Nikon 55MM F/2B User manual

Micro-Nikkor
55mm f/2B
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CONTENTS
Nomenclature 3
Foreword 14
Mountingthelens 15
Focusing 16
Recommendedfocusingscreens ..17
Reproductionratio 18
Focusing at predetermined
reproductionratio 18
Depth of field 19
Toavoidcamerashake/Atextreme-
lycloseworkingdistances 19
Determiningexposure 20
Withbuilt-in TTL meter 20
Whennon-TTLmeter is used ...21
Tipsonclose-upphotography ....22
Tipsonlenscare 22
Features/Specifications 23
Depth-of-fieldtables 24
Close-uptables 26
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FOREWORD
AnupdatedversionofNikon'sreknownclose-focusinglens,the
Micro-Nikkor55mmf/2.8featuresa largermaximumaperture.Thus,
theimageintheviewfinderisbrighterandit'seasiertofocuswhen
thelightgetsdimorextensionringsora bellowsunitareattached.
Ithasa modifiedGauss-typeopticaldesignofsixelementsinfive
groupsandincorporatesa floatingelementsystemintherearlens
groupforimprovedperformance.Infact,thislensproducesexcel-
lentimagequalityathighmagnificationratiosaswellasnormal
shootingdistances,becausedefinitionanddistortion-correction
remainvirtuallyunchangedovertheentirefocusingrange.Nikon's
multilayercoatingonair-to-glasssurfacesalsoprovidessignificant
gaininimagecontrastandminimumflareatwideapertures.Witha
built-indual-helicalsystem,theMicro-Nikkor55mmf/2.8focuses
continuouslyfrominfinitydowntoa reproductionratioof1:2
withthelensfocusing, ring. AndbyattachingtheoptionalPK-13
RingorTC-201Teleconverter,itgoesfrom1/2reproductionratio
downto1:1(lifesize).

MOUNTINGTHELENS
Positionthelensinthecamera'sbayonetmount,
aligningthemountingindexesonthecameraandthe
lens. Twistthelenscounterclockwiseuntilitclicks
intoplace.
Toremove,depressthelensreleasebuttononthe
cameraandtwistthelensclockwise.
Notes: 1)Whenmountingthelensona camerawitha lift-upmeter
couplinglever(Altype),makesurethatthecamera'smeter
couplingleveriscorrectlypositioned;whenmountingon
acamerawithoutthislever(non-Altype),conventiona
"manual" maximumapertureindexingisrequired.Inbothf>
cases,refertothecamera'sinstructionmanual.
•2)WhenthelensisusedwiththeNikonF-401/N4004*,the
camerametercouplingfunctiondoesnotoperateandthe
exposureindicatorLEDsdonotappear.
*TheNikonN4004issoldexclusivelyinthe U.S.A.

FOCUSING
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Thankstoitsfullyautomaticdiaphragm,theMicro-
Nikkorcanbefocusedwithmaximumimagebright-
nessonthescreenthroughouttheentirefocusing
range. Thedepthoffieldisalsominimizedatmaxi-
mumaperture,sothattheimagesnapsinandoutof
focusrapidlyanddistinctly.
Tofocus,turnthefocusingringuntiltheimageon
thefocusingscreen-appearssharpandcrisp.Thanks
totheinternaldual-helicalsystem,theMicro-Nikkor
focusescontinuouslyfrominfinityto9-13/16inches
(25cm)ata reproductionratioof1:2.

RecommendedFocusingScreens
Variousinterchangeablefocusingscreensare
availableforF3-andF2-seriescamerastosuit
anytypeoflensorpicture-takingsituation.
Thosewhicharerecommendedforusewith
yourlensarelistedbelow.Forscreensused
withNikoncamerasotherthanF3-andF2-
seriescameras (e.g., NikonFA,FE2,FM2and
FE), refertothecolumnforF3-seriescameras.
FortheK2,B2andE2focusingscreens,refer
tothecolumnsontheK,B andE screens,
respectively.Fordetails,alsorefertothespe-
cificfocusingscreen'sinstructionsheet.
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WhentheTC-201orTC-200teleconverterisat-
tachedtothislens,usethefollowingtable:
•WhentheTC-14Ateleconverterisattachedtothis
lens, usethefollowingtable:
A/LBCDE GlGZG3G4HtH2H3JH4J K/PM^J^^
*The TC-301, TC-300,TC-14BorTC-14telecon-
vertercannotbeusedwiththislens.
©= Excellentfocusing
•= Acceptablefocusing
Theimageisbrilliantfromedgetoedge,butthe
centerarea(range-finder,microprismorcross-
hair)isdim.Focusonthesurroundingmatte
area.
O= Acceptablefocusing
Slightvignetting(ormoirephenomenon,inthe
caseofthemicroprism)affectsthescreenimage.
Theimageonthe film, however,showsnotrace
ofthis.
E3 = Exposuremeasurementnotpossible.
()=Indicatesdegreeofexposurecompensation.
Blankmeansnotusable.
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Reproductionratioistherelation
oftheimagesizetoberecordedon
thefilmtothesubjectsize.Forex-
ample, iftheimageonthefocusing
screenisone-fifththesizeofthe
subject,thereproductionratiois1:5,
andthisisindicatedonthereproduc-
tionratioscaleonthefocusingring
bythefigure5.
Focusingatpredeterminedreproductionratio
Infrontofthedistancescalearetworeproduction
ratioscalesengravedinorange.Theinnerscalewith
figuresfrom1:10to1:2representsvaluesobtained
whenthelensisusedalone,whiletheouterscalewith
figuresfrom1:2to1:1representsvaluesobtained
withthePK-I3 ring. Usingeitherofthesescales,
youcanphotographa subjectata predetermined
reproductionratiowithoutanycomplexcalcu-
lation. Tophotographa subjectat1:5reproduction
ratio, forexample,justturnthefocusingring sothat
thefigure5 onthereproductionratioscalealigns

withthewhitedistanceindicatorline.Aimthe
cameraatthesubjectandmoveittowardoraway
fromthesubjectuntiltheimageonthefocusing
screenissharpandcrisp.
Depthoffield
TheMicro-Nikkorpermitsdepth-of-fieldpreview.
Pressthedepth-of-fieldpreviewbuttononthecamera
bodyandthelenswillstopdowntothepreselected
aperturetoallowyoutoseehowmuchbackground
orforegroundisinfocus.
Depthoffieldcanalsobeobservedbyreadingthe
color-codedscaleengravedonthelensbarrel.The
pairsofcoloredlinesoneithersideofthewhite indi-
catorlinecorrespondtof/numbersofthesamecolor.
Atclosedistancessolittleisinfocusthatthedepth-
of-fieldtablesonpages24—25aremoreuseful.
Toavoidcamerashake,close-uppho-
tographyposesseveralproblemsnot
encounteredingeneralphotography.
Oneoftheseissensitivitytovibra-
tion: themagnificationoftheimage
onthefilmmakesevenslightimage
displacementprominentandresults
ina blurredimage.Therefore,for
bestresults,mountthecameraona
tripodoronrigidsupports,andusea
cablereleasetotriptheshutter.
Atextremelycloseworkingdistances,
depthoffielddecreasestotheactual
focuseddistance.Thiscanbepartially
compensatedforbystoppingdown
thelens.Butatveryclosedistances
anextremelynarrowdepthoffieldis
inevitable.Carefulplacementofthe
subject,ifithasdepth,willbeneces-
sarytoensurethattheimportantsur-
faceswillbeinthesamezoneof
sharpness.
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DETERMININGEXPOSURE
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non-AI
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non-AI
PK-I1A.12,13,and
TC-201,200,14A
PK-1,2, 3
Bellows,E2andK rings
PK-11A,12,13,and
TC-201,200,14A
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Fullaperture
Stop-down
Stop-down
Stop-down
Fullaperture
Stop-down
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ndexingisrequired.
Withbuilt-inTTLmeter
TheMicro-Nikkorhasanautomaticdiaphragmand
asetofclick-stopaperturesettingsrangingfromf/2.8
tof/32.TheMicro-Nikkorcouplesfullytothe thru-
the-lensmeter.ofanyF/F2NikonPhotomicor
otherNikon/Nikkormatcameraforfullapertureex-
posuremeasurementovertheentirerangeofaperture
settings.Notethatwhenthislensisusedwithnon-AI
cameras,"manual"maximumapertureindexingis
required.
Whenclose-upattachmentssuchasa PKringor bel-
lowsareused,theexposuremeasurementmethodis
showninthetableontheleft.Whenthelensis
mountedinthereverseposition,thestop-down
methodshouldbeused.
Seetheinstructionmanualsuppliedwithyourcamera
orPhotomicviewfinderfordetails.
Caution: 1)Whenthestop-downmethodisusedatsmallapertures,
afindereyecupshouldbeattachedtothefindereyepiece
toensurecompleteexclusionofstraylight.
2)WhenthelensisusedwiththeNikonF-401/N4004,the
camerametercouplingfunctiondoesnotoperateandthe
exposureindicatorLEDsdonotappear.
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