NIKKORMAT FT2 - Turning On the Meter; Centering the Needle

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EXPOSURE

MEASUREMETUT

The

Nikkormat

FT2

featur-gs a center-weighted

thru-

the-lens

exposure metering

system

cross-coupled

to

the

shutter speed

and

aperture

controls.

The

meter

reads

the

light over

the

entire

focusing screen

but

favors a central

area.

This

means

that

correct

ex-

posures

are

possible

even

in situations

where

an

averaged

reading

would

result

in

wrong

exPosure-

with

strong backlighting,

fgr example.

Full-Aperture

Exposure

Measurement

The

FTz

meter takes

advantage

of

automatic

dia-

phragm

feature of Nikkor

Auto

Lenses

to

measure

light at the

maximum

apefture

of

the

lens. This

insures

a

tright

viewfinder

image

for

viewing

and

focusing

and

minimizes

the

influence

of

light

entering

through

the

finder

eyepiece.

In

order

for

the

FT2

meter

to measure

exPosure

at

full

aperture

with

lenses of different

maximum

aPer-

ture,

it must be

coupled

with

the maximum

aPerture

of the

lens

in use.

This

is done

each

time

the

lens is

attached

or

changed by

turning

the

aPerture

ring of

the

lens

through

its entire

range

(see

"Changing

the'

Lens," p.22,).

r

Turning On

the Meter

To

switch on

the

Nikkormat

FT2's CdS

exposure

metering circuit, pull

out the

film

advance

lever

just

enough

to uncover the

red

dot on

top

of the camera

body. When

the meter

is

not

in

use,

Press

the

lever

flush

against

the camera

body,

since the

battery

is

being

drained

continuously

as

long

as

the

lever

is in

the

i'on"

position.

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