Nikon FE2 - Stop-Down Exposure Measurement

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Ston-Down
Ernosure ll[easurement
Stop-down exposure
measurement
must
be
made whenever
the aperture
ring
of the lens
doesn't couple
with the meter
coupling
lever
of the camera. After focusing and
switching
on
the
meter,
follow
these
procedures.
For
lenses
with automatic diaphragms
On auto:
Depress the
depth-of-field
preview
lever
@
all
the way and,
while
holding it in,
take the shot.
Or depress
the
depth-of-field
preview
lever
to take a
meter
reading. Then, while holding it in,
push
the
self{imer
lever
@
towards
the
camera body
to lock in the
exposure setting.
With
the exposure
locked in, release the
depth-of
-field
preview
lever
and
take the
shot.
(Refer
to
page
37
Ior
more
details about
the
memory lock.)
On
manual:
While
holding
in the depth-of-field
preview
lever,
determine
the
correct exposure by
turning
the shutter speed/mode
selector
dial
or the aperture ring of the lens. Then release the
depth-of-
field
preview
lever
and take
the
shot.
For
lenses
without automatic diaphragms
When the
automatic diaphragm doesn't couple
with the meter
coupling
lever of the camera,
such as when a
PC-Nikkor or
bellows attachment
is
used,
focusinq
should be done with
the
lens wide open while exposure
measurement
and
shooting
must
be done with the lens stopped down.
On auto:
Take a shot
with the lens
stopped down.
With a PC-Nikkor,
the correct exposure
must
be determined
before shifting.
To
do so,
f irst
use
the memory lock, then the lens
can be shifted
to take the
shot.
On
manual:
Stop down the lens to
determine
the correct exposure, then
take
the
shot.
For
lenses
with
fired
apertures
Since the aperture
is
fixed
when
using Reflex-Nikkor
lenses,
or
in
photomicrography
or
telescopic
photography,
it is impossible
to change the exposure by varying the aperture.
On auto:
Take the shot by simply depressing the
shutter
release
button.
On
manual:
Turn the
shutter speed dial
to
set
the
correct exposure.
lf
a
correct exposure can't be obtained, use either an ND filter if the
scene
is too
bright or
supplementary
illumination if
too dark.
lVotes.'
1)
Keep
the depth-of-field
preview
lever firmly depressed when
you
re-
lease the shutter.
2) tf
you
attempt to make a stop-down exposure
measurement
when
an Al
lens
is mounted directlv on the FE2, incorrect exposure will
result.
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