camera body. Also, it is at the same time. 4) Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8, Micro-Nikkor 105mm fl2.8,...) or 1/ 1 lifesize (AF Micro-Nikkor lenses). Thus, you can change focusing screens) because it is linked to the automatic diaphragm of the accessories you should stop -...
..., respectively. As for close -up photography, the depth of the lenses are attached to the FM2. These specially designed lenses for the PB-6, stop down to change magnifications continuously by extending the ...determination is advisable to use a close -up equipment The following are attached between the lens and camera body. Also, it is at the same time. 4) Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8, Micro-Nikkor 105mm fl2.8,...) or 1/ 1 lifesize (AF Micro-Nikkor lenses). Thus, you can change focusing screens) because it is linked to the automatic diaphragm of the accessories you should stop -...
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Observe the following tips, and the FM2 will always work as perfectly as the day you bought it . Take the camera righ t away to the nea rest authorized Nikon dealer for a long time, take care tha t you leave no wiping ...traces. Make sure you wipe it with a cloth moistened with soft cotton moistened With a small amount of the camera body accidentally gets wet , its... ing may damage it . • Don't touch the reflex mirror or the focusing screen to prevent them from getting scratc hed .
Observe the following tips, and the FM2 will always work as perfectly as the day you bought it . Take the camera righ t away to the nea rest authorized Nikon dealer for a long time, take care tha t you leave no wiping ...traces. Make sure you wipe it with a cloth moistened with soft cotton moistened With a small amount of the camera body accidentally gets wet , its... ing may damage it . • Don't touch the reflex mirror or the focusing screen to prevent them from getting scratc hed .
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... camera : Usable film : Picture format: Lens mount: Shutter: Shutter speed settings : Self-timer: Viewfinder : Viewfinder display: Focusing screen : Mirror: 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) focal plane shutter camera Any cartridge-type 35 mm film 24mmx36mm Nikon F bayonet mount Vertical-travel, metal focal plane sh utter 1 sec _"' 1/4000 sec ., B (bulb) ; 14 fixed sett...
... camera : Usable film : Picture format: Lens mount: Shutter: Shutter speed settings : Self-timer: Viewfinder : Viewfinder display: Focusing screen : Mirror: 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) focal plane shutter camera Any cartridge-type 35 mm film 24mmx36mm Nikon F bayonet mount Vertical-travel, metal focal plane sh utter 1 sec _"' 1/4000 sec ., B (bulb) ; 14 fixed sett...