NOMENCLATURE
1.
LenshoodHN-2410.Aperture-direct-readoutscale
2.
Focusing/zoomingring11.Depth-of-fieldscale
3.
Distancescale12.Focallengthscale
4.
Macrorangeline(orange)13.Mountingring
5.
Infraredindex14.Aperturering
6.Distancescaleindex15.EEservocouplingpost
7.
Apertureindex16.Metercouplingshoe
8.Aperturescale17.Apertureindexpost
9.Metercouplingridge
BEFOREUSINGTHELENS
(Readthefollowingcarefullyandgetthemostoutofyournewlensnowandinthe
manyyearstocome.)
YournewZoom-Nikkor100-300mmF/5.6isa versatile,easy-to-operate,highper-
formancezoomlens,offeringa varietyoffocallengthsfrommoderatetelephoto
100mmtotelephoto300mmoverits3Xzoomrange.Useittoshootregularsnapshots
andsouvenirphotos,forportraitsandclose-upphotography—withthisnewZoom-
Nikkor,focusingandzoomingarequickandeasy:youjustturntheringtofocusand
pushorpullittozoom.Normalfocusinggoesfrominfinity(°°)downto2m(7ft),and
forclose-ups,justsetthelensat100mmandyoucangetcontinuousfocusingallthe
waydownto0.71m(2.3ft).Forevengreatermagnification,justaddontheoptional
NikonClose-UpLensNo.5TorNo.6T.Andforspecialeffects,there'sa varietyofop-
tionalfilters,allatthe62mmsize.
ConstructedofthehighestqualityNikonglass,thiszoomlensproducessharpimages
withhighcontrastateveryfocallength,withallaberrationswellcorrected.Inaddi-
tion,NikonIntegratedCoating(NIC)isappliedtoallair-to-glasssurfacesofthelens
elementstominimizeghostimagesandflareandheightennaturalcolors.
WithsuitablyequippedNikoncameras,thislensoffers"AutomaticMaximumAperture
Indexing"(AI).Themeter-couplingridgeandautomaticdiaphragmfunctiontogether
topermitfullapertureexposuremeasurement.Fornon-AItypeNikoncameras,this
lensisalsofittedwitha metercouplingshoetopermitthesameoperation.
MOUNTINGTHELENSA
Positionthelensinthecamera'sbayonetmount,aligningtheblackapertureindex®
onthelenswiththelensmountingindexonthecamera.
Then,twistthelenscounterclockwiseuntilitclicksintoplace.Toremove,depressthe
lensreleasebuttononthecameraandtwistthelensclockwise.
Note:WhenmountingthelensonanAl-typecamerawitha metercouplinglever,make
suretheleverisinthe"down"position;whenmountingona camerawithoutthislever
(non-AItype),"manual"maximumapertureindexingisrequired.Formoreinforma-
tion,refertothecamera'sinstructionmanual.
FOCUSING/ZOOMINGB C
Withitssinglecontrolring,thislensletsyoubothfocusandzoominandoutrapidlyin
onesmoothoperation.
Tofocus,whilelookingthroughthecamera'sviewfinder,turnthefocusing/zooming
ring® untiltheimageonthefocusingscreenappearssharpandcrisp.
Tozoominandout,lookthroughtheviewfinderandslide thefocusing/zoomingring
backandforthuntilyourdesiredcompositionisframedonthefocusingscreen.Asthe
ringispushedbackwardforlongerfocallengths,fourpositions-lOOmm,135mm,
200mmand300mm-appearonthelensbarreltoshowthefocallengthatwhichthe
lensisset.Intermediatesettingsarealsopossible.