Nikon AI-S Zoom-Nikkor 100-300mm f/5.6 User manual

Zoom-Nikkor
100-300mm
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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
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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.

MACROFOCUSINGD
Althoughnormalfocusingispossiblefrominfinity(=•>)to2m(7ft),youcanfocuseven
closeratthe100mmfocallengthsetting(andatthissettingonly).Togetintothe
macromode,justslide thefocusing/zoomingringtothe100mmfocallengthscale
whichiscoloredorangelikethemacrorangeline©.Atthissetting,youcanrotatethe
focusing/zoomingringbeyondthedistancescale2m(7ft)andcanclose-focuscontinu-
ouslyanywherefrom2m(7ft)downto0.71m(2.3ft).Intheareaindicatedbytheor-
angemacrorangeline,zoomingcannotbedone.Althoughthislenshasmacrofocusing
capability,theuseofa Micro-Nikkorlensisrecommendedfordocumentcopyingor
slideduplicationwherecriticalsharpnessisrequired.
RECOMMENDEDFOCUSINGSCREENS
VariousinterchangeablefocusingscreensareavailableforF3-andF2-seriescamerasto
suitanytypeoflensorpicture-takingsituation.Thosewhicharerecommendedforuse
withyourlensarelistedbelow.ForscreensusedwithNikoncamerasotherthanF3-
andF2-seriescameras(e.g.,NikonFA,FE2,FM2andFE),refertothecolumnforF3-
seriescameras.FortheK2,B2andE2focusingscreens,refertothecolumnsontheK,
BandE screens,respectively.Fordetails,alsorefertothespecificfocusingscreen's
instructionsheet.
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cordedonthefilm.
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»: Acceptablefocusing
Thesplit-imagerangefinder,microprismorcross-hairareaisdim.Focusonthesur-
roundingmattearea.
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Slightvignetting(ormoirephenomenon,inthecaseofthemicroprism)affectsthe
screenimage.Theimageonthefilm,however,showsnotraceofthis.
Blankmeansnotusable.
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DEPTH-OF-FIELDINDICATORS
Depthoffield(i.e.,thezoneofacceptableimagefocus)canbecheckedbyreadingthe
color-codeddepth-of-fieldindicators® engravedonthelensbarrel.Thepairsofcolor-
edlinesoneithersideofthewhitedistancescaleindexlinecorrespondtof/numbersof
thesamecolorontheaperturescale®.Youcanalsoobservethedepthoffield
throughtheviewfinderbysimplypressingthedepth-of-fieldpreviewbuttononthecam-
erabody.
INFRAREDPHOTOGRAPHY
Ininfraredphotography,theplaneofsharpestfocusisslightlymoredistantthanthe
oneproducedbyvisiblelightandseenthroughtheviewfinder.Tocompensateforthe
shiftinfocus,thelenshasa curvedredlineonthelensbarrel.Afterfocusingtheimage
sharplythroughtheviewfinder,checkthefocuseddistance.Thenturnthefocusing/
zoomingringtotheleftuntiltheredlinelinesupwiththeprefocuseddistance.
SPECIFICATIONS
Focallength:100mmto300mm
Maximumaperture:f/5.6
Lensconstruction:14elementsin10groups
Pictureangle:24°20'to8°10'
Distancescale:Graduatedinmetersandfeetfrom2m(7ft)toinfinity(°°):macrofo-
cusingmodeatonly100mmfocallengthsetting;atthissetting,downto0.71m
(2.3ft)
Focus/zoomcontrol:Viaa singlecontrolring;focusingisdonebyrotatingthering,
zoomingbyslidingitinorout;referencescaleforfocallengthsettingsof100mm,
135mm,200mmand300mmareprovidedonthelensbarrel;inmacromode,
zoomingisimpossiblefrom2m(7ft)to0.71m(2.3ft)
Macrofocusingfunction:Operableonlywiththefocusing/zoomingringsetto100mm
focallengthsetting;atthissetting,closefocusingdownto0.71m(2.3ft)ispossible
Aperturescale:f/5.6tof/32onbothstandardandaperture-direct-readoutscales
Diaphragm:Fullyautomatic
Exposuremeasurement:Viafull-aperturemethod
Mount:NikonF mount
Attachmentsize:62mmdia.(P=0.75)
Dimensions:74mmdia.x 207mmlong(overall);199mmextensionfromflange
Weight:Approx.930g
ACCESSORIES Supplied
62mmsnap-onfrontlenscap
RearlenscapLF-1
62mmscrew-inlenshoodHN-24
Optional
62mmscrew-infilters
HardlenscaseCL-40
TeleconverterTC-201*
TeleconverterTC-200*
TeleconverterTC-14B
TeleconverterTC-14
*Vignettingorotherperformancedeteriorationmaybenoticeableintheimagere-
cordedonthefilm.
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