Nikon F3 User Manual

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17. Hold the camera
steady.
Wrap the fingers of your right hand
around the camera body so that the
index finger rests comfortably on
the shutter release button and the
thumb fits between the body and
film advance lever .
Then, cradle the camera in the left
hand with the thumb and fingers
grasping the lens focusing ring @ .
The ca mera may be switched from
horizontal- to vertical-format shoot-
ing in this pOSition.
18. Focus on the subject. Out of focus ----
Turn the lens focusing ring until the image in the viewfinder becomes
sharp.
The K focusing screen comes with t he camera as standard equipment. With
the split-image rangefinder, turn the ring until the split image becomes whole.
With
the microprism grid, turn the ring until the shimmering image
appears sharp. With the matte outer field, turn the ring until the image ap-
pears sharp. The split-image rangefinder works well for subjects having defi-
nite lines
or boundaries. The microprism collar is for fast-moving subjects or
ones with indistinct lines, while the matte outer field is suitable for close-ups.
In fast-moving
or candid shooting situations, you can measure or estimate the
distance between you and the subject and preset it on the lens using the dis-
tance scale @ engraved both in feet and meters.

Nikon F3 Specifications

General

Lens Mount	Nikon F mount
Film Format	35mm
Flash Sync Speed	1/80 s
Viewfinder Coverage	100%
Shutter Speed	8s to 1/2000s, Bulb
ISO Range	ISO 12 to 6400