Nikon F6 User Manual

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Contents
Before You Begin .............................................................................................2-14
Introduction .......................................................................................................4-5
Nomenclature/Controls ....................................................................................6-14
Camera body...............................................................................................6-7
Top LCD panel ................................................................................................8
Viewfinder display...........................................................................................9
Rear LCD panel (shooting data display) .........................................................10
Rear LCD panel (menu display) .....................................................................11
Command Dials and operating buttons ...................................................12-13
Multi-selector................................................................................................14
Basic Operation ...........................................................................................15-36
1. Installing Batteries....................................................................................16-17
2. Checking Battery Power ..........................................................................18-19
3. Mounting a Lens .....................................................................................20-21
4. Loading Film and Setting Film Advance Mode .........................................22-23
5. Setting Focus Mode, AF Area Mode and Focus Area................................24-25
6. Setting Metering System and Exposure Mode..........................................26-27
7. Holding the Camera and Focusing...........................................................28-29
8. Confirming Indications in Viewfinder and Releasing the Shutter ..............30-31
9. Rewinding the Film..................................................................................32-33
Setting Language and Date/Time ...................................................................34-36
Detailed Operation .....................................................................................37-86
Lens Compatibility..........................................................................................36-42
CPU Nikkor ...................................................................................................38
Non-CPU Nikkor ...........................................................................................39
Using a non-CPU Nikkor lenses.....................................................................40
Using a non-AI lenses ..............................................................................41-42
Film ...............................................................................................................43-47
Aligning frame counter and number of frame on the film/
Confirming film advance status.....................................................................43
Setting and confirming film speed ................................................................44
Selecting film advance mode ........................................................................45
Film rewinding with button operation...........................................................46
Rewinding film using the film rewind crank ..................................................47
Autofocus ......................................................................................................48-59
Selecting AF Servo ...................................................................................48-49
Selecting focus area.................................................................................50-51
Selecting AF Area mode ..........................................................................52-53
Combinations of AF functions (Single Servo AF: AF-S) .............................54-55
Combinations of AF functions (Continuous Servo AF: AF-C) ....................56-57
Focus lock................................................................................................58-59
Situations Where Autofocus May Not Work As Expected ....................................60
Manual Focus......................................................................................................61
Exposure Metering System .............................................................................62-63
Shooting in Each Exposure Mode...................................................................64-71
Programmed Auto ...................................................................................64-65
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Nikon F6 Specifications

General

Lens mount	Nikon F mount
Focus System	TTL phase detection
Film format	35mm
Shutter speed	30 to 1/8000 sec. in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb
Focus points	11
Flash Sync Speed	1/250 sec
Exposure Compensation	±5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps
Viewfinder Coverage	100%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.74x
Battery	8 x AA-type batteries
Metering	3D Color Matrix Metering, Center-Weighted Metering, Spot Metering