Nikon AI Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/4 User manual

Micro-Niklor
105mm
f/4
Nikon INSTRUCTIONMANUAL^l

NOMENCLATURE Micro-NikkorLens
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Reproductionratioscale(lens+ PNring)^M^^M(^^te__,
Focusingring
Metercouplingshoe
Aperturescaleindex
Distancescale
Depth-of-fieldindicators
Distancescaleindex
Aperturescale
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CONTENTS
Foreword4
Mountingthelens5
Focusing6
Recommendedfocusingscreens7
Reproductionratio7
Focusingatpredeterminedratio8
Depthoffield9
Notesonfocusing9
Determiningexposure10
Withbuilt-inTTLmetering10
WithoutTTLmetering11
Close-uptables12
Depth-of-fieldtables13
Features/specifications15
3

FOREWORD
TheMicro-Nikkor105mmf/4isa specialtelephotolensdesignedfor
close-upphotographyathighreproductionratios.Itfeaturesthesame
opticalconstructionasthemuch-acclaimedBellows-Nikkor105mm
f/4, butwitha specialfocusinghelicoidthatenablesoperationfrom
infinity(°°)toa reproductionratioof1 : 2 (halflife-size)withoutthe
needforanyadapters.Thelensoffers"automaticmaximumaperture
indexing" (Al)withsuitablyequippedcameras,viathemeter cou-
plingridgeprovided.Theridgeandtheautodiaphragmfunctionto-
gethertopermitfullapertureexposuremeasurement;thelensisalso
fittedwitha metercouplingshoetopermitthesameoperationwith
NikoncameraswhichlacktheAlfacility.Intermsofopticalperform-
ance, theMicro-Nikkor'sexcellentflatnessoffieldisa stand-out
feature,enablingvirtuallydistortion-freeimagesatallreproduction
ratios. TheapplicationofNikonIntegratedCoating(NIC)furtheren-
hancesperformancebyincreasingimagecontrast,whilereducingflare
andghost,foroutstandingcolorreproduction.
WhentheMicro-Nikkor 1 05mmisusedwiththespecialAutoExtension
RingPN-11orPN-1,focusingisfurtherextendedfrom1 : 2 to1 : 1 for
fulllife-sizereproduction.
TogetthebestresultsfromyourMicro-Nikkor105mmf/4,readthis
instructionmanualcarefully.Keepthemanualhandyforreference
untilyouhavethoroughlyfamiliarizedyourselfwiththelensandits
operation. A fewminutesofpreparationwillhelpyouavoidcostly
mistakes.

MOUNTINGTHELENS Positionthelensinthecamera'sbayonet
mount,aligningthemountingindexesonthe
cameraandthelens.Twistthelenscounter-
clockwiseuntilitclicksintoplace.
Toremove,depressthelensreleasebuttonon
thecameraandtwistthelensclockwise.
Note: Whenmountingthelensona camerawitha
metercouplinglever(Altype),makesurethatthe
camera'smetercouplingleveriscorrectlypositioned;
whenmountingona camerawithoutthislever(non-
Altype),conventional"manual"maximumaperture
indexingisrequired.Inbothcases,refertothe
camera'sinstructionmanual.

FOCUSING
ThefullyautomaticdiaphragmoftheMicro-
Nikkorenablesfocusingwithmaximumimage
brightnessthroughouttheentirefocusingrange
ofthelens.Astheimageisconstantlyviewed
atthemaximumaperturesetting (i.e., f/4),
thedepthoffieldisminimizedsothatthe
imagesnapsinandoutoffocusrapidlyand
distinctly.
Tofocus,turnthefocusingringuntiltheimage
onthefocusingscreenappearssharpandcrisp.
Viathespecialfocusinghelicoid,theMicro-
Nikkoroperatescontinuouslyfrominfinity
(°°)to0.47m(1.55ft)fora reproduction
ratioof1:2.
Thedistancescaleon thefocusingringis
markedinbothmeters(white)andfeet (yel-
low). Thesefiguresindicatethedistancefrom
thesubjecttothecamera'sfilmplane.
Note: Theexactpositionofthefilmplaneisindicat-
edonallcamerasforconveniencewhenmeasuring.
OnNikonF/F2cameras,thetopedgeoftheserial
numberistheexactpositionoftheplane.On
otherNikonandNikkormatcameras,theplaneis
indicatedbythesymbol(-Q-)

RecommendedFocusingScreens
Nineteendifferentinterchangeablefocusing
screensareavailableforF andF2Nikon
camerastosuitanytypeoflensorpicture-
takingsituation.Thosewhicharerecommend-
edforusewiththisMicro-Nikkor105mmf/4
lensarelistedbelow.
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Theimageisbrilliantfromedgetoedge,butthe
centerarea(range-finder,microprismorcross-
hair)isdim.Focusonthesurroundingmatte
area.
0=Acceptablefocusing
Slightvignetting(ormoirephenomenon,inthe
caseofthemicroprism)affectsthescreenimage.
Theimageonthe film, however,showsnotrace
ofthis.
• = Notusable
=Withtheselens-screencombinationstheview-
findercanbeusedonlyforfocusing;exposure
measurementisnotpossible.
ReproductionRatio
Thereproductionratioisthenumericalexpres-
sionoftherelationshipbetweentheimagesize
(toberecordedonthefilm)andtheactualsize
ofthesubject.Forexample,iftheimageon
thefocusingscreenisone-fifththeactualsize
ofthesubject,thereproductionratioissaidto
be1:5,andisindicatedonthereproduction
ratioscaleoftheMicro-Nikkor105mmf/4by
thenumber"5'!
7

FOCUSING- continued
FocusingatPredeterminedRatio
Abovethedistancescaleonthefocusingring
aretworeproductionratioscalesinscribedin
orange.Theinnerscale,withfiguresfrom1:10
to1:2,representsthereproductionratiosob-
tainedwhenthelensisusedalone.Theouter
scalefigures (i.e., 1:2to1:1)representthe
ratiospossiblewhenthelensand,PN-1or
PN-11 ring, areusedtogether.Usingeitherof
thesescales,youcanphotographata pre-
determinedratiowithoutcalculatingthe
distancesrequired.Tophotographata repro-
ductionratioof1 : 5,forexample,justturn
thefocusingringuntilthenumber"5"is
alignedwiththedistancescaleindex;then
aimatthesubjectandadjustyourposition
(closeto,orfartherawayfrom,thesubject)
untiltheimageappearssharpandcrispon
thefocusingscreen.
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DepthofField
Depthoffieldreferstothezoneofacceptable
focusextendinginfrontofandbehindthe
planeofsharpestfocus.Asthiszoneisexcep-
tionallyshallowathighreproductionratios,
previewingisdesirablebeforeshooting.To
preview,pressthedepth-of-fieldbuttonon
thecameraandthelenswillclosetothe
preselectedaperturetoallowyoutoseehow
muchbackgroundandforegroundisinfocus.
Depthoffieldcanalsobeobservedbyreading
thecolor-codedindicatorsinscribedonthe
lensbarrel.Thepairsofcoloredlinesoneither
sideofthewhitedistancescaleindexline
correspondtof/numbersofthesamecoloron
theaperturescale.Atclosedistances,solittle
isinfocusthatthedepth-of-fieldtableson
pages13~ 14aremoreuseful.
NOTESONFOCUSING
CameraShake:Close-upphotographyposes
severalproblemsnotencounteredingeneral
photography.Oneoftheseissensitivityto
vibration—themagnificationoftheimageisso
highthatevenslightdisplacementduring
shootingresultsina blurredimage.Therefore,
theuseofa tripodisrecommendedatall
times, withshutteractuatedviacablerelease.
Inthisrespect,theconvenient,360°rotatable
tripodmountingcollaronthePNringwill
proveuseful.
CloseWorkingDistances:Athighreproduction
ratiosencounteredduringclose-upshooting,
depthoffielddecreasesdrastically.This con-
ditioncanbepartiallycompensatedforby
stoppingdownthelens.Butatveryclose
workingdistances,anextremelyshallowdepth
offieldisinevitable.Carefulplacementofthe
camerawillbenecessarytoensurethatthe
importantsurfacesofthesubjectareinthe
samezoneofsharpness.
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DETERMININGEXPOSURE
Camera
Al
Al
Al
non-AI
*non-AI
non-AI
Close-upattachment
PN-11
PN-1
Bellows,E2andK rings
andclose-uplenses
PN-11
PN-1
Bellows,E2andK rings
andclose-uplenses
Exposuremeasurement
Fullaperture
Stop-down
Stop-down
Stop-down
Fullaperture
Stop-down
*Withthiscombination,conventional"manual"maximumaperture
indexingisrequired.
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WithBuilt-inTTLMetering
TheMicro-Nikkorhasa fullyautomaticdia-
phragmwithsettingsfromf/4tof/32.The
Micro-Nikkorcouplesfullytothethru-the-
lensmeterofanyF/F2NikonPhotomicor
otherNikon/Nikkormatcamerasforfullaper-
tureexposuremeasurementovertheentire
rangeofaperturesettings.Notethatwhen
thislensisusedwithnon-AIcameras, con-
ventional"manual"maximumaperturein-
dexingisrequired.
Whenclose-upattachmentssuchasa PNring
orbellowsareused,theexposuremeasure-
mentmethodisshowninthetableontheleft.
Whenthelensismountedinthereverse posi-
tion, thestop-downmethodshouldbeused.
Seetheinstructionmanualsuppliedwithyour
cameraorPhotomicviewfinderfordetails.
Caution: Whenthestop-downmethodisusedat
smallapertures,a findereyecupshouldbeattached
totheeyepiecetoensurecompleteexclusionof
straylight.

WithoutTTLMetering
Atcloseranges(reproductionratiosgreater
than 1:10), theamountoflightreachingthe
filmdecreasesasthelens-to-filmdistancein-
creases.Whennon-TTLmeasurementisused
forthisrange,theresultisunderexposed
photographsunlesscompensationhasbeen
madeforthisdecrease.(WhentheMicro-
Nikkor105mmf/4lensisusedwiththePho-
tomicorNikon/NikkormatTTLmeteritis
notnecessarytomakecompensations,since
themeterisdesignedtogiveanaccurate
readingoftheamountoflightreachingthe
film.)
Thetableatrightgivestheexposurefactors
(compensationvalues)withexposureincrease
inf/stopsfornon-TTLexposuremeasurement
atreproductionratiosgreaterthan1:10.
Reproduction
ratio
1/10
1/8
1/6
1/4
1/2
1/1.8
1/1.6
1/1.4
1/1.2
1/1
Exposure
factor
12
1.2
13
1.5
2.1
2.3
21
2.7
3.1
3.6
Exposure
increase
inf/stops
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.6
1.1
1.2
1.3
1-1
1.6
1.9
II
Insertthistableintothememoholderatthebackof
yourcameraforeasyreference.
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CLOSE-UPTABLES
PhotographicRangeswithOtherClose-upAttachments
Close-upattachment
E2Ring
KRingSet
PNRing
BellowsPB-4,PB-5
Close-UpLensNo.0
Close-UpLensNo.1
Close-UpLensNo.2
Repro-CopyOutfit
PF-2, PI--.!
Lensinnormalposition
Reproduction
1/7.5-1/1.6
1/18.1-1/1.1
1/5.7-1/3.7
1/2.4-1.8
1/13.4-1/1.7
1/6.4-1/1.4
1/3.2-1/1.1
1/6-1/2
Subjectfield
18.0x27.0-
3.8x5.7
43.4x 65.2-
2.5x 3-8
I3.7x 20.6-
8.8x 13.3
5.9x 8.8-
1.4x2.0
32.3x48.4-
4.0x 6-0
15.4x23.1
3.4x 5.2
7.7x 11.6-
2.7x 4.0
14.4x21.6-
4.8x 7.2
Focused
distance
101-44.1
212-41.9
260-202
50.8-45.3
156-42.9
82.7-39.7
49.1-35.4
85.3-41.9
Lensinreverseposition
Reproduction
l/3.8-1.fi
Subjectfield
9.2x 13.8-
1.5x2.2
Focused
distance
63.9-44.3
Close-upattachment
;H2RinS
KRingSet
PNRing
BellowsPB-4,PB-5
Close-UpLensNo.0
Close-UpLensNo.1
Close-UpLensNo.2
Repro-CopyOutfit
PF-2, PF-3
Lensinnormalposition
Reproduction
1/7.5-1/1.6
1/18.1-1/1.1
1/5.7-1/3.7
1/2.4-1.8
1/13.4-1/1.7
1/6.4-1/1.4
1/3.2-1/1.1
1/6-1/2
Subjected
?i:s-
\iVS-1-
u:a-
UttZjs
\i\w-
s:s-
wt-
S5if-
Focused
distance
39.8-17.4
83.3-16.5
102-79.4
20.0-17.8
61.5-16.9
32.6-15.6
19.3-14.0
33.516.5
Lensinreverseposition
Reproduction
1/3.8-1.6
Subjectfield
3.6 • 5.1
0.58x 0.88
Focused
25.1-17.4
*ThefirstvaluesarefortheK1ringusedaloneandthesecondonesforallfive
ringsusedtogether.
**Thefiguresshownhererepresenttherangesobtainedwiththesubjectonthe
1 2 baseplate,usingthelenswithoutanyclose-upattachment.

DEPTH-OF-FIELDTABLES (m)
Focused
distance
0.47
0.50
0.55
0.6
0.7
0.8
1
1.2
1.5
2
3
7
.
Depth of field
4
0.469-0.471
0.499-0.501
0.549-0.552
0.598-0.602
0.697-0.703
0.795-0.805
0.992-1.01
1.19-1.21
1.48-1.52
1.96-2.04
2.91-3.10
6.48-7.62
82.9-°°
5
0.469-0.471
0.499-0.501
0.548-0.552
0.597-0.603
0.696-0.704
0.794-0.806
0.990-1.01
1.18-1.22
1.47-1.53
1.95-2.05
2.88-3.13
6.36-7.79
66.4-°°
8
0.468-0.472
0.498-0.502
0.547-0.553
0.596-0.604
0.694-0.707
0.791-0.810
0.984-1.02
1.17-1.23
1.46-1.54
1.92-2.09
2.82-3.21
6:03-8.36
41.6—•
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0.468-0.472
0.497-0.503
0.546-0.554
0.595-0.606
0.691-0.709
0.787-0.813
0.978-1.02
1.17-1.24
1.44-1.56
1.89-2.12
2.76-3.30
5.73-9.02
30.3-°°
16
0.467-0.473
0.496-0.504
0.544-0.556
0.592-0.608
0.687-0.713
0.782-0.819
0.968-1.03
1.15-1.25
1.42-1.59
1.85-2.18
2.66-3.45
5.30-10.4
20.9-°°
22
0.466-0.474
0.494-0.506
0.542-0.559
0.589-0.612
0.683-0.719
0.775-0.827
0.957-1.05
1.13-1.28
1.39-1.63
1.80-2.26
2.55-3.66
4.87-12.7
15.2-°°
32
0.464-0.477
0.492-0.509
0.538-0.563
0.584-0.617
0.675-0.727
0.765-0.840
0.939-1.07
1.11-1.31
1.35-1.70
1.72-2.40
2.39-4.08
4.28-20.6
10.5-°°
Reproduction
ratio
1/1.98
1/2.35
1/2.90
1/3.43
1/4.45
1/5.45
1/7.40
1/9.33
1/12.2
1/17.0
1/26.5
1/64.7
l/oo
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DEPTH-OF-FIELDTABLES - continued
(fii
Focused
distance
1.55
1.75
2
2.5
3
4
5
7
10
20
-
Depth of field
4
1,6-9/16,'-l'6-5/a"
^'B-•\5tf6•'-^•9••
ril-7/8,'-2' 1/16"
2-5-13/16"-2'6-I/8"
2'1111/16"—31/4"
3'1!-7/16"-4'l/2"
4'11-l/8"-5'7/8"
6'10-WT6"-?'1-7/»"
9'8-1/8"-l0'4"
18'8"-21'6"
272'--"
5.6
T6-l/2"-1 '6-5/8"
l'8-7/8"-l'9-l/16"
1'1l-7/8"-2'l/I6"
2'5-3/4"-2'6-3/16"
2'l1-5/8"-3'5/16"
311-1/4"-4'1l/l6"
4'i0-3/4"-5'l-1/4"
6'9-7/16"-7'2-5/8"
9'6-ll/16"-10'6"
18*3" 22'2"
1W--
s
l'6-l/2"-l'6-5/8"
l'8-7/8"~l'9-l/16"
l'il-13/16"-2'l/8"
2,5-5/8"-2'6-5/16"
2'1l-7/l6"-3'!/2"
3"10-15/16" 4*1-1/16"
4lO-1/4"-5'l-13/l6"
6'8-7/16"-7'3-7/8"
9'4-9/16"-10'9"
17'7"-23'3"
136'--
11
r6-l/2"-T6-11/16"
l'8-l 3/16"- 1 '9-1/8"
1'11-3/4" -2'3/16"
2'5-9/16"-2'6-7/16"
21 l-1/4'-31l 1/16"
3'10-9/16"-4'l-7/16"
4'9-l1/l6"-5'2-l/2"
6"7-3/16"-7'5-7/l 6"
9-2"-ir0"
!6'10"-24'10"
»'4»--
16
T6-7/16" 1 '6-11/16"
l'8-3/4"-1'9-3/16"
l'H-5/8"- 2'5/16"
2'5-5/16"-2'6-5/8"
2'10-15/16"—3T-1/16'
3,10"-4'2-3/16"
4'8-11/l6"-5'3-3/4"
6'5-l/4"-7'8-3/16"
8'10-1/16"-1!'7"
IS'8"-27'11"
68'6"--
22
!'6-3/8"-l'6-3/4"
1'8-1I/16" - 1*9-1/4"
ri1-l/2"-2'7/l6"
2'5-1/8"-2,6-7/8"
2'10-5/8"-3'1-l/2"
3-9-1/4" 4*3-1/16"
4'7-9/16"-5'5-5/16"
6'3"7'1 1-3/4"
8*5'11/16"-12'3"
14'6" -32'9"
50'0'•—
32
1'6-5/l6"-l'6-I3/16"
1'8-9/16"-r9-7/16"
ril-5/I6"-2'!1/16"
2'4-3/4"-2,7-3/8"
2,l0"-3'2-1/4"
3'8-3/16"-4'4-H/l6"
4'5-13/16"-5'8-l/8"
5'11-S/8"-8'6-3/8"
711-1/4'—13 8"
12'11" 46'7"
347"—
Reproduction
ratio
1/2.01
1/2.72
1/3.53
1/5.07
1/6.57
1/9.52
1/12.4
1/18.3
1/27.0
1/56.1
1/-
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FEATURES/SPECIFICATIONS
Focallength:105mm
Maximumaperture:f/4
Lensconstruction:5 elementsin3 groups
Pictureangle:23°20'
Distancescale:Graduatedinmetersandfeet
from0.47m(1.55ft)toinfinity(°°)
Aperturescale:f/4~ f/32
Diaphragm:Fullyautomatic
Reproductionratios:Scalesprovided;1:10
to1 : 2 forlensonly; 1 : 2 to1 : 1 forlensplus
PN-1orPN-11ring
Exposuremeasurement:Viafull-aperture
method; metercouplingridgeprovidedfor
Alcamerasandmetercouplingshoefornon-
Alcameras
Lenshood:Slip-outtypebuiltintofrontof
lens
Tripodmounting:Viasocketintripodmount-
ingcollarofPN ring; collarrotatabletoper-
mitverticalandhorizontalformatpicture-
taking; click-stopsprovidedateach90°of
rotation; collarlockingscrewprovided
Attachmentsize:52mm(P= 0.75)
Mount:NikonF mount
Dimensions:74.5mm0x 104mmlong(over-
all); 96mmextentionfromflange
Weight:500g
Accessoriesincluded:52mmsnap-onfront
lenscap;rearlenscapLF-1
Optionalaccessories:52mmscrew-infilters;
flexiblelenspouchNo.55;hardlenscase
CL-33A,plasticlenscaseCP-2;flexiblelens
pouchNo.56(withPNringattached);hard
lenscaseCL-35A(withPNringattached)
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