Nikon F Photomic-T User Manual

STOP-DOWN'YIEASURING
METHOD
30
Among
fhe Nikkor
interchongeoble
lenses, some
long
focus ond other
speciol
purpote
tenses
hove no coupling
prong
(see
p.
32
ond
p.
33).
Even with
lhe lens
provided
with
the
prong, it is
sometimes
used
with
close-up
ottochments
inserted
between,
which
do
not
permit
the
lens to
be coupled
to the
meter.
tn such
coses,
odopt
the stop-down
meosur-
ing
method
os
below:
l.
Set
the red dot
(corresponding
to F/I.2
position)
on
the mox. operture scole
to the
film
speed
(ASA).
In the figure
(Fig.
30)
the
red
dot
is
opposite
the
film
speed
number 100
in ASA.
2.
Move
the slider ot
the
bottom of
the
Photomic-T
Finder
to
the
right
until
it
clicks
in
position slightly
before
rhe limif.
3.
Then, siop
down the
operture
to
the
volue
to
octuolty
be
used
ond
set
the
shutter
speed
so
thot
the
meter
needtes
ore
centered
in the
viewfield
ond
in
the
top
window'
IUICRO.NIKKOR
AUTO
When
Micro-Nikkor
Auto
55 mm
Fi3.5
equipped
with
ihe coupling
prong
ond
the
outomotic
diophrogm
com-
pensolion
for
ctose-ups is
used,
the
full-operture
meosuring
method
con
be employed,
thot
is, the
film speed
(ASA)
is
sef to 3.5
on the
mox.
operture
scole.
However, so
fqr os ihe
reproduciion
rotio
is
between
l/9
ond |
12,
it
is necessory
to reset the diophrogm
os shown
in the toble.
The
stop-down
method
is olso
used with
the
coupling
prong
not
engoged.
The obove
resetting is not
then
necesso
ry.
When
toking
picture
of
rother
dork subiects,
it is
pre-
feroble
to
use
the
full-operlure meosuring
method.
With
the
M-ring
ottoched for reproduction rotios belween
I
12
ond 1ll,
only
the
stop-down
method
should
be used.
Repro.
rolio
,,,lJ3oto""
I
ttt't
t"
Fl'.
rlt6
tl22
Fl32
co-
l:9
I :9-l
:4
124-122
Engoge
the coupling
pin
torheprons.
I@
Sei
the film
I
ofter exposure
setting.
,- I
StoP
down
I stoP
more,
speed
to F13.5
I
oft;r
exposure
t"tting.
Stop-
down
melhod
is
used.
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Nikon F Photomic-T Specifications

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