Instruction Manual for Flikon Camera

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CONTENTS
CLOSE.UP PHOTOGRAPHY. . 43-44
F L A S HP H O T O G R A P I { Y . .....45-49
A c c e s s o rS yhoe. ....47
IilPORTA]{T!.... ......19 Viewfinderready-light. 48-49
c o N r R o l s t N D E r A r ' i . . .. . . . : . . . . . . . .... 20-42 ACCESSORTES. .50-58
ShutterSpeed/ModeSelectorDial.. . 20-21 Interchangeable FocusingScreens . 50-51
E x p o s u r e m e t e r isnygs t e m . .......21 E l e c t r o n iF
c l a s hU n i t s. .... 52
Exposureindications ....:. ......22 Motor DriveMD-12 . .. 53
Automaticexposure photography- D a t aB a c kM F - 1 6 . .. . 54
aperturepriorityshooting. . .23-24 A n t i - C o l dB a t t e r yP a c kD B - 2 . .... . 55
Automatic exposurephotography- CableReleaseAR-3. ....i.......55
shutterspeedpriorityshooting . . . 24 R i g h t - A n g l e V i e wA i ntgt a c h m e nDt R - 3 . ........ 56
Manualexposurephotography.... .25-27 E y e p i e cM e a g n i f i eDr G - 2 . ........ 56
S t o p - D o wE n x p o s u rMe easurement.... ....... 28 R u b b eEr y e c u p . .....56
EV Rangeof the Gamera . . . . 29-31 EyepieceCorrectionLenses . .. . .. 56
ShutterReleaseButton . ... 32 Filters. ....... 57
F i l m A d v a n cLee v e r . .......33 L e n sH o o d s . . . . . .. -.57
FrameGounter. .....33 C a m e r aC a s e s . ..... 58
A S A / I S OF i l mS p e e dD i a l .. ... . .. 34 Neckstraps . .. 58
ExposureCompensation.. .......35 C o m p a r t m e nCta s e s . ......58
ExposureCompensationDial 35-36 T I P S ( , 1 { B A T T E R YU S E . ....59
M e m o r yL o c k . .... . . 37 TIPSONCAMERACARE .....60-61
Depth-of-Field PreviewLever. 38-39 SPECTFTCAT|ONS 62-63
MultipleExposureLever. . ..40
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FOREWORD
Gongratulations!Younow own the fastestSLR cameraon the
markettoday.With a maximum shutter speed of 1/4000sec.,
you can halt the most fleeting action literally in its tracks.
Complementedby a flash synchronization speedof 1/250sec.,
the fastest in 35mm SLR photography,the FE2 makes it easy
to fill in the shadows in strong daylight.These speeds are
made possible by Nikon's advanced camera technology,
employinglightweighthoneycomb-etched, vertical-traveling,
titaniumshuttercurtains.
In addition to aperture-priorityautomatic exposure from
1/4000sec. to 8 sec., the FE2 offers full manual exposure
control with accuracy ensured by digital quartz timing. The
cameraalso has a battery power-savingfeature:a light touch
of the lockable shutter release button activates the meter,
which then automaticallyswitchesoff 16secondslater.
Other exciting features include three bright interchangeable
focusing screens,automatic TTL flash photographywith a
Nikondedicatedflash unit, plus rapid film advanceup to 3.2
framesper secondwith a motor drive.
lic obtain the best results,keep this instructionmanual handy
until you've become thoroughlyfamiliar with the FE2'soper-
ation.A few minutes wisely investednow will pay off later in
manyyearsof rewardingphotographicexperiences.

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1 5 V a l k a l i n e - m a n g a n ebsaet t e r i e s( g V )
Cautran: Keep batteries away f rom rntants and
small children In case a battery rs accrdentally
swallowed, call a doctor rmmediately as the
material inside the battenes can cause ser/ous
problems
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u p t h e a p e r t u r e / d r s t a n c ei n d e x o n t h e leasebuttofl 2a, {g;p the lens mounting l e v e r 4 3c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s ew i t h y o u r f i n g e r ,
l e n s s qw i t h t h e l e n s m o u n t i n g i n d e x o n r i n gi r c l o c k w i s u
e n t i tl h e l e n sc o m e so f f pull up the film rewindknob zr Then lifl
the camera body zs Then twist the lens up further until the camera back pops
m o u n t i n gr i n g c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s eu n t i l t h e open
lens clicks into olace Confirm that the
aperture/distance i n d e xi s r i g h to n t o p
Notes;
1) When changtng lenses wrth frlm loaded rn the camera, be careful nol to expose the mrrror box
lo direct sunlrght
2) Thrs camera rs clesrgnedexclustvely for use with At /enses Non.At tenses cannol lle used
wilh a lew exceptrons. p/ease reter to page 19 f or more cletarls

P o s i t i o nt h e f i l m c a r t r r d g e i n t h e
film cartridgechamber u wtth the film r c r o s st h e c a m e r aa n d i n
P u l tl h e l e a d e a
l e a d e rp o i n t i n gt o w a r d s t h e t a k e u p s p o o l , s e r t i t i n t o a n y o n e o f t h e s l o t si n t h e Turnthe takeupspool slightlywith your
and push the rewind knob back down to takeupspool f i n g e r s, o t h a t t h e f i r s to r s e c o n dp e r f o -
s e c u r e t h e c a r t r r d g ei n p l a c e rationat the bottomedge of the film is
Notes: engagedwith the smalltoothat the bot-
1) Youcan useany 35mm film cartndgeavail' tom oJthe slotin the takeuosooolandthe
ableon the market too and bottom oerforationsmesh se-
D Avordloadingfilm in direct sunlight lf there c u r e l vw i t ht h ef i l ms o r o c k e t s
ls no snade avarlable,turn your back to the
sunand use your own shadowto shieldthe
camera

P u l lo u t a n d w i n d t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r .
m a k i n gs u r e t h e p e r f o r a t i o n so n b o t h f i l m
edges are securely engaged with the
s p r o c k e tt e e t h a n d t h e f i l m i s a d v a n c e d
properly Also confirm that the film is
l o c a t e dp r o p e r l yb e t w e e n b o t h f i l m g u i d e
r a i l sr z a n d t h e r e i s n o f i l m s l a c k

F o l d o u t t h e f t l m r e w i n dc r a n k + z
S n a pt h e c a m e r a b a c k s h u t a n d r o t a t e i t g e n t l y i n t h e d i r e c t i o no f t h e Lrftup the ASA/lSO film speed ring and
arrow on the film rewind knob until you r o t a t e i t i n e i t h e r d i r e c t i o nu n t i l t h e i n d e x
feel a slight resistance Then fold the dot +r is opposite the film speed in use
crankback rn Make sure the exposure compensation
dial ro is set at O These actionsare es-
s e n t i a lt o a c t i v a t et h e c a m e r a s e x p o s u r e
meter for correct exposure of the film
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Notes;
1) The film speed ls printed on the film carton
and the cartridgeitselt
2 lf the exposurecompensatrondral rs not at
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T h e f i l m a d v a n c el e v e rd o u b l e sa s a s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n l o c k .
t o u n l o c kt h e s h u t t e rr e l e a s eb u t t o n z , p u l l o u t t h e f i t m a d v a n c e
l e v e r t o t h e s t a n d o f f p o s i t i o na s s h o w n i n t h e p h o t o T o d i s p o s e T h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e b u t t o n a c t i v a t e st h e
o f t h e f i r s t f e w f r a m e s e x p o s e dd u r i n g f i l m l o a d i n g ,c o n t i n u et o exposure meter when lightly pressed
a l t e r n a t e l ya d v a n c e t h e f i l m a n d d e p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e The meter stays on for approx 16 sec
b u t t o n u n t i lt h e f r a m e c o u n t e r r e a c h e sf r a m e " l " C h e c k t h a t after you have taken your finger off the
t h e r e w r n dk n o b i s r o t a t i n g ,i n d r c a t i n gt h e f i l m h a s b e e n l o a d e d
button
c o r r e c t l ya n d i s b e i n g a d v a n c e d l f t h e k n o b d o e s n o t r o t a t e .
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Notes:
1) Settheshutterspeed/mode selectordral rs to A or a fastshutterspeed
whilemakrngblankexposures
2 Up to frame '1," the meterneedlern the viewfrnderdoesnot moveand
thistndicatesthat the meter ts not functronrno, thereforedo not take
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While looking through the viewfinder tz after switchlng
the exposure meter on, if the black meter needle swings into the Rotatethe shutterspeeddialuntilthe "A" is oppositethe shutter
shutter speed scale range, this indicates that the exposure s p e e d / m o d ien d e x5 / T h e b u i l t - i nl o c k i n gm e c h a n i s m ensures
meter is working properly t h a tt h e d i a lc a n n o tb e a c c i d e n t a l sl yh i f t e df r o m t h e " A " ( a u t o
Notes.' p o s i t i o)nd ur i n gs h o o t i n g .
1) When the shutter speed dialis set at B (BulD or M250 0 tZS) sec ), tne Note: The Nikon FE2 camera has one more shootrng mode besides
black meter needle doesn'1 move, therefore You cannot check the aperture-priority auto exposure: manual operation For details about
battertes Be sure to set the dral to another positlon lf the black meter shooting in this mode, refer to pages 25-26
needle still doesn l move. etther the batlery is improperly inslalled
(in whtch case vou should install it properll or battery power rs not
sufficient (in whrch case you should cnange the battery)
D You cannot check the batterv Dower until the f rame counter reaches
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T u r nt h e l e n s a p e r t u r er i n g u n t i lt h e d e s i r e df - n u m b e r Many blurred shots are caused by unsteady holdingof
i s o p p o s i t et h e a p e r t u r e / d i s t a n c e
i n d e xo n t h e l e n s T h e s e l e c t e d t h e c a m e r a B a s i c h o l d i n gp o s t u r e :U s e y o u r l e f t h a r r dt o c r a d l e
f - n u m b r e ar p p e a r s i n t h e v r e w f i n d e rt h r o u g h t h e A D R ( a p e r t u r e the camera, with your fingers wrapped around the lens and
d r r e c t r e a d o u t )w i n d o w f o r c o n v e n i e n tr e f e r e n c e I n t e r m e d i a t e elbow propped against your body for support, as you look
s e t t r n g so n t h e l e n s a p e r t u r er i n g c a n b e u s e d through the viewfinder Use you right hand's rndex frnger to
U s e t h e f o l l o w i n gs u g g e s t r o n sa s a g u r d e i n s e t t i n gt h e f / s t o po n d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n a n d y o u r t h u m b t o w i n d t h e
the lens (when a 50mm f/1 4 is used with ASA/ISO IOOfitm film advance lever Wrap the other fingers of your right hand
s p e e d) around the camera body You can adapt this basrc posture to
O u t d o o r s( c l o u d y ) :I l 2 B , - f l 5 6 b o t h h o r i z o n t a l a n d v e r t i c a l - f o r m a ts h o o t i n g T o h o l d t h e c a m e r a
O u t d o o r s( c l e a r ) f: / 5 6 - f / 1 1 steady, it is advisableto lean on or against something strong
O u t d o o r s( c l e a ra t t h e b e a c h o r r n t h e m o u n t a i n s ) f: / i l - f / 1 6 and stable(eg, a wall) Also, you can look through the view-
Note: Thedepthof freldas wellas the shutterspeedcan be controlledby f i n d e rw i t h t h e r i g h t o r l e f t e y e , w i t h t h e o t h e r e y e o p e n o r c l o s e d
your selectionof the shootrngaperture For more rnformatron, refer to
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The FE2 is providedwith the fype K2 focustngscreen tl O u t s i d e ' e x p o s u r er a n g e 7, B (Bulb)
as standard f o r a l l - p u r p o speh o t o g r a p hW y h i l el o o k i n gt h r o u g h w a r n r n gm a r k s :8, I-numberIn use
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t h ev i e wifn d e rc, o m p o s ey o u rp h o t ow i t ht h e m a i ns u b l e c t nt h e
, 3 1S h u t t e rs p e e d s c a l e J 0 3 m m d i a s p l i t - i m a g se p o t
c e n t e rt o a s s u r ec o r r e c te x p o s u r eT h e nt u r n t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g 1 , 4 . t S h u t t e rs p e e d / m o d e i n d i c a t i o nn e e d l e l l I m m - w t o em r c r o p n s mc o l l a r
o f t h e l e n s r ? u n t i lt h e s u b l e c lt o o k sc l e a r F o r p r e c i s ep i n p o i n t i5) M e t e r n e e d l e 12.12mm dra area
f o c u s r n go n s u b j e c t sw i t h d i s t i n c tc o n t o u r s u , se the central to, M250
s p l i ti m a g er a n g e f i n d e tru; r n t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g u n t i l t h e s p l i t
i m a g eb e c o m e sw h o l e( R ) f o r r a p i df o c u s i n ga n d f o r s u b j e c t s
w i t h r n d i s t i n cot u t l i n e s u, s e t h e m i c r o p r i s mc o l l a r ;t u r n t h e Notes;
f o c u s i n gr i n g u n t i lt h e s h i m m e r i n igm a g eb e c o m e ss h a r p( B ) 1) The shutter speed scale in the viewf inder rs color coded black numbers
indicate reciprocal shutter speeds ie 60 means 1/60 sec , whrle red
W h e nt a k i n gc l o s e - u p o s r m a c r o p h o t o g r a pohrys h o o t i n gw i t h
shows actual shuller speeds
t e l e p h o t ol e n s e so f m a x i m u ma p e r t u r e so f a p p r o x f 1 4 5 o r 2) The finder coverage of the FE2 is approx 93o/o The actual rmage srze
s m a l l e rt ,h e s p l i ti m a g es p o ta n d m i c r o p r i s m c o l l a ra r e l i k e l yt o will be slightly larger than the image seen tn the viewlinder.
d a r k e nT h e r e f o r eu,s et h e m a t t ep o r t i o no f t h e s c r e e n ; t u r n the
focusing r i n gu n t i tl h e i m a g el o o k ss h a r p( C )
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r e l e a s eb u t t o nh a l f w a yT h e s h u t t e rs p e e d , i n a c c o r d a n c w
e i t h t r a n s p o rtth e f i l m t o t h e n e x tf r a m ea n d r e a d yt h e c a m e r af o r
t h es u b l e c t b r r g h t n e s i
s s ,t h e n i n d r c a t e idn s i d e
t h e v i e w ifn d e rb y t h e n e x t s h o t D o n o t a p p l ye x c e s s i v ep r e s s u r ei n w i n d i n gt h e
the black m e t e r n e e d l e l f t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d n e e d l ep o t n t s lever
above1/30sec , depressthe shutterreleasebuttonall the way. Note: Don't press the f rlm rewind button 4ii, or certarn f rames may be
l f t h e s h u t t e sr p e e di s 1 / 3 0s e c .o r b e l o wt,u r nt h e a p e r t u r er i n g double exposed
on the lensto makethe speedat leastabove 1/30 sec lf you
cannotobtainsucha speed,referto gage24
Notes;
1) A blurred photo may result if you take the shot at a shutter speed
between 1/30 sec and I sec
2) tf the black meter needle rs on either of the red exposure warning
marks. the shutter speed ls out of the meterrng range ln lhls case,
you cannot obtatn the correct exposure See page 24 for more details
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A f t e r t h e l a s t e x p o s u r eh a s b e e n m a d e , t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r t u r nt h e c a m e r au p s i d ed o w na n d p r e s st h e f i l m r e w i n db u t t o n
w o n ' t m o v e T h e n p u s h t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r f l u s h a g a i n s tt h e Youdon'thaveto depressthe buttonall theway
camera body By so doing the shutter release button is locked
and keeps the exposure meter switched off This action pre-
v e n t s i n a d v e r t e n st h u t t e rr e l e a s e
Note: Even if the black meter needle remainsinside the shutter speed
scale after the meter switch is off, it will automatically
be switchedoff
in approx 76sec , and the exposuremeasuringcircuit will simultaneously
be cut off
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a n d t u r n i t g e n t l y i n t h e d i r e c t i o no f t h e O p e n t h e c a m e r a b a c k b y p u l l i n gu p t h e
a r r o wu n t i l y o uf e e l a n i n c r e a s ei n t e n s i o n rewind knob and take out the film car
G i v e i t a f e w m o r e t u r n s u n t i lI h e t e n s i o n t r i d g e A v o i d u n l o a d i n gi n d i r e c t s u n l i g h t
i s g o n e a n d t h e c r a n k t u r n s f r e e l y ,t n d t l f t h e r e i s n o s h a d e a v a i l a b l e ,t u r n y o u r
cating the film leader is rewound com- back to the sun and use your own shadow
p l e t e l yb a c k i n t o t h e c a r t r t d g e t o s h i e l dt h e c a m e r a
Note: Do not open the cameraback beforefilm
rewindingis completed

T h e N i k o n F E 2 i s a n A l - t y p e ( A u t o m a t i c M a x i m u m A p e r t u r e I n d e x i n g )c a m e r a
w h t c h p e r f o r m s f u l l a p e r t u r e m e t e r i n g w i t h A l - t y p e l e n s e s s u c h a s A l - N i k k o ra n d
Nikon Senes E lenses The aperture rings of these lensesare fitted with meter
c o u p l t n gr t d g e s 3 7( s e e i l l u s t r a t i o n1 ) A l m o s t a l l l e n s e sn o w m a n u f a c t u r e db y N i k o n
a r e t h e A l t y p e H o w e v e r .p l e a s ec o n fi r m w h e t h e ro r n o t y o u r l e n s i s A l b e f o r e u s i n g
t t w t t h t h e F E 2 .A l N i k k o rl e n s e sa r e i d e n t i f r e db y t h e t w o h o l e si n t h e m e t e r c o u p l i n g
s h o e r o( s e e i l l u s t r a t i o 2n )
A l t h o u g ha l m o s t a l l N r k k o rl e n s e s t h a t h a v e t h e N i k o n b a y o n e t m o u n t , a s w e l l a s
N i k o n S e r t e s E l e n s e s .c a n b e m o u n t e d o n t h e F E 2 , t h e c a m e r a c a n n o t b e u s e d
w t t h N t k k o rl e n s e st h a t h a v e n o t y e t b e e n m o d i f i e dt o o f f e r t h e A l f a c i l r t yn o r w i t h
a f e w s p e c i a l - p u r o o s lee n s e s .b e c a u s e t h e F E 2 ' s m e t e r c o u p l i n gl e v e r i s f r x e d a n d
t h e F E 2 d o e s n o t h a v e a m i r r o r l o c k u p m e c h a n i s m F o r p a r t i c u l a r s ,r e f e r t o t h e
t a b l eb e l o w
F s h e y eN k L o r6 m m f / 5 6 Not usable
F s h e y eN k k o r 1 0 r n mf / 5 6 O P
P C N r k k o r2 8 m m f / 4 H t s c a m e r a s m e t e r c o u p l i n gl e v e r S e r i a lN o 1 B O 9 Oa1n d h l g h u s a b l e
Llrl- r dmo d \ relc, S e r i a N o 9 0 6 2 0 1a n d h t g h e ru s a b l e

P C - Nk k o r i l 5 m m f / 2 B Couortng cve'
S e r i a lN o 8 5 1 0 0 0 a n d l o w e r u s a b l e
R e fl e x - N r k k o1r 0 0 0m m f / 1 1 f tl .d-ora , - €1 t r ' , O U D ] r n gc V o ' S e r i a N o 1 4 3 0 0 2a n d h i g h e ru s a b l e
R e fe x N k k o r 2 0 0 0 m m f / l l H l t s c a m e r a ' sm e t e r c o u p l i n gl e v e r S e r i a lN o 2 0 0 3 11 a n d h i g h e ru s a b l e
Z o o m - N i k k o2r 0 0 6 0 0 m m f / 9 5 H t s c a m e r a s m e t e r c o u p l i n gl e v e r S e r l a lN o 3 0 0 4 9 1 a n d h g h e r u s a b l e
Z o o m N r k k o rE D 1 8 0 6 0 0 m m l / B H i t s c a m e r a s m e t e r c o u p l i n gl e v e r S e r a l N o 17 4 16 7 a n d h i g h e ru s a b i e
Z o o m N k k o r E D 3 6 0 1 2 0 0 m mf / 1 1 H i t s c a m e r as m e t e r c o u p l i n ge v e r S e r a l N o 17 4 0 8 8 a n d h i g h e r u s a b l e
F o c u sn q U n t lA U H r t sc a m e r as m e t e r c o u p ln g l e v e r Not usable
C l h e r N r k k o rl e n s e st h a t h a v en o t
H t s c a r n e r a ' sm e t e r c o u p l n g l e v e r R e q u i r e sA l m o d i fi c a t o n
b e e n r n o dl r e dt o o f f e r t h e A l l a c i l i t y
Note: The modif icatron at reasonable cost of most non-Al /enses having a meter coupling
prong is avarlable for the convenience of Nikkor /ens users For further rnformation concernino
Al lens modification, please contact your local authorized Nrkondealer
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A (Autol :
T h e N i k o n F E 2 o f f e r s a p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t ya u t o m a t i c m o d e o p e r -
U sed for apertureprror ityautomati mo
c de shooi ingY ou
a t r o na n d m a n u a l c o n t r o l o f a l l s h u t t e rs p e e d s f r o m B t o 1 / 4 0 0 0
manual ly
set the f/stopfi rst:thenthe cameraautomati ca ll
s e l e c t s t h e m a t c h i n g e l e c t r o n i c a l l yc o n t r o l l e d s h u t t e r s p e e d
s e c , i n c l u d r n gt h e M 2 5 O( m e c h a n i c a l l yc o n t r o l l e d - 1 / 2 5 0 s e c )
and B (bulb) settings To set the desired shooting mode or s t e p l e s s l yb e t w e e nB a n d 1 / 4 0 0 0s e c , d e p e n d i n go n t h e s c e n e
shrrller sneed rotate the shrrttersneed/mode selector dial u P v v
b r i g h t n e s sa n d t h e f i l m s p e e d i n u s e
v v v v v .
u n t i lt h e d e s i r e ds e t t i n gc l i c k - s t o p so p p o s r t et h e s h u t t e r s p e e d / t I4OOO-8 sec. (Manual l:

m o d e i n d e x A t t h e A s e t t r n g ,a l o c k i n gm e c h a n i s m i s p r o v i d e d Used for full manual control of both f/stoo and shutter soeed,
t o p r e v e n t a c o d e n t a l s h i f t i n go f t h e s e t t i n g T o r o t a t e t h e d i a l A l l s i x t e e ns p e e d s i n d i c a t e do n t h e d i a l a r e a v a i l a b l ew i t h t i m i n g
f r o m t h e A s e t t r n g ,d e p r e s s t h e l o c k b u t t o n a r ,p r o v i d e d N o t e a c c u r a c y a s s u r e db y a q u a r t z o s c i l l a t o rY e l l o wn u m b e r s o n t h e
that shutter speeos between engraved numbers (i e inter- d i a l i n d i c a t ea c t u a l s h u t t e r s p e e d s , w h i l e w h i t e o n e s a r e r e c i -
m e c l i a l es n e e d s )c a n n n l h c r r s e d S i n r : ev o u C a n S e e t h e s h u t t e r
u v v v v u / v , ' ' v v \
p r o c a l s ,i e , 2 m e a n s 1 / 2 s e c , a n d 4 0 0 0 m e a n s 1 / 4 0 0 0s e c l h e
t
s p e e d i n u s e r n s i d et h e v r e w f r n d e rr,t ' s n o t n e c e s s a r yt o l o o k a t 250 is indicatedwith red which means the fastest sync speed
t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d d i a l a s y o u t u r n i t T h e d i a l h a s t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r a n e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h u n i t A o n e - s t o p c h a n g e w i l l e i t h e r h a l v e
settinqs o r d o u b l e t h e e x p o s u r e ;e . g , a s h u t t e r s p e e d o I 1 1 1 2 5s e c l e t s
in twice as much light as a settingof 1/250 sec and half as
m u c h l i q h ta s 1 / 6 0 s e c .
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A(Auto)
M250
B( B u l b )
M250 (Mechanical- 1/,250 sec.l:

A t t h i ss e t t i n gt,h e s h u t t e or p e r a t e m
s e c h a n i c a lal yt 1 / 2 5 0s e c
T h e N i k o n F E 2 e m p l o y s a t h r o u g h . t h et e n s ( f f f ) center-
t h i s i s u s e dw h e n t h e b a t t e r yi s e x h a u s t e d a n d o t h e rs h u t t e r
w e i g h t e df u l l a p e r t u r e e x p o s u r e m e t e r i n g s y s t e m w h i c h m e a s -
speedmodesare notoperable
u r e s t h e l i g h t p a s s i n gt h r o u g h t h e l e n s a t m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e ,
B (Butbl: t h u s a s s u r i n ga b r i g h t f i n d e r i m a g e d u r i n g s h o o t i n g E x p o s u r e
A t t h i sm e c h a n i c asle t t i n gt,h e s h u t t e rc u r t a i n si r 9r e m a i no p e n m e a s u r e m e n t
e m p h a s i s i s p l a c e d e s p e c i a l l yo n t h e b r i g h t n e s s
as long as you depressthe shutterreleasebutton.B is es- i n t h e 1 2 m m d i a . c e n t r a la r e a , a l t h o u g ht h e m e t e r r e a d s t h e l i g h t
p e c r a l l yu s e f u lf o r m a k i n gl o n g t i m e e x p o s u r e sw i t h a c a b l e
over the entire focusing screen Correct exposure is assured
releaseanda triood w h e n t h e m a i n s u b j e c ti s p l a c e d i n t h i s c e n t r a la r e a
a1
al

(t_:Outside
exposure range warninq marks
. 2 , ' A( A u t o )
1 3S. h u t t e r s p e e d s c a l e
i 4 .S h u t t e r s p e e d / m o d e i n d r c a t r o nn e e d l e
! 5 ,M e t e r n e e d i e
1.0, M250
i7 B (Butb)
i 8 . ,-f n u m b e r i n u s e
Shutter speedtmode indicator needle

T h e e x p o s u r ei n d i c a t i o n sa p p e a r n g o n t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d / m o d e T h i s g r e e n n e e d l e m o v e s a c c o r d i n g l ya s y o u t u r n t h e s h u t t e r
s c a l e a t t h e l e f t h a n d s r d e o f t h e v r e w f r n d e r n d i c a t et h e n e c e s - s p e e d / m o d es e l e c t o rd r a l F o r e x a m p l e ,t u r n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d /
s a r y i n f o r m a t i o nf o r t h e c o r r e c t e x p o s u r e A l s o t h e f / s t o p i n u s e m o d e s e l e c t o rd i a l t o A a n d t h e i n d i c a t r o nm o v e s t o t h e A p o s i -
a p p e a r st h r o u g ht h e A D R w i n d o w z oa b o v et h e v i e w fi n d e rf r a m e t i o n t o i n d i c a t ea u t o m a t i co p e r a t i o n
Meter needle Outside-exposure- range warning marks
A s s o o n a s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n i s d e p r e s s e dh a l f w a y t o B o t h t h e u p p e r a n d l o w e r p o r t i o n so f t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d s c a l e
s w r t c ho n t h e m e t e r t h e b i a c k n e e d l e a u t o m a t i c a l l ys w i n g s u p a r e i n r e d t o i n d i c a t ea n e x p o s u r et h a l i s o u t s i d e t h e r n e t e r ' s
t o s h o w t h e c o r r e c t s h u t t e r s p e e d , a c c o r d r n gt o t h e s u b l e c t range lf the black meter needle rs located rn ertherof these
b r i g h t n e s sa n d t h e f / s t o p s e t o n t h e l e n s P l e a s en o t e t h a t t h e r e d a r e a s a f t e r m e t e r i n g ,a d j u s t t h e f / s t o p o n t h e l e n s u n t i l t h e
n e e d l ed o e s n t m o v e b e f o r e t h e f r a m e c o u n t e r r e a c h e s f r a m e needlemoves out of these areas
" 1 " o r w h e n t h e s h u t t e rs o e e d im o d e s e l e c t o rd i a l i s s e t a t M 2 5 0 F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o nr e f e r t o o a o e 2 4
orB
LL

ffiryrys'.*-
Shooting on auto
1) Setthe shutterspeed/mode selectordialat A.
Z) Setthedesiredf/stopon the tens
Withthe FE2setat A, yousetectthe f /stopandthe electronicarry
3) Lookthroughthe viewfinder andplacethe mainsublectin the
c o n t r o l l emd e t e r i n gc i r c u i tm a t c h e si t w i t ht h e c o r r e c ts t e p l e s s
s h u t t e rs p e e d T h e A m o d e i s e s p e c i a l l yu s e f u l ,b e c a u s ei t center of the f rame.
4 ) P u l lo u t t h e f i l m a d v a n c el e v e ra n d d e p r e s st h e s h u t t e rr e -
a l l o w sy o u t o c o n t r o dl e p t ho f f i e l dw h i l eu s i n gt h e c a m e r ao n
leasebuttonhalfway
automaticto assureperfectexposure.Deeperdepth of field
(or a greatetzoneof sharpfocusin frontof and behindthe marn 5 ) C o n f i r mt h e p o s i t i o o
n f t h e m e t e rn e e d l el.f t h e s h u t t e sr o e e o
i s a b o v e 1 / 3 0 s e c . ,b u t n o t o v e r 1 / 4 O OsOe c , d e o r e s st h e
subject)is achievedas you stopdownthe lensto smalleraper-
shutterreleasebuttonall the way The correctexposurewill
t u r e s( i n d i c a t e d
b y n u m e r i c a l l lya r g e rf - n u m b e r s )S. h a l l o w e r
be obtained.
d e p t ho f f i e l d( w h e r et h e f o c u si s r e s t r i c t etdo t h e m a i ns u b i e c t )
resultswhen largeraperturesare used (Referto page 38 for
m o r ei n f o r m a t i o)n
z5

Possible Set the
p i c t u r eb l u r desired
speed by
t u r n i n gt h e
lens aperture
ring(e.9.,
set to 1/125
sec.).
When the meter needleis between 1/30 and B sec the ptc-
t u r e w i l l p r o o a b l yc o m e o u t b l u r r e d i f y o u a t t e m p t t o t a k e t h e
s h o t w h i l e h a n d h o l d i n gt h e c a m e r a I n t h i s c a s e , t u r n t h e
a p e r t u r e r r n g t o o b t a i n a l a r g e r a p e r t u r e l f a f t e r o p e n t n gu p
For shootingmovingsubjects,the FE2 also enablesyou to
the lens all the way, the shutter speed does not go above
selectthe shutterspeedon Autoeitherto f reezethe actionand
producesharpoutlineswith a fastershutterspeed,or to cause
1 / 3 0 s e c , u s e a t r i p o dt o s t e a d y t h e c a m e r a A s a l t e r n a t i v e s ,
an intentional blurby choosinga slowershutterspeed Tooper-
u s e e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h o r c h a n g e t o a h i g h e rs p e e d f i l m
l f t h e m e t e r n e e d l ei s i n t h e u p p e rw a r n i n ga r e a , u s e a s m a l l e r ate the FE2 in this way, depressthe shutter releasebutton
a p e r t u r e l f, a f t e r y o u h a v e s t o p p e d t h e l e n s d o w n a l l t h e w a y
halfway;thenmatchthe meterneedlewiththe speedyou desire
a n d t h e n e e d l es t i l lr e m a t n sr n t h i s a r e a , u s e a n e u t r a ld e n s i t y
ring
b yt u r n i n gt h e l e n sa p e r t u r e
f i l t e ro r c h a n g e t o a s l o w e rs p e e d f i l m
l f t h e m e t e r n e e d l ei s i n t h e l o w e r w a r n i n ga r e a , u s e a l a r g e r
a p e r t u r e l f , a f t e r y o u h a v e o p e n e dt h e l e n s u p a l l t h e w a y a n d
t h e n e e d l e s t i l l r e m a i n s i n t h i s a r e a , u s e e l e c t r o n i cf l a s h o r
s w i t c ht o t h e B s e t t i n gt o m a k e a t t m e e x p o s u r e
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illanual exposure photography How to select the flstop and shutter speed
Manualoperationallowsyou to shoot at your choice of any Exposureis determinedby the combinationof shutterspeed
combination of f/stopand sixteenspeedson the camera'sdiat. and aperture.As the numberson eitherthe aperturering or
By varyingthesecombinations, you can achievenot only cor- shutterspeeddial indreaseby one increment,the amountof
rect exposurebut also such specialeffectsas under-or over- lightstrikingthe film is reducedby approximately one half.For
exposure, blurredaction,etc. Manualis alsovaluablein devel- example,the amountof lightaI 11125sec. is one half that at
.1/60
opingyourphotographic skills,and is additionally
recommended sec.,and the amountof lightat f/'16is one halfthat at f/11.
whenan electronicflashotherthan the Nikondedicatedflasn Brighterscenesrequireeitherfasterspeedsor smalleraper-
unit is used.B and M250settingsalso offer manualexposure turesor a combination of bothwhichwillgivethe sameamount
photography. of exposure;darkerscenesrequirethe reverse.For example,
1/1000sec.at f/5.6 is the sameas either1/4000sec.at il2.8 or
1 / 1 2 5s e c .a t f / 1 6 .
Shutter speedraperture combinations that give

the same exposure
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Shooting on manual
1 ) T u r n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d im o d e s e l e c t o r d i a l t o a n y o f s i x t e e n Notes.'
n u m b e r e ds e t t r n g so r s e t t h e f / s t o p y o u d e s i r e F a s t e rs h u t t e r 1) Because the aperture rrng can b,e sel rn between the engraved
f numbers, slight adyustment to obtain the correct exposure should be
s p e e d s w i l l f r e e z e m o v i n g s u b l e c t sw h i l e s l o w e r o n e s c a u s e
made by turning the aperture ring of the lens
the action to blur (Note that you cannot use the shutter
D At the mechanrcal settings of M250 and B, the meter does not f unctton
s p e e d / m o d es e l e c t o rd r a lr n b e t w e e nt h e i n d i c a t e ds e t t r n g s) and the meter needle will not move
2 ) W h i l e l o o k r n gt h r o u g ht h e v i e w fi n d e r ,p l a c e t h e s u b l e c t i n t h e 3) lf Vou wish to create intentional under or averexposure, sel erlher
center of the frame: then pull out the film advance lever, the aperture rtng or shutter speed/mode selector dral so that both
d e p r e s s t h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u i t o n h a l f w a y ,a n d c h e c k b o t h needles in the viewf inder are not alianed
the blacx meler needle and green shutter speed/mode
i n d i c a t o rn e e d l e
3) lf both are apart. to get the correct exposure,rotate the
a p e r t u r er i n g a n d / o r t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d d i a l s o t h a t t h e y a r e
aligned
4 ) D e p r e s st h e s h u t t e r r e l e a s eb u t t o n a l l t h e w a y t o t a k e t h e
p i c t ur e
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i,,:4.:|Jlttilii;j,l
i1:i4:ii;t:ttil:,,::11;:y:2,::,11;,1tt1ttt
A slowerspeedallowseverythingto blur.
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-&CONTROLS lN DETAll-continued
Ston-Down Ernosure ll[easurement
Stop-downexposuremeasurementmust be made whenever lenswide openwhileexposuremeasurementand shootingmust
the aperturering of the lens doesn'tcouple with the meter be donewiththe lensstoppeddown.
couplingleverof the camera.After focusingand switchingon On auto:
the meter,followtheseprocedures. Takea shotwith the lensstoppeddown.
With a PC-Nikkor, the correct exposuremust be determined
For lenses with automatic diaphragms beforeshifting.Todo so,f irstusethe memorylock,thenthe lens
On auto: can be shiftedto takethe shot.
Depressthe depth-of-field previewlever @ all the way and, On manual:
whileholdingit in,takethe shot. Stop down the lens to determinethe correct exposure,then
Or depressthe depth-of-field previewlever to take a meter takethe shot.
reading.Then,while holdingit in, push the self{imerlever@
towardsthe camerabodyto lock in the exposuresetting.With For lenses with fired apertures
the exposurelockedin, releasethe depth-of -fieldpreviewlever Sincethe apertureis fixedwhen usingReflex-Nikkor lenses,or
and take the shot. (Refer to page 37 Ior more detailsabout in photomicrography or telescopicphotography, it is impossible
the memorylock.) to changethe exposureby varyingthe aperture.
On manual: On auto:
Whileholdingin the depth-of-fieldpreviewlever,determinethe Takethe shotby simplydepressing the shutterreleasebutton.
correctexposureby turningthe shutterspeed/modeselector On manual:
dialor the apertureringof the lens.Thenreleasethe depth-of- Turn the shutter speed dial to set the correct exposure.lf a
fieldpreviewleverandtakethe shot. correctexposurecan'tbe obtained,useeitheran ND filterif the
sceneis too brightor supplementary illuminationif too dark.
For lenses without automatic diaphragms lVotes.'
Whenthe automaticdiaphragmdoesn'tcouplewith the meter 1) Keepthe depth-of-fieldpreviewleverfirmlydepressedwhenyou re-
couplinglever of the camera,such as when a PC-Nikkoror leasetheshutter.
bellowsattachmentis used,focusinqshouldbe donewith the 2) tf you attemptto makea stop-down exposuremeasurement when
anAl lensis mounteddirectlvon theFE2,incorrectexposure willresult.
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EV Ranqe of the Gamera What is EV?
Thecamera'smetermay be usedonlywithinthe shutterspeed Exposurevatue (EV) is a number representing the available
rangecoveredby the exposurevalue (fV) rangeof the meter, combinations of shutterspeedand aperturethat givethe same
whichvarieswiththe apertureandASA/lSOsettino. exposureeffect when the scene brightnessand ASA/ISO
Thecharton page31 showsthe relationships betw6enthe f/stop, remainthe same.
shutterspeedand film speed,indicating the usablefunctioning At ASA/ISO100, a shutterspeed of one second at f/1.4 is
shutterspeed (for meteringpurposes)with any film speed/ definedas EV 1. lf the apertureis stoppeddown by one full
aperturecombination. f/stopor the shutterspeedis one stepfaster,the EV increases
willassureprecise by one; if the apertureis openedup by one full f/stop or the
Carefulattentionto the followinginstructions
exposure,automatibally,over the complete exposurecontrol shutterspeed is one step slower,EV decreasesby one. Using
andmeterrangecapabilities of yourNikon FE2. ASA/ISO100 as an example,1 sec. at f 12 is EV 2, 1 sec. ar
f / 5 . 6i s E V 5 , w h i l e1 / 1 2 5s e c .a t f / 5 . 6i s E V 1 2 .A s t h e e x p o s u r e
is the same, 1/30 sec. at f/11 and 1/1000sec. at f/2 are also
EV 12.
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How to read the EV Chart
SectionA of the chart shows the usableEV range depending from 8 to 1/4000sec., the effectivemeteringrange is EV 2 to
on the lens'maximumaperturein full-aperture metering,while 17,which is well withinthe FE2'smeteringrangeof EV 1 to
it also indicatesthe usableEV rangefor aperturesettingsin E V1 8 .
stop-down metering. SectionD showsthevaluefor the ASA/lSO I Stop-down metering
film speeds,SectionB the aperturesettingsfor variousfilm For stop-downmetering,Section A indicatesthe usable EV
speeds,and SectionC the shutterspeeds.In practice,you will rangefor variousaperturesettings.For example,if the lens is
findthatit is generally the highendandthe lowendof the meter- stoppeddownto f/B at ASA/lSO100,referto the f/B columnin
ing rangewhich requirea carefulcheck.The EV rangeof the SectionA and the EVvaluesindicatedfor ASA/lSO100in Sec-
NikonFE2encompasses most lightingsituations,and it is only tion D, and you will find that the EV rangefor f/B is EV 6 to 23.
underverydim or very brightpicture-taking situationsthat you Now singleout f/B at ASA/lSO100in SectionB. Go diagonally
needpayanyspecialattention. downuntilthe protruding lineintersects withSectionC'svertical
I Full -aperture metering line for the shutterspeedof B sec. From this point of inter-
Use the Nikkor50mm f/1.4 lensand a film speedof ASA/lSO section,follow the horizontalline that leads to Section D's
100as an example.By referringto the f/.1.4columnin Section EV valuefor ASA/lSO100,and you will obtainan EV readingof
'100
A andthe EVvalueindicatedfor ASA/lSO1OOin SectionD, you 3. Thismeansthat an f/stopof f/8 at ASA/lSO and a shutter
willf indthatthe FE2'sEVrangein thiscaseis 1 to "lB. speedof B sec. give an EV valueoutsidethe meteringrange.
lf the lens is set at f/5.6,referto SectionB and singleout the To find out the slowestshutterspeed usable,follow the f/B
f/5.6 indication for ASA/lSO1OO. Go diagonally down untilthe indicationfor ASA/lSO100 in SectionB diagonallydown until
protrudingline intersectswith SectionC's verticalline for a it intersectsthe horizontal linein SectionC that leadsto Section
shulterspeedof B sec.(tne FEz'sslowestshutterspeed).From D's EV valueof 3 for ASA/ISO100,and you will find that the
this pointof intersection, followthe horizontal linethat leadsto slowestshutterspeedusableis 1 sec. In otherwords,at f/B at
'1
SectionD's EV valuefor ASA/ISO100,and you will obtainan ASA/lSO100,the availableshutterspeed range is from to
EVvalueof 2. Startagainf rom the f/5.6 indication for ASA/lSO 1/4000sec.,which has an effectiveEV rangefrom EV 6 to 18
100 in SectionB, and go down diagonallyuntil the protruding (indicatedby the broken line in SectionC)-well within the
lineintersectswith SectionC's verticallinefor a shutterspeed meteringrange.
of 1/4000sec. (the FE2'sfastestshutterspeed)thistime.Then These EV charts indicatethe oerformanceof the FE2 under
followthe horrzontal linethat leadsto SectionD's EV valuefor normaltemperatures and givethe usablerangesfor all shutter
ASA/ISO100,and you will get a readingof EV 17.This means speed/film speedcombinations.
that at an f/stopof f/5.6 at ASA/lSO100and at shutterspeeds
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Theshutterreleasebuttonactivatesthe exposuremeter.When you depressthe shutterreleasebuttonhalfwayHowever,if the
t h e f i l m a d v a n c el e v e ri s i n t h e f l u s hp o s i t i o nt,h e s h u t t e rr e - needlegoesdown the instantyou removeyour fingerfrom the
leasebuttonis lockedanddoesnotoperate.To releasethe loo<, button,power is weak In both of the abovecases.vou must
movethe filmadvanceleverto its standoffposition.Slightpres- c h a n g et h eb a t t e r i e s
sure on the shutterreleasebuttonthen switcheson the ex- The shutterreleasebuttonis threadedat the centerto acceot
p o s u r em e t e ra n dr m m e d i a t etlhyem e t e rn e e d l ew i t h i nt h ef i n d e r a standardcablerelease
swingsup The meterstayson for 16 sec. after you take your Notes.'
fingeroff the buttonand turns itselfoff automatically to con- 1)When the batteries are almost exhausted, the meter needle may drop
servebatterypower Pushingthe shutterreleasebuttonall the the instant the shutter is released-this is not a mulfunctron
way down releasesthe shutter When releasingthe shutter, D The meter needle doesn't move until the frame counter reaches the
touchthe fingerguard €, with the innersurfaceof your fore- f irst f rame or when the shutter speed/mode se/ector is set at B or M2S0
fingeranddepressthe buttonlightlywithsmooth,evenpressure.
Tocheckbatterypower,depressthe buttonhalfwaylf the blacx Caution: lf you continue to use the camera until the batteries become
meterneedlestaysin the shutterspeedrangeevenaftertaking completely exhausted,"up" the shutter curtarns will not open and the mtrror
2a will remain in the position after you depress the shutter release
your fingeroff the button,power is sufJicientlf the batteries
button To return the mrrror to the "down" position, switch to the M2S0
are completely exhausted, the needledoesn'tmove,evenafter settinq
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Thef ilmadvanceleveralsofunctionsto lockthe shutterrelease T h e a d d i t i v et y p ef r a m ec o u n t e ri s g r a d u a t e fdr o m 5 . . 1 2 4 -

button.The shutterreleasebuttonlock is releasedwhen you up to 36 in evennumberswith odd numbersindicatedby white
move the lever to the standoffposition.To advancethe film, dots in betweenthe evennumbersNo matterwhetherthe film
wind the leverto the right completelyuntil it stops The lever cartridgeis loadedproperlyor not, the frame counter still
returnsto the standoffpositionautomatically
afteryoutakeyour operatesand advancesa singleframeby one completestroke
thumboff the lever A singlecompletestrokeadvancesthe film of the film advancelever After reachingframe 36 of a 36-
onef rameandsimultaneously cocksthe shutter. exposureroll of film, the counterwill not operateeven if you
Note: At the end of the roll of film, the lever cannot be wound any further. repeatedly pressthe shutterreleasebuttonand wind the film
/n lhls case, don't force the lever, just release your frnger, depress the advancelever;film will be advanced,however,untilthe actual
film rewind button and rewrnd the film usino the rewrnd crank end of the film roll.The Jramecounterautomaticallv resetsto
S whenthecamerabackis opened.
Note: Even on A, the automatic mode does not function prior to the f irst
frame and, regardless of the lighting condition, the shutter speed is fixed
at 1/250 sec When the frame counter reaches one, the automatic expo-
sure mode begins On manual, the shutter speed ls activated as set even
orior to frame one

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250--
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The scale on the ASA/lSO dial has settings for speeds from T h e A S A / l S O i s a n u m e r i c a l r a t i n g o f t h e f i l m ' s s e n s i t i v r t yt o a
A S A / l S O 1 2 t o 4 O O OT w o l i n e s b e t w e e n e a c h n u m b e r s t a n d f o r g i v e n a m o u n t o f l i g h t T h e h i g h e r t h e n u m b e r ,t h e g r e a t e r t h e
r n t e r m e d i a t es e t t i n g s ,s u c h a s 6 4 , 8 0 , e t c T h e d i a g r a m a b o v e s e n s i t i v i t y a, n d v i c e v e r s a T h e f i l m ' s A S A / l S O i s i n d i c a t e do n t h e
grves the speeds for all intermediatesettings To set the film c a r t r i d g ei t s e l fa s w e l l a s o n t h e f i l m c a r t o n a n d t h e d a t a s h e e t
speed in use, lift up the dial and rotate it until your desired packed insrde
n u m b e r( o r l i n e r e p r e s e n t r n tgh e f i l m s p e e d )c l i c k s t o p s o p p o s i t e
t h e r e d i n d e xd o t
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Suggested Applications for Erposure
Gompensation
+ 2 w h i t e b a c k g r o u n d ,s n o w s c e n e
+ 1 w h i t e b a c k g r o u n do c c u p y i n g h a l f o f
v r e w r n ga r e a
- 1 s p o t l i g h t e ds u b j e c t , b l a c k b a c k g r o u n d
occupyinghalf of viewingarea
-2 black background
W h e nt h eo v e r a lsl c e n ei s u n u s u a l l yi g h to r d a r ki n t o n eo r t h e r e F o r u n u s u a l i g h t i n gs i t u a t i o n ss,u c h a s s n o w s c a p e sb,a c k l i t

rsa substantial differencein contrastbetweenthe mainsubject subjects,or when the main subjectcontrastssharplywith the
a n d t h e b a c k g r o u n dt h, e c a m e r a ' sm e t e r m a y b e f o o l e di n t o background,the exposurecompensationdial allows adjust
g i v i n gt h e i n c o r r e cet x p o s u r eI n t h e s ec a s e s ,e x p o s u r ec o m - mentsto preventover-or underexposure Also,the dial can be
pensationmust be made For your convenience, the FE2 fea- u s e dt o o b t a i ns p e c i a e l f f e c t sl i k e i n t e n t i o n aolv e r -o r u n d e r -
t u r e st w o c o n t r o l sf o r m a k i n ge x p o s u r ec o m p e n s a t i o n - t h e e x p o s u r eu n d e rn o r m a l i g h t i n gc o n d i t i o n sC o n v e n i e n tol yp e r -
exposure compensatron dialandmemorylocklever able on A, the dial rangesfrom + 2EV to -zEV in one-third
increments withthe followinq exceotions.
1) AtASA/ rSO12
O n l y 1 s t e p c o m p e n s a t i o n i n t h e + d i r e c t i o n i s p o s s i b l e ,t h e - d i r e c -
tion is normal
2) At ASA/tSO16
O n l y 1 1 / 3 s t e p s c o m p e n s a l r o ni n t h e t d i r e c t i o nr s p o s s i b l e :t h e -
d i r e c t i o ni s n o r m a l
3) Ar ASA/|SO 3200
O n l y 1 1 / 3 s t e p s c o m p e n s a t i o ni n t h e - d i r e c t i o ni s p o s s i b l e ,t h e +
d i r e c t i o ni s n o r m a l
4 ) A r A S A / r S O4 0 0 0
O n l y 1 s t e p c o m p e n s a t i o n i n t h e - d i r e c t i o n i s p o s s i b l e ,t h e + d i r e c -
lion is normal
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To operate,press the lock button and turn the dial until the
desiredcompensation valueclick stopsoppositethe red index
l i n e O n A , t h e s h u t t e rs p e e di s s h i f t e dc, o r r e s p o n d i nt g o the
compensatedamount The red LED exposurecompensation
m a r k( + / - ) a l s o a p p e a r o s n t h e r i g h ts i d eo f t h ev t e w f i n d earf t e r
the shutterreleasebuttonis depressedhalfway(exceptwhen
the shutterspeed/mode selectordialis set at B or M250).After
t a k i n gt h e p i c t u r e ,r e t u r nt h e d i a l t o 0 ; o t h e r w i s ei n c o r r e c t
e x p o s u r ew i l l r e s u l ti n o r d i n a r ys h o o t i n g .
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Another way to make exposure compensation is to use the
m e m o r y l o c k l e v e r W h e n t h e r e i s a s u b s t a n t i a ld i f f e r e n c e i n ,
b r i g h t n e s sb e t w e e nt h e m a i n s u b j e c t a n d t h e b a c k g r o u n d ,s u c h
a s a s t r o n g l yb a c k l i t s u b j e c t . t h e c a m e r a ' s e x p o s u r e m e t e r i s
l i k e l yt o b e f o o l e d , r e s u l t i n gi n u n d e r - o r o v e r e x p o s u r e( f i g . . t )
T oc o m p e n s a t ef o r t h i s ,c e n t e r t h e m a i n s u b j e c t i n t h e v i e w fi n d e r
or move in close to the subject,turn the memory lock lever
towards the lens and hold it in, then recompose and shoot
(Fis 2)
T h e r e a d i n gw i l l b e r e t a i n e da s l o n g a s t h e c o n t r o l i s h e l d i n t h i s
p o s i t i o n T h e s h u t t e r s p e e d i s " l o c k e d i n " e l e c t r o n i c a l l yw h i l e
you depress the lever The meter needle is also locked and
doesn'tmove
Notes.'
1) Be sure to switch the meter on prior to using the memory lock lf the
procedure/s reversed,the correctexposurecannotbe obtained
D During memory lock operation,the meter remainson, then auto-
maticallyturnsoff 16 sec after releasrngyour ftngeroff the lever. Fig.2
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Depth of field
Depth of field refersto the zone of sharp focus in front of and
behind the main subject in the final photograph Because the
F E 2 f e a t u r e s a p e r t u r e - p r i o r i t ya u t o m a t i c e x p o s ur e , y o u h a v e
complete control over depth of field by varyingthe f/stop The
f o l l o w i n ga r e i m p o r t a n tp o i n t st o r e m e m b e r :
1 ) B y s t o p p i n gd o w n t h e d i a p h r a g mt o s m a l l e r a p e r t u r e s( i n O i -
c a t e d b y n u m e r i c a l l yl a r g e rf - n u m b e r so n t h e a p e r t u r e r i n g ) ,
d e p t h o f f i e l db e c o m e sd e e p e ra n d n o t o n l y y o u r m a i n s u b j e c t
but the foreground and background will also be in sharp
f o c u s O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , b y u s i n g w i d e r a p e r t u r e s( s m a l l e r
f - n u m b e r s ) ,d e p t h o f f i e l d b e c o m e s s h a l l o w e ra n d b o t h f o r e -
and backgroundwill be out of focus, thus enablingyou to
e m p h a s i z et h e m a i n s u b j e c t
2) The farther the subject is from the camera, the deeper the
W h e n a l e n s w i t h a n a u t o m a t i cd i a p h r a g m i s u s e d , t h e i m a g e i n
d e p t h o f f i e l d ; t h e c l o s e r t o t h e c a m e r a , t h e s h a l l o w e rt h e
t h e v i e w f i n d e ri s v i e w e d w i t h t h e d i a p h r a g mo f t h e l e n s w i d e
depth of field
o p e n H o w e v e r , p r e s s i n g t h e d e p t h - o f- fi e l d p r e v i e w l e v e r w i l l
3 ) U s u a l l y ,b a c k g r o u n dc l a r i t y i s s h a r p e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e f o r e -
c a u s e t h e l e n s t o b e s t o p p e dd o w n t o t h e f - n u m b e r s e t , e n a b l i n g g r o u n d ; t h u s , i n s h a l l o w d e p t h - o f - f i e l ds i t u a t i o n s ,y o u c a n
y o u t o e x a m i n ed e p t h o f f i e l d b e f o r e s h o o t i n g T h e i m a g e i n t h e
e x p e c t y o u r f o r e g r o u n di m a g e s t o b e l e s s c l e a r t h a n t h o s e
v i e w f i n d e r" d a r k e n s " a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s e l e c t e d f - n u m b e r -
b e h i n dt h e s u b j e c t
t h e s m a l l e rt h e a p e r t u r e ,t h e d a r k e rt h e i m a g e T h e a r e a s o f t h e
+ ) t h e s h o r t e r t h e f o c a l l e n g t h o f t h e l e n s ,t h e d e e p e r t h e d e p t h
picturethat appear in focus when the lever is pressed will be
of fieldat each f/stoo
w r t h i nt h e z o n e o f s h a r p f o c u s i n t h e f i n a lp h o t o g r a p h
5 ) W i t h m o s t N i k k o r o r N i k o n S e r i e s E l e n s e s ,d e p t h o f f i e l d i s
Note; Be sure lo depress the depth-of-fieldprevrewlever fullv A/so, i n d i c a t e db y p a i r s o f c o l o r e d l i n e s o n t h e l e n s 6 s w . hich cor-
releasetheleverbeforevou depresstheshutterreleasebutton r e s p o n dt o t h e c o l o r s o f t h e f - n u m b e r se n g r a v e do n t h e a p e r -
t u r e r i n g T h e r e f o r e ,t h e d e p t h o f - f i e l d r a n g e c a n b e d e t e r -
m i n e d b y r e a d i n g o f f t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n gd i s t a n c e s u s i n g t h e
d e p t h - o f- f i e l ds c a l e ( s e e e x a m p l ep h o t o s )
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A m u l t i p l ee x p o s u r ei s d e f i n e da s a p i c t u r eo f d i f f e r e n ts u b j e c t s
o r t w o o r m o r e s h o t s o f t h e s a m e s u b j e c to n t h e s a m e f r a m e o f
f r l m T o m a k e a r n u l t i p l e x p o s u r e f, o l l o wt h e s e s t e p s :
1 ) T a k et h e f i r s ts h o t
2 ) P u l lt h e m u l t i p l ee x p o s u r el e v e r i n t h e d i r e c t i o no f t h e a r r o w
s h o w n i n t h e p h o t o ,a s y o u w i n d t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r f u l l y
T h e f r a m e c o u n t e rw i l l n o t a d v a n c e ; o n l yt h e s h u t t e ri s r e a d y
t o b e r e l e a s e da g a r n
3 ) A f t e r w i n d i n g t h e f i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r f u l l y ,t a k e t h e s e c o n d
shot To take three or more shots on the same frame. reoeat
t h e p r o c e d u r e sd e s c r i b e dt n 2 ) a n d 3 )
Notes;
1) Themultipleexposurelever must be pulled back at the starf of film
wrndrng, but neednot be pulledbackafterthat
2,)ln multipleexposurephotography,the FE2 is designedto reduce fitm
drslocatronto the mtnrmumBut it may occur due to ftlm curling,ftlm
slackor rnapproprratefilm winding
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T h i s d e v i c e i s u s e f u l i n t a k i n g s e l f - p o r t r a i t so r w h e n y o u w a n t To remindyourselfof the filmtypeandthe numberof exposures
to include yourself with other people. Set the self-timer by o n t h e r o l lo f f i l mi n u s e ,c l i po f f t h e e n do f t h e f i l mp a c k a g ea n d
t u r n i n gt h e l e v e r a s f a r a s i t w i l l g o i n t h e d i r e c t i o no f t h e a r r o w i n s e r it t i n t ot h e m e m oh o l d e rO f c o u r s ey, o uc a n u s et h e m e m o
s h o w ni n t h e p h o t o T h i s c a n b e d o n e e i t h e r b e f o r e o r a f t e r t h e h o l d e tro s t o r ea n y t h i n gs,u c ha s y o u rn a m ec a r d
f i l m i s a d v a n c e d A f t e r t h e s e l f- t i m e r h a s b e e n s e t , p r e s s t h e
s h u t t e rr e l e a s eb u t t o n T h e r e f l e x m i r r o r w i l l g o u p a n d t h e s e l f -
t i m e r w i l l s t a r t t o o p e r a t e ; t h e s h u t t e r i s r e l e a s e da f t e r a d e l a y
o f a p p r o x 1 0 s e c l f y o u w a n t t o c a n c e l s e l f- t i m e r o p e r a t i o n
a f t e rt h e l e v e r h a s b e e n s e t , m o v e i t b a c k t o i t s o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n
w i t hy o u r f i n g e r Y o u c a n t h e n t a k e t h e p i c t u r et h e o r d i n a r yw a y ,
as before However, turning the self-tirnerlever when it is
a l r e a d yi n o p e r a t i o nw i l l r e s u l t i n t h e s h u t t e r b e i n g r e l e a s e dt h e
m o m e n tt h e l e v e r i s b a c k i n i t s o r i g i n a lp o s i t i o n .W i t h t h e e x c e p -
t i o no f B , t h e s e l f- t i m e r c a n b e u s e d a t a n y s h u t t e rs p e e d

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w h e n y o u s h o o t i n f r a r e df i l m , n o t e t h a t t h e p l a n e o f s h a r p e s t T h e f i l m p l a n ei n d i c a t o(r* ) i s e n g r a v e do n t h e t o p d e c kj u s t
f o c u s i s s l i g h t l yf a r t h e r a w a y t h a n t h a t i n v i s i b l e - l i g hpt h o t o - behindthe shutterspeeddial lt indicatesthe exactpositionof
graphy As a rule of thumb, you can compensatefor this shift t h e f i l m p l a n ei n s i d et h e c a m e r aa n d i s u s e dt o m e a s u r et h e
i n f o c u s b y r e f e r r i n gt o t h e i n f r a r e d c o m p e n s a t i o ni n d e x ( i n t h e exactdistancebetweenthe subjectand film plane,such as in
f o r m o f e i t h e ra r e d d o t o r a r e d l i n e )n e a r t h e f o c u s i n gi n d e xo n macrophotography. The distancebetweenthe film planeand
t h e l e n sb a r r e l ( S o m e l e n s e s ,i n c l u d i n gt h e R e f l e x - N i k k odr ,o n o t lensmountingf lange@ is exactly46 5 mm
n e e d c o m p e n s a t r o n)
A ft e r f o c u s i n gt h e i m a g e s h a r p l yt h r o u g h t h e v i e w fi n d e r ,c h e c k
t h e f o c u s e dd i s t a n c ea n d t u r n t h e f o c u s i n gr i n g t o t h e l e f t u n t i l
t h e r e d i n fr a r e d c o m p e n s a t i o ni n d e x l i n e su p w i t h t h e p r e f o c u s e d
d i s t a n c e B e s u r e t o s h o o t w i t h t h e a p p r o p r i a t ef i l t e r , s u c h a s
t h e R 6 o , e t c ( t n t t r i s p h o t o , t h e s u b j e c t - t o - c a m e r ad i s t a n c e i s
setat-)
42

N i k o nh a s a v a s t a r r a y o f a c c e s s o r i e sf o r e n t e r i n gt h e e x c i t i n g Note: Non-Al ex tens ion rings, suc h as fhe PK-1, 2, 3, PN- 1, etc , cannot
w o r l do f c l o s e - u pp h o t o g r a p h y : be attached to the FE2
1 ) C l o s eU p L e n s e sN o s 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 T , 4 T ,5 T ,a n d 6 T
S i n c et h e s e l e n s e sa r e a t t a c h e dt o t h e f r o n t o f t h e l e n s i n u s e .
m e t e r i n gc a n s t i l lb e d o n e a t f u l l a p e r t u r e
2 ) A u t o E x t e n s i o nR i n g sP K 1 1 , 1 2 ,a n d 1 3
3 ) B e l l o w sF o c u s i n gA t t a c h m e n tP B 6
T h e A u t o E x t e n s i o nR i n g sa n d t h e P B - 6 a r e a t t a c h e d b e t w e e n
t h e l e n sa n d c a m e r a b o d y l f o n e o f t h e n n g s i s u s e d w i t h a n
A l l e n s , e x p o s u r ed e t e r m i n a t i o ni s a t f u l l a p e r t u r e b e c a u s e
t h e e x p o s u r em e t e r i s l i n k e dt o t h e a u t o m a t r cd i a p h r a g mo f
t h e l e n s A s f o r t h e P t s 6 , s t o p - d o w ne x p o s u r e m e a s u r e m e n t
r s n e c e s s a r yb e c a u s e t h e e x p o s u r em e t e r i s n o t l i n k e dw i t h
t h e a u t o m a t i cd i a p h r a g mo f t h e l e n s Y o u c a n c h a n g e m a g n i -
f i c a t i o n sc o n t i n u o u s l D
y y e x t e n d i n gt h e b e l l o w s
N o t e ,t o o , t h a t i t i s p o s s i b l et o u s e a c l o s e - u pl e n s , r i n g a n d
t h e P B 6 a l la t t h e s a m e t i m e
Mi c r o -N i k k o r s
4 ) M i c r o - N i k k o5r 5 m m f l 2 B , 1 0 5 m m t 1 2 B , a n d 2 O O m mi l 4 l F
T h e s e s p e c i a l l yd e s i g n e d l e n s e s o f f e r c o n t i n u o u sf o c u s i n g
'fhe
f r o m i n f i n i t yd o w n t o 1 l 2 X l i f e s i z e c l o s e s tf o c u s e d d i s -
t a n c e o f t h e l e n s e sa r e o 2 5 m ( g ' t s 1 1 6)", o a t m ( 1 3 4 f t ) a n d
O 7 1 m Q g + f t ) ,r e s p e c t i v e l y
N o t e t h a t i n c l o s e - u pp h o t o g r a p h y d , epth of field is generally
s h a l l o w T h u s , y o u s h o u l d s t o p d o w n a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l ei n
photographina g s u b j e c tw i t h v e r y l i t t l ed e p t h l t i s a l s o a d v i s a b l e Auto Extension Rinos
s F o c u s i n gA t t a c h m e n t
t o u s e t h e T y p e K 2 ' s m a t t e f i e l d f o r f o c u s i n g ,b e c a u s e i t i s n o t
e a s y t o f o c u s w i t h t h e s p l i t - i m a g er a n g e - f i n d e o r r microprism
c o l l a r O r u s e T V p e8 2 o r E 2 i n s t e a d
C l o s e - U pL e n s e s
43

- CLOSE.UP PHOTOGRAPHY-continued
Duplication Work and Photomicrography
In copy work, slide duplication,and photomicrography, you r The exposurecompensation valueslistedbeloware ieference
cannotobtaincorrectexposureby simplyreferringto the FE2's dataobtainedwhengeneral-purpose filmwas used.Withcolor
exposuremeter display becausethese types of photography reversalfilmor microfilmfor duplicationwork,it is advisable
to
representunusualcontrastsituations.Exposurecompensation take additionalshotswith -r one-stopexposurecompensation
is required.Shownhere is the tableof the relationship
between as thesefilmshaveverysmallexposurelatitude.
specificphototypesand properexposure.Sincethis is meantto o To avoidvibration, you can makethe exposureby turningthe
be a guide,in practiceyou shouldmake furthercompensation illuminationon andoff.
by experimentationuntilyou achievethe properresults. o lt is advisable
to usea cablereleaseto avoidcameravibration.
Subject Method of exposure Exoosure

measurement comoensation Requiredaccessories Remarks
Photographs and
pictureswithcontinu- Compensation
not
ous gradation necessary
For high-contrastsubjects,use of an 1B%
Full-aperture A p p r o x+ . 1to +2 Micro-Nikkor reflectancegray card in determiningexposure
Copy work 55mm f /2.8 is recommended.
or stop-down stopsfor black letters ^v d^ g[ tt v^ , ^ t ^ ^I E^ ^t E d S u Withthe card.no exoosure
Documentsand compensation is requiredregardless
drawingsof high on whitebackground; of whether
conlrasl approx.- 1/2to - 1 the backoround is blackor white.
stop for white letters
on blackbackqround.
Generalfilm with con- Approx+ . 1to +2
tinuousgradation SIOOS
Micro-Nikkor 55mm f /2.8
Approx+ . 1-112Io NikonSlideCopying
Slide + 2-112stopsfor black AdapterPS-6
Stop-down letterson white back- WhenusingNikonSlideCopyingAdapterPS-6,
duplication Filmof documentsand ground NikonBellowsFocusing set the floodlamp30cm away from its opal plate.
drawingsphotographed AttachmentPB-6
0 t o a p p r o x .- 1 l 2 s t o p
for white letterson Cablerelease
black backoround
Generally,resultscome out betterwith more
Photomicrography Preparedspecimen Stop-down Approx. + 1 stop Microflex PFX exposurein photomicrography. The compen-
sationvalueon the leftis onlya guide;determine
the compensationvalueby test shooting.
+ : more exposure; -; /ess exposure.
44

A n e l e c t r o n ifcl a s hu n i ti s c o n v e n i e nnto to n l yf o r n i g h ta n dd i m -
lightshootingbut also as a supplementary light to fitl in the
shadowsin daylight.With a Nikondedicatedflash,such as the
S B - 1 5S, B - 1 6 8o r S B - 1 8t,h e F E 2o f f e r sf u l l ya u t o m a t i tch r o u g h -
the-lens(TTL)controlof the flash exposure.This meansthat
whilethe shutteris open,the camera'ssiliconphotodiode (SPD),
locatedat the bottomof the mirrorbox,readsthe lightreflected
directlyoff the film and tellsthe flashunit to cut itselfoff when
theexposureis correct.
Note: Usable film speed range for TTL flash photography is ASA/lSO 25
to 400.
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T o p r e v e n t m i s t a k e s ,t h e c a m e r a a l s o o f f e r s a u t o m a t i c s w i t c h -
o v e ro f t h e s h u t t e rs p e e df o r p r o p e rs y n c h r o n i z a t i ow nitha Nikon
d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t ,s u c h a s t h e S B - 1 5 ,S B - 1 6 Bo r S B - 1 8 W i t h
t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d / m o d es e l e c t o rd i a l s e t a t A o r 1 / 5 O O s e co r
a b o v e ,t h e s h u t t e rs p e e d i s a u t o m a t i c a l l sy w i t c h e dt o 1 / 2 5 0s e c
a s s o o n a s t h e f l a s h i s t u r n e do n F o r c r e a t i v ef i l l - i nf l a s he f f e c t s .
y o u c a n s e t t h e s p e e d m a n u a l l yt o 1 / 2 5 0 s e c o r b e l o w a n d t h e
s h u t t e rf i r e s a t t h e s p e e d s e t w i t h t h e s p e e d i n u s e i n d i c a t e dt h e
%.
viewfinder
D a y l i g h tf i l l i n f l a s h i s e s p e c i a l l ye f f e c t i v ew h e n s h o o t i n go u t d o o r
s u b j e c t sw h i c h a r e b a c k l i to r i n m o t i o n ( s e e t h e e x a m p l e p h o t o s
o n t h e n e x tp a g e )
W h e n s h o o t i n gw i t h a n y f l a s h u n i t s e t t o m a n u a l o p e r a t i o n ,i t i s
n e c e s s a r yt o d e t e r m i n et h e f l a s h u n i t ' s g u i d e n u m b e r f o r t h e
f i l m y o u a r e u s r n g ; t h e ns e t t h e a p e r t u r et o m a t c h t h e s h o o t i n g d ,.::'.::':
distance
T h e F E z , p r o v i d e do n l y w i t h a n X - c o n t a c tf o r s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n ,
s y n c h r o n i z e sw i t h t h e s p e e d l i g h tw h e n t h e s h u t t e r s p e e d s e t i s
.1/250
s e c o r s l o w e r F l a s h b u l b sc a n a l s o b e u s e d a t t h e f o l l o w -
i n g s h u t t e rs p e e d s y n c r a n g e s
M F Pa n dM F
Flashbbus
__l
l- Cannotbe used
Note; When ust n g a spe cral el ectron r c fla sh un it with pr o vr ston for t rme
lag, an elec trontc fla sh u ntt wi th lon g illu m rn a tto nttme , th e M e dical-Nr kkor
120mm f/4 lF, or t he NrkonRe pe a trng Flash Unit SB 6 a t 1 /2 or full out put,
adlus t s hutter spee d do wn to 1/1 25 se c o r slo wer I n d a y l i g h tf i l l - i nf l a s h ,a s y n c s p e e d o f ' l l 6 0 s e c d o e s n o t f r e e z e
t h e m o v e m e n to f t h e m o d e l a i r o l a n e
4()

L o c a t e d a t t h e t o p o f t h e p e n t a p r i s m v i e w f i n d e r ,t h e h o t s h o e
a l l o w s d i r e c t m o u n t i n g o f t h e N i k o n S p e e d l i g h tS B - ' 1 5 S , B-'168,
S B - 1 8 o r a n y e l e c t r o n i c f l a s h w i t h a n I S O - t y p em o u n t i n g f o o t
O t h e r f l a s h u n i t s m a y b e m o u n t e dw i t h a f l a s h u n i t c o u p l e r ( s e e
the table on page 49) Four electrical contacts provide proper
s y n c h r o n i z a t i o no f t h e f l a s h u n i t €9 , a u t o m a t i c f l a s h o u t p u t s t o p
%
7,2
Q r , i d e n t i fi c a t i o n o f a T T L f l a s h u n i t @ , a n d b o t h r e a d y - l i g h t
i n d i c a t i o ni n t h e c a m e r a ' s v i e w f i n d e r ( v i a a n L E D ) a n d a u t o
s w i t c h i n g t o t h e p r o p e r s y n c s p e e d o f 1 1 2 5 0s e c . @ w i t h N i k o n
I d e d i c a t e df l a s h u n i t s .
Caution: The use of other manufacturers'flash units,even with the

same ISO-typemountingfoot,may causeabnormalitiesto the lC crrcuitry.
Unitshavrnga high voltagesynccircuitmay a/socausedamagein shutter
speedprecision
B u t ,a t 1 1 2 5 s0e c , a l lm o v e m e nits s t o p p e d

Relationship between the camera's onloff
W h e n t h e N i k o n F E 2 i s u s e d t o g e t h e rw i t h N i k o n S p e e d l i g h t s s w i t c h , s h u t t e r s p e e d , a n d r e a d y . l i g h t
suchas the SB-15S , B - 1 6 8 ,S B - 1 8 ,e t c , a v i e w f i n d e r e a d y - l i g h t
L E D l i g h t su p w h e n t h e f l a s h i s r e c y c l e d T h i s w a y , y o u ' r e e a s i l y
i n f o r m e d o f f l a s h r e a d i n e s sw i t h o u t h a v i n g t o t a k e y o u r e y e
a w a y f r o m t h e v i e w f i n d e r D e p e n d i n go n w h i c h N i k o n f l a s h u n i t
i s a t t a c h e d ,t h e s a m e L E D b l i n k s t o w a r n o f i n s u f f i c i e n ft l a s h
o u t p u t , i n c o r r e c ts e t t i n go f t h e f l a s h u n i t o r i n c o r r e c t s e t t i n g o f A (auto). l i g h t su p 1 / 2 5 0s e c
t h e F E 2 F o r m o r e d e t a i l e di n f o r m a t i o n r, e f e r t o t h e f l a s h u n i t ' s 1 / 4 0 0 0 - 1 / 5 s0e0c l i g h t su p 1 / 2 5 0s e c
i n s t r u c t i o nm a n u a l 1/250-B
sec l i g h t su p
as set l i g h t su p
* Because
automattc exposure mode rs cancelled as soon as the flash
unrt rs turned on, you should determtne the proper aperture beforehand
4B

;
; Nikon FE2lflash unit combination chart
S B1 9 direcl provided yes auto

S B1 8 direcl provided yes TTL,manual
SB-17 via 45-6 coupler provided yes a u t o ,m a n u a lM
, D
bu- toA via 45-6 coupler provided yes auto, manual,MD
SB-168 direcl provided yes TTL,auto,manual,MD
SB-15 direct provided yes T T L ,a u t o ,m a n u a lM
, D
via SC-l1sync cord (provided) not provided no auto, manual
sB-11/14
via SC-l3sensorcord provided yes auto, manual
S8.12 via 45-6 coupler provided yes manual
S B1 O direct provided yes auto,manual
S B7 E via AS 2 coupler not provided no au10,manual
via SC-6 sync cord not provided no manual
Du-c) via AS-2couplerwith SC-9
not provided no 4u10,manual
e x t e n s i ocno r d( w i t hS U - 1 )
SBE direct provided auto
R i n g l i g hUt n i t
via sync cord (provided) not provided no manual
SR.2
M a c r oR i n g l i g h t
via sync cord (provided) not provided no manual
U n i tS M - 2
via 2-pinsync cord SC-20
not provided no
Medical-Nikkor (provided)
12Omm Il4 lF via 3-pinsync cord SC-22
provided yes
(provided)
.Flash output is determinedby the lens'ASAI/SO ring setting. The focusingilng is coupled to the diaphragm,so as fhe /ens is focused,the aperture
is simultaneouslysel to provide the correct exposure.
49

To change focusing screens,
T h r e e d i f f e r e n tt y p e s o f f o c u s i n g s c r e e n s a r e u s a b l e w i t h t h e follow this procedure:
NrkonFE2 The Type K2 screen comes with the camera as a 1 . R e m o v et h e l e n s f r o m t h e c a m e r a b o d y
s t a n d a r d a c c e s s o r y .Y o u c a n a l s o u s e t h e o p t i o n a l f o c u s i n g 2 N o t e t h e f o c u s i n g s c r e e n r e l e a s el a t c h ' a a t t h e t o p f r o n t o f
s c r e e n s ,T y p e 8 2 ( m a t t e / F r e s n e lw i t h f o c u s i n g s p o t ) o r T y p e t h e m i r r o r b o x c a s t i n g S l i p t h e s m a l l t i p o f t h e s p e c i a lt w e e z -
E 2 ( m a t t e / F r e s n e lw i t l r f o c u s r n g s p o t a n d e t c h e d g r i d l i n e s ) e r s t h a t c o m e w i t h t h e o p t i o n a ls c r e e n s u n d e r t h e l a t c h a n d
t o m a t c h y o u r p a r t i c u l a rr e q u i r e m e n t s p u l l o u t w a r dt o s p r i n go p e n t h e h o l d e r
3 Take the screen out of the holder by grasping the small tab
with the tweezers
4 T o m o u n t a n o t h e r s c r e e n , c a r e f u l l yp o s i t i o n i t i n p l a c e w i t h
the flat side face down and the side with the tab up
5 Then push the front edge of the holder upward with the
t w e e z e r su n t i li t c l i c k s i n t o p o s i t i o n
Notes.'
1)To avoidgettingsmudgesor frngerprrnts on the screen'soptical sur
face,do nol handlethe screenwith your fingers
D TTL meterrngof the FE2 is adiustedtn accordancewith the clear-
matte type frnderscreen Therefore,when you change the focusrng
screen,pleaseuse lnosescreensdestanated for the FE2
50

Focusing Screen Selector Guide
Suitable for general photography.
t-;-r
I (e) I
Split-imagerange-
finder/microprism
Has microprism collar around the
c e n t r a l s p l i t - i m a g e r a n g e fi n d e r s p o t .
With PC-Nikkoror lenses having a
maximum aperalure slower than f/4.5,
system
[Y] the split-imagerangeftnderor micro.
prism collar is dim. In this case, focus
on the surrounding matte area.
Works well for general photography,
close-up photography and duplication TypeK2lB2lE2 screens TypeK/B/E screens
work. Especially useful for people
who prefer lo focus on the matte
Mattesystem focusing spot at the center ol the
screen, or when it is inconvenient to
use the split-image rangefinderfor Caution: TypeK2/82/E2 focusingscreens have a notched tab. lf you use
focusing, as is the case with telephoto the TypeK/B/E screen, you must make exposurecompensationby setting
lenses. the exposure compensation dial to -1/3. However, no exposure com-
pensationls necessary when performing TTLauto flashphotographywith
Extremely useful in pictorial compo-
Horizontal and sition. Consists of Type 82 matte field
a TypeK/B/E screen installedin the FE2.
vertrcal line with etched horizontaland vertical
etched system l i n e s . E s p e c r a l l yh a n d y w h e n u s i n g
PC-Nikkor lenses.
51

D e s i g n e dt o c o m p l e m e n tt h e v e r s a t i l i t yo f t h e F E z , N i k o n h a s
t h r e ee l e c t r o n i cf l a s h u n i t sw h i c h m o u n t d i r e c t l yt o t h e c a m e r a ' s
a c c e s s o r ys h o e a n d f e a t u r e a u t o m a t i cT T L ( t h r o u g h - t h el e n s )
c o n t r o lo f t h e f l a s h e x p o s u r e A l s o , w i t h t h e c a m e r a s e t a t A o r
'1l5O0sec
o r a b o v e , t h e p r o p e r s y n c h r o n i z a t i o ns p e e d o l 1 1 2 5 0
s e c i s a u t o m a t i c a l l sy e t
Speedlight SB-15
F e a t u r e ss p e c i a l t i l t i n g f l a s h t u b em o d u l e f o r b o u n c e f l a s h o r
s h o o t i n gc l o s e - u p s G u i d e n u m b e r o f 2 5 ( n S n l t S O 1 0 0 a n d
m e t e r s )o r 4 1 ( A S A / l S O2 5 a n 1 f, e e t )
Speedlight SB-168
M o s t v e r s a t i l ed i r e c t - m o u n t i n gf l a s h f r o m N i k o n T r u l y c r e a t i v e
b o u n c e f l a s h p o s s i b l ew i t h t w o f l a s h h e a d s : m a i n h e a d h a s
z o o m s e t t i n g sf o r 2 8 , 3 5 , 5 0 a n d 8 5 m m l e n s e sa n d t i l t sb a c k 9 0 o
a n d r o t a t e s2 7 0 o ; s m a l l e rs e c o n d a r yh e a d f a c e s s t r a i g h ta h e a d SB-15
t o p r o v i d e a c a t c h l i g h ti n t h e e y e s S p e c i a l M D ( m o t o r d r i v e )
s e t t i n ga l l o w s s h o o t i n go f B c o n s e c u t i v ef r a m e s a I 4 f r a m e s p e r
s e c o n d P o w e ru f l g u i d en u m b er o f 3 2 ( n S n l l S O 1 O Oa n d m e t e r s )
o r 5 2 ( A S A / l S O2 5 a n d f e e t )
Speedlight SB-18
L i g h t w e i g h ta n d e a s y t o o p e r a t e C h o i c e o f T T L o r m a n u a l c o n -
t r o l G u i d e n u m b er o l 2 0 ( n S n l l S O 1 O Oa n d m e t e r s )o r 3 3 ( A S A /
I S O2 5 a n d f e e t )
\)

T h e u s e o f a m o t o r d r i v e u n i t w i t h t h e F E Z e n a b l e sa u t o m a t i c
f i l ma d v a n c ew h e n t h e u n i t ' st r i g g e rb u t t o n i s p r e s s e d I n a d d i -
t r o nt o s i n g l ef r a m e s h o o t i n g ,c o n t i n u o u sf i r i n ga t t h e m a x i m u m
r a t eo f 3 2 f r a m e s p e r s e c o n d i s p o s s i b l e( i e , w h e n t h e s h u t t e r
Nikon
s p e e ds e t i s b e t w e e n 1 1 1 2 5a n d 1 1 4 0 0 0s e c ) T h e m o t o r d r i v e
u n i tp r o v e sv e r y c o n v e n i e n tw h e n s h o o t i n gf a s t - m o v i n gs u b j e c t s
s r n c et h e p h o t o g r a p h e rd o e s n o t h a v e t o w i n d f i l m m a n u a l l yo r
t a k eh i s e y e o f f t h e s u b j e c t
T h eM D - 1 2c a n b e m o u n t e do n t o t h e F E 2 b y s i m p l y i n s e r t i n ga n d
t r g h t e n r n igt s b u i l t - i ns c r e w i n t o t h e t r i p o d s o c k e t o oa, t t h e b a s e
of the camera body Light pressureon the MD-12'strigger
a c t i v a t e st h e F E 2 ' se x p o s u r em e t e r

T o k e e p t r a c k o f w h e n p h o t o sw e r e t a k e n , t h e F E 2 a c c e p t st h e
s l i m ,l i g h t w e i g hD t a t a B a c k M F 1 6 w h i c h a t t a c h e si n p l a c eo f t h e
F E 2 ' s r e g u l a rc a m e r a b a c k w i t h n o s y n c c o r d r e q u i r e d T h r e e
i m p r i n t i n g m o d e s a r e p o s s i b l e : y e a r / m o n t h / d a y , d a yI h o u r /
minuteo , r p i c t u r ec o u n t i n g( u p t o 2 0 0 0 ) ; e a c hm o d e i s d i s p l a y e d
on the data back in clear LCD numeralsand printed,if you
c h o o s e s o , o n t h e p h o t o i n u n o b t r u s i v er e d L E D n u m e r a l s
S e r v i n ga s a h a n d y c l o c k , a q u a r l z t i m e r w i t h a l a r m f u n c t i o ni s
i nc o r p or a t e d
Note; The NikonFEZ alsoacceptsData Back MF 72 But in thrscase,
a specialcord is necessaryto connectthe socketcontactof the MF 12
andthesynctermtnalzzof thecamera

ln cold weather, use the Anti-ColdBattery Pack DB-2, which
a c c e p t s t w o A A - t y p e b a t t e r i e s ,a s a n a l t e r n a t i v ep o w e r s u p p l y
t o t h e b a t t e r i e s i n s r d et h e c a m e r a b o d y S i m p l y c o n n e c t t h e
D B - 2 t o t h e c a m e r a b o d y , t h e n s l i p t h e a s s e m b l y i n s i d ey o u r
p o c k e to r c o a t t o k e e p i t w a r m T h i s a s s u r e s t h a t t h e c a m e r a ' s
m e t e r i n gs y s t e m w i l l f u n c t i o ne v e n i n v e r y c o l d t e m p e r a t u r e s
T h e s c r e w - t y p eA R - 3 m a k e s f o r v i b r a t i o n -rfe e s h u t t e r r e l e a s e
55

S c r e w s o n t o t h e v i e w fi n d e r e y e p i e c e t o p r o v i d e a v i e w f i n d e r
imageat a 90o angle to the camera's opticalaxis Very helpful
f o r c l o s e u p p h o t o g r a p h y ,d u p l i c a t i o n w o r k , a n d p h o t o m i c r o -
grapny
A t t a c h e d t o t h e v i e w fi n d e r e y e p i e c e , t h i s a c c e s s o r y e n l a r g e s
t h e i m a g e a t t h e c e n t e r o f t h e v i e w f i n d e rt o a s s u r e e v e r o r e c t s e
f o c u s i n g i n c l o s e u p p h o t o g r a p h y ,d u p l i c a t i o n w o r k , a n d t e l e -
p h o t o gr a p h y
DR.3
Attached to the finder eyepiece, this eyecup excludes strav

l i g h ta n d h e l p sp r e v e n te y e f a t i g u e
A c c e s s o r y l e n s e s t h a t s c r e w o n t o t h e v i e w f i n d e re y e p r e c e v
EyepieceCorrectionLenses
t o e n a b l e n e a r - a n d f a r s i g h t e dp h o t o g r a p h e r st o t a k e p i c t u r e s
without havingto wear eyeglasses Nine models are available,
o f f e r i n ga c h o i c e o f t h e f o l l o w i n gd i o p t e r s :- 5 , - 4 - 3 , - 2 , O ,
+ 0 5 , + 1 , + 2 a n d + 3 ; t h e d i o p t e r sr e p r e s e n tt h e c o m b i n e d
d i o p t r yo f t h e v i e w fi n d e r a n d l e n s o n l y F o r b e s t r e s u l t s ,c h o o s e
the eyepiece correction lens most suitablefor you only after
a c t u a l l yt r y i n go u t v a r i o u sm o d e l sa t t h e c a m e r a s h o p
56

Made of optical glass produced in Nikon's own glassworks,
N i k o nf i l t e r sa l l o w y o u t o b a l a n c et h e l i g h tt o m a t c h y o u r f i l m o r
t o c r e a t e i n t e r e s t i n ga r t i s t i c e f f e c t s A s s h o w n i n t h e t a b l e ,
N i k o n f i l t e r s a r e b r o a d l yd i v i d e di n t o t h e s c r e w - i nt y p e a n d t h e
d r o p - i nt y p e F o r t h e N i k o n F E 2 , t h e f i l t e r f a c t o r c a n b e i g n o r e d
except in the case of the R60 When usingthe R60 in tungsten
l r g h t i n gs, e t t h e a p e r t u r eo n e f / s t o p w i d e r t h a n t h e f i g u r e i n d i -
c a t e d b y t h e e x p o s u r em e t e r
Notes;
1) For lensprotectron,the L39or L37Cis recommended F o r B o l h C o l o ra n d
D Whenshootinga backlitsubjector if there'sa brightlight sourcein the B l a c k ' a n d - W h i tFe i l m
frame,a ghost rmagers likelyto resultfrom the useof a filter.ln this

case,you shouldtake the prcturewithouta filter.
ffiffiffi
Recommendedto prevent extraneous light from striking the
l e n s , N i k o n ' sl e n s h o o d s c o m e i n f o u r s t y l e s :s c r e w - i n ,s l i p - o n ,
s n a p - o n ,a n d c o l l a p s i b l e - r u b b eEr v e r yl e n s s h o u l db e f i t t e dw i t h
t h e l e n s h o o d s p e c i a l l yd e s i g n e df o r i t N o t e , h o w e v e r ,t h a t s o m e
l e n s h o o d s c a n b e u s e d i n c o m m o n b v s e v e r a ll e n s e s
57

S e m r s o f t c a s e s , s u c h a s t h e C F - 2 7 ,C F 2 8 , C F - 2 9 a n d C F 2 B A
a r e a v a i l a b l eT h e C F - 2 7 c a s e a c c o m m o d a t e st h e F E 2 m o u n t e d
w i t h a l e n s s m a l l e rt h a n t h e 5 0 m m f / 1 4 T h e C F 2 8 c a n b e u s e d
w i t ha n y l e n sf r o m 5 0 m m f / 1 2 1 o 1 0 5 m mI l 2 5 o r w i t h t h e N i k o n
S e r i e sE 3 6 , w 7 Z m mf / 3 5 l e n s W h e n t h e M o t o r D r i v e M D - 1 2 i s
a t t a c h e dt o t h e F E 2 , t h e C a - 2 9 c a s e i s r e c o m r n e n d e dT h e C F -
2 B A i s a f r o n t - f l a pf o r u s e w i t h a l l l e n s e su p t o t h e N i k k o r 3 5 -
T O m mf / 3 5 T h e s o f t - t v p eC S 1 6 c a s e i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e
CF-27 AN-6Y
A v a i l a b l ea r e t h e l e a t h e rn e c k s t r a pA N - t ( b l a c k ) ,w e b b e d n y l o n
neckstrapsAN-4Y (yellow) and AN 4B (black), and wider AN-4Y
w e b b e dn y l o nn e c k s t r a p sA N 6 Y ( y e l l o w )a n d A N - 6 W ( w i n e r e d )
A w i d e s e l e c t i o no f s i x t y p e s t o c h o o s e f r o m , r a n g i n g f r o m a
compact type to a largetype which can accommodate largeor
b u l k y c a m e r a e q u i p m e n t :F B - 8 , F B - 11 A , F B - ' 1 4 F, B - 1 5 ,F B - 1 6
and F3-17
qa

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TIPS ON BATTERY USE

. Keep batteriesaway from infantsand small children.In
case a battery is accidentallyswallowed,call a doctor
immediately as the materialinsidethe batteriescan cause
seriousoroblems.
r Batterypowerfallsoff in extremelycold temperatures and
this may causethe camera'sphotometric circuitto cease
operating.In this situation,use new batteriesand protect
the camerabody from the cold. Note that batterypower
will be recoveredas soon as the temperaturebecomes
normat.
.Shouldthe batterybe left in the batterychamberfor a long
period, insufficientcontact may occur due to battery
leakage.Thus,it is good practiceto periodically cleanthe
batteryandthe contactsectionin the batterychamberwith
a soft cloth. lf the batterychamberis contaminated with
a leakingbattery,removethe batteryat once and clean
the chamber.
r lf you'reusinga pairof batteries, changethemat the same
time; never mix new and old batteriesor batteriesof
differentbrands.
oWhen not usingthe camera for a long period,take bat-
teriesout andstorethemin a cool,dry place.
o Neverdisassemble batteriesor discardthemin a f ire.
.Always check batterypower beforethe shootingsession
becausebattery power can become exhaustedwithout
warning.lt is a good ideato havesparebatterieson hand
duringa lengthyshootingassignment.
o In normaluse,a battery'slifespanis aboutone year.The
batterypackedwith this camera,however,is for test our-
posesonlyso its lifespanmaybe shorterthanusual.
o Regardless of whetherthe camerais switchedoff or not,
the FE2 alwaysdischargesa smallamountof electricity,
becauseit incorporates a quartzoscillator
circuit.
59

A l t h o u g ht h e F E 2 i s a t o u g h
and durable camera, bear
in mind that it is a precision
o p t i c a l i n s t r u m e n t ,a n d t h a t
careless or rough handling
may damage it Observethe
f o l l o w i n gt i p s , a n d t h e F E 2
will alwayswork as perfectly . Before using the camera, it . N e v e r t o u c h t h e r e fl e x m i r r o r o r . Do not touch the shutter cur-
a s t h e d a y y o u b o u g h ti t a good practice to check the focusing screen, to prevent tains
t h o r o u g h l yf i r s t them from becoming scratched
Remove dust with a blower
brush
. G e n e r a l l y ,t h e c a m e r a d o e s n o t o lf the camera body is exposed o l f t h e i n s i d eo f t h e c a m e r a b o d y .When not usingthe camera for

needlubricatron to rain or mrst, wrpe morsture a c c i d e n t a l l yg e t s w e t , i t s i n t e r - a long time, take out the bat-
gently with a soft cloth and dry nal precision parts may get teries and store the camera
the camera After using the rusty Take the camera right away from high temperature,
camera near salt water, take away to the nearest authorized h i g h h u m i d i t y , n a p h t h a l e n e ,o r
care that you wipe it with a cloth Nikon dealer for a checkup, camohor
moistened with pure water to which may require repair pay-
r e m o v e o o s s i b l et r a c e s o f s a l t ment
otJ

Caution
Please note that the use of a spray gun type blower to clean the lens
may cause possible damage to lhe g/ass (especiatty when ED g/ass is
used for the front lens elemenil, by suddenly lowerrng the temperature
on the lens surface To avord damage, hold the blower upright, keep its
nozzle more than 30cm away f rom the lens surface and move the nozzle
around so that the stream of air rs not concentrated rn one soot
.Clean metallic parts with a .Clean glass surfaces such as

blower brush or with a soft dry the lens or the finder eyepiece
clotn wrth a blower brush; avoid
using lens tissue as much as
possible Gently wtpe dirt,
smudges, or fingerprintswith
soft cotton morstened with a
small amount of absolute al-
c o h o l ,u s i n ga s p i r a lm o t i o nf r o m
center to periphery Make sure
y o u l e a v en o w i p i n gt r a c e s
o l n a h u m i d e n v i r o n m e n t ,i t i s o Note that storing leather cases

best to store the camera in a in a vinyl bag may cause the
vrnyl bag with a desiccant to l e a t h e r t o d e t e r i o r a t e ,s o e x e r -
keep away dust, moisture and cisedue care
salt
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SPECIFICATIONS
Type of camera: Electronically-controlled35mm Reflex mirror: Automaticinstant-returnmirror
reflex(SLR)focalplane '10
single-lens Self-timer: Quartz-timed approx. sec.
shuttercamera delayedexposure;setting
Usablefilm: Any cartridge-type 35mm film "cancellable"
Pictureformat: 24mmx36mm Memory lock: Provrded; via lever
Lens mount: Nikonbayonetmount Multiple exposure: Provided; via lever
Lens available: Morethan 60 interchangeable Flash synchronization: Built-inhot shoefor mountingflash
Nikkorand NikonSeriesE lenses, unit;syncterminalalsoprovided;
including50mm standardlenses M250settingfor 11250sec.sync
Shutter: Electronicallycontrolledvertical- Ready-light: Providedinsidethe viewfinder
travel.metalfocalolaneshutter Exposure metering: Through-the-lens, center-weighted,
with titaniumcurtains full-aperture exposuremeasure-
Shutter speeds: Steplessspeedsfrom B to 1/4000 mentemploying two siliconphoto-
'16
sec.on A(Auto)mode: speeds diodes(SPD's)with Nikkorand
ouartz-controlled from B to 1/4000 NikonSeriesE lensesfittedwith
sec.on manual;mechanically con- metercouplingridge;exposure
trolled,1/250sec. at M250setting correctlyset eitherautomatically
and longexposureat B setting or by matchingtwo needles;meter
Viewfinder: Fixedeyelevelpentaprism type; cross-couoled with bothlens
O.BOX magnification with 50mm diaphragmand shutterspeed
lensset at infinity;93 % frame controls,meter poweredby two
coverage 1.55Vsilver-oxide two
batteries,
Viewfinder display: Shutterspeed,aperturef-number, 1.5Valkaline-manganese batteries
exposurecompensation mark, or one 3V lithiumbattery
meterneedle,shutterspeedneedle Metering range: EV 1 to EV 18at ASA/ISO100with
Focusing screen: Matte/Fresnel focusingscreenwith f / ' 1 . 4l e n s
centralsplit-image rangefinderspot
and microprismcollar(NikonType
K2 screen);two other typesof
screensavailableoptionally
(Type82 and E2)
62
frh-

Exposure compensation Provided; +2 EY in one-third
dial: Incremenls
Film speed range: ASA/lSO12to ASA/tSO4000
Film winding: Via single-stroke leverwith 135o
windingangleand 30o standoff
angle;leveralsoservesas shutter
releaselock;automaticfilm winding
possibleusingthe optionalMotor
D r i v eU n i tM D - 1 2
Frame counter: Additivetype; automaticallyresets
to "S," threeframesbefore"'1,"
whencameraback is ooened
Film rewind: By crankafterfilm rewindbutton
is depressed
Depth.of.field preview: Via leverprovidedon front of
camera
back: i?il:ti swins-open
type;
removable;memo holderprovided
Tripodsocket: 1/4 inch
Dimensions(body only): Approx.ta2.5mm(W)x
9 0 . O m m ( H5
) x7 . 5 m m ( D )
Weight (body only): Approx.55Og
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