Nikon F Photomic-T User Manual

IMPORTAT{T
!
I
When
the Meter
is not used,
depress
the
top
button
(Fig.
281
until
the
red
line
disoppeors ond
the side button
pops
up,
to
qvoid
unnecessory
droin of
the
mercury
bottery.
The red line will
serve
lo orouse
your oitention.
Since
the
exposure
meter in
the Photomic-T
Finder
meosures
the light
octuolly
possing
lhe comero lens, there
is no
need
when using
o filter
to colculote
the
filter
foctor.
For
lhe
some
reoson, no compensotion of
the exposure
set
by
the needle
centering
is needed,
such os required
when
the lens-to-comero
distonce
is
extended
for
close-ups
by
using
on
extension
ring
or
bellows
focusing
qttochment.
lt
is only
importont
to observe
lhe
procedure
: focus
ond
then
set
the
exposure.
Of
course,
no
picture
should
be
token
with
the
filter
removed,
ofler
the exposure is
set
with
the
filter
ottoched.
SOME
COMPENSATIONS
NEEDED
The
meter
meosures the overoge brightness
of
the scene
covered
by
the lens.
Consequenily,
for
speciol
lighting
conditions
os betow,
the meter might
give
settings which
moy result
in
either
under-
or
over'exPosure'
Depending
upon
the
conditions, some
compensotion
for
this
possibility moy
be
necessory.
!
When the sky,
snow,
white
woll, sond
beoch, woter
surfoce
refleciing
the
sky,
etc.
or
ony
dork
bock-
ground
such os shoded
woll,
dorkness,
etc. occupies
o
lorge
portion
(more
thon
obout
l/31 of
the
picture
field.
I
When
intense
light such
os
picture
field.
o
lomp or
bright
illuminotion
through
o
window,
etc.
is included
within
the
Point the
comero,
only while
meosuring
the
neor os
possible, so
thot such
o
bright
or
moin
subiect
or scene
to
be
photogrophed
exposure,
toword
o tower
position
or
opprooch
the subiect
os
dork
oreo
os
giving on odverse
influence
is left out
or
the
occupies
the
most
port
of
the
finder
viewfield.

Nikon F Photomic-T Specifications

General

Brand	Nikon
Model	F Photomic-T
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English