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Nikon F3 - Important Usage Notes; Lens Compatibility and Modification

Nikon F3
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46
IMPORTANT!---------------
The
camera
body
you
have
purchased
is
packaged
sepa-
rately from
the
lens. Before
mounting
the
lens,
check
if
it
is
capable
of Automatic Maximum
Ap
erture
Ind
exing
(AI)
operation
with your
camera
body
by
verifying that
th
e l
ens'
aperture
ring
is fitted with a
meter
coupling
ridge
as
illustrated at
the
right. Note that
the"
Ai
" mark
on
the
cover
of
the
instruction
sheet
provided
with AI
Nikkor l
enses
is your
assurance
that
the
lens offers
the
AI feature.
If
the
lens is fitted with
the
meter
coupling
ridge,
it is
fully
capable
of full-aperture
exposure
measurement
and
automatic
maximum
aperture
indexing; to
attach
it to
the
camera,
follow
the
directions
provided
in
the
BASIC
OPERATION section of this instruction manual.
If
the
lens
is non-AI, stop-down
exposure
measurement
is
required
with
the
camera
body's
meter
coupling
lever
locked
up; to lock
up
the
lever, follow
the
directions in
the
"Meter
coupling
lever" section of CONTROLS
IN
DETAIL.
No
te : The modification at reasonable cost
of
most non-
AI
Nikkor lenses
having
both an automatic diaphragm
and
meter
coupling
prang
is
available for the
co
nven
ience
of
Nikkor lens users. For further infor-
mation
concerning
lens modification,
please
contact your local autho-
rized
Nikon dealer.

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