NIKKORMAT FT2 - Shutter Release

Focusing is always
done
at
full
aperture
with
Auto
Nikkor
lenses.
This
gives
the
brightest possible
image
on the
focusing screen
for
easy
viewing and
comPos-
irg. It also
minimizes depth
of
field
so
the
image
snaps
in
and
out
of
focus
distinctly.
The
Nikkormat
FT2
focusing
screen
consists
of a
matte
Fresnel
field with a cen tral
3mm|
split-image
rangefinder spot
surrounded
by
a doughnut-shaped
1mm-wide
microprism
for rapid, accurate
focusing.
Look through
the
viewfinder
and
turn the
focusing
ring until
the
two halves
of
the central
rangefinder
image coincide
to
form
d single,
sharp
image,
or
until
the
image
in the
microprism appears
sharp and
crisp.
This
focusing
screen
is
suitable
for
subjects
with both
straight
lines and
ill-defined contours.
However, when
used
with
lenses havin
g
a
maximum aperture
smaller
than
f
I
+.5,
or
in
close-up photography,
the
rangefinder
spot
is likely to
darken.
In
this
case,
focus
on
the
surrounding
matte
field.
The
lens
can
also be prefocused
using the
distance
scale
engraved
in
both
feet and
meters on
the
lens
barrel.
Line
up the black
indicator
line on
top of
the
milled ring opposite
the
camera-to-subject
distance
as
measured or
estimated.
This technique
is
useful
for
candid
shots
of
elusive subjects
when
time does
not
permit
through-the-lens
focusing.
Microprism/ split-image scree
n
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