Nikon Reflex-Nikkor 500mm f/8 User manual

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NOMENCLATURE
©Orangedistancescaleindex© Lensmountingindex
©Focusingring© Filter
©Hood® Tripodmountingcollar
©Distancescale® Tripodcollarlockingscrew
©Whitedistancescaleindex
BEFOREUSINGTHELENS
(Readthefollowingcarefullyandgetthemostoutofyournewlensnowandinthe
manyyearstocome.)
Foritsfocallength,yourReflex-Nikkor500mmf/8issocompactandlightyoucan
useiteveninhand-heldshooting.That'sbecausethelensadoptswhatisknownasa
"catadioptric"opticalconstructioninwhichlightisreflectedandrefractedbya com-
binationofmirrorsandlensestoformtheimageyouseeinthecamera'sviewfinder.
Notonlyisthelensbarrelunusuallyshort-chromaticaberrationcorrectionissoout-
standingyouwon'thavetoadjustfocusforinfraredphotography.Andatthefixed
apertureoff/8,youhaveampledepthoffield.
AshasbecomecustomarywithNikkorlenses,allair-to-glasssurfacesofyourlenshave
beencoatedwithNIC(NikonIntegratedCoating)tojustaboutbanishpictureflareand
ghost.Andyou'llseetheresultsinthephotosyoutake:superbcontrastandnatural-
lookingcolor.Greatspecialeffects,too-youcantakepicturesinwhichunfocused
elementscomeoutwithinterestingring-shapedhighlights.
Andwhata surprise. . . youcanactuallyfocusa lensthislongdowntojust1.5m(5ft),
witha reproductionratioof 1:2.5X. Also,thelenscomeswitha setoffivefilters,with
onealreadymountedontherearofthelensandtheotherfourcleverlyconcealedin-
sidethebeautifulhardcaseyouusetostorethelens.Thesefiltersincludea neutral
densityfilterthatwillgivetheeffectofstoppingthelensdowntof/16;fordetails,
readthesectiononfilters.
MOUNTINGTHELENSA
Tomountthelensonthecamera,positionitinthecamera'sbayonetmountsothat
themountingindexdotsonthelensandcamerabodyarealigned.Then,twistthe
camerabodyclockwiseuntilitclicksandlocksintoplace.Toremovethelens,press
thecamera'slensreleasebuttonandtwistthecameracounterclockwise.
MOUNTINGONTHETRIPOD
Formaximumpicturesharpnessandfreedomfromcamerashake,theuseofa tripodis
recommended.TheReflex-Nikkor500mmf/8isfittedwitha sturdy,fullyrotatable
(360°)tripodmountingcollarforjustsuchpurposes.Toattachtothetripod,position
thecollar'stripodsocketonthetripodscrewandtighten.Torotatethelens(with
attachedcamera)forverticalorhorizontalformat,loosenthecollarlockingscrew,
rotatethelenstothedesiredposition,andretightenthecollarlockingscrewtosecure
theassembly.Forprecisepositioning,click-stoppositionsareprovidedat90°intervals.
FOCUSINGB!,B2,B3
Focusingisassimpleasturningthefocusingring© untiltheimageonthefocusing
screenappearscrispandclear.
Toprefocusthelens,turnthefocusingringtotherequireddistance.Notethatthere
aretwofocusingdistancescales© andtwocorrespondingdistanceindices©©.Fordis-
tancesfrom- (infinity)to2.5m(8ft),readoffthescalenexttothecamerabody,

usingthewhitedistancescaleindex©.Forcloserdistancesdownto1.5m(5ft),read
offthescalenexttotheorangebandonthelensbarrel,usingtheorangedistancescale
index© thatappearsabovethewhitedistancescaleindex.
TheReflex-Nikkor500mmf/8canfocusfrom <*> (infinity)downtoascloseas1.5m
(5 ft),andoffersa reproductionratioofapproximately 1:2.5X.
Whenitisextremelyhotorcold,theeffectivefocallengthofthelensmaydifferfrom
whatitisinregulartemperatures.Tocompensateforthis,focuswiththelensbeyond
the<»(infinity)focusposition.
Becauseit'sa high-poweredsupertelephoto,yourlensmagnifieseventhemostminute
focusingerrorandblur,socarefulfocusingandsolidsupportareabsolutelyessential.
Thus, althoughhand-heldshootingispossiblewiththislens,resultsareusuallybetter
whena tripodisused.Notethatthetripodsocketofthelensisdesignedforcorrect
balancewiththelensmountedona camerabody.Also,thelenscomeswithanexclu-
sivelenshood©,theHN-27,topreventstraylightfromenteringthelensandcausing
ghostandflareinyourpictures,aswellastoprotectthedelicatesurfaceofthelens.
RECOMMENDEDFOCUSINGSCREENS
VariousinterchangeablefocusingscreensareavailableforF3-andF2-seriescamerasto
suitanytypeoflensorpicture-takingsituation.Thosewhicharerecommendedforuse
withyourlensarelistedbelow.ForscreensusedwithNikoncamerasotherthanF3-
andF2-seriescameras,refertothecolumnforF3-seriescameras.FortheK2,B2andE2focus-
ingscreens,refertothecolumnsontheK,BandE screens,respectively.Fordetails,alsorefer
tothespecificfocusingscreen'sinstructionsheet.
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©=Excellentfocusing
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Thesplit-imagerangefinder,microprismorcrosshairareaisdim.Focusonthesur-
roundingmattearea.
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Slightvignettingormoirephenomenonaffectsthescreenimage.Buttheimageon
filmshowsnotraceofthis.
Blankmeansnotusable.
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USINGTHEFILTERSC,,C2
Yourlenscomeswitha setoffive39mm-diameterNikonfilters:Ultraviolet(L37C),
Orange(056),Amber(A2),Blue(B2)andNeutralDensity(ND4).Theultraviolet
filterisfactory-installedintotherearlensmount;thefourotherfiltersarestoredin
theCA-2filtercaseinsidethelenscase.
Makesurea filterisscrewedontotherearlensmountatalltimes.Younormallyleave
theultravioletfilteronwhenyouwishnoparticularchangeincontrastorf/number.
Tochangefilters,simplyunscrewandremovetheoneonthelensandreplaceitwith
oneofthefourotherfilters.
OrangeFilter056:Usedexclusivelyforblack-and-whitephotographytoincreasecon-
trast.Don'tusethisfilterwithcolorfilmunlessyou'restrivingforspecialeffects.
AmberFilterA2andBlueFilterB2:Bothareusedexclusivelyforcolorphotography.
A2correctsthebluishcolorationthatsometimesaffectsdaylightfilm;B2removesthe
reddishtingefromsunriseorsunsetshots.
UltravioletFilterL37CandNeutralDensityFilterND4:Bothcanbeusedforeither
black-and-whiteorcolorphotography.TheND4filtergivestheeffectofstoppingthe
lensdownbytwostops.
Caution:ThethicknessoftheglassusedintheNikonfiltersusablewithyourlensis
carefullymatchedtotheopticalpropertiesofthelens.So,donotuse39mm-diameter
filtersofanyothermakebutNikon.Otherwise,focuscannotbeaccurateatall.
Typeoffilter
Colorandshade
UV
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3.5X(15/6)
Tungstenlight
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1.2XU/3)
1.2X(l/3)
4X(2) 4X(2)
Note:Numberenclosedinparenthesesindicatesf/stoptobecompensatedineach
combination.
OBTAININGCORRECTEXPOSURE
Yourlensisthefixed-aperturetypeandwillnotcouplewiththeTTLexposuremeter-
ingsystemthatmaybebuiltintosomecamerabodies.Togetthecorrectexposure,
pleaserefertothestopped-downexposuremeasurementsectioninthecamera'sin-
structionmanual.
Rememberthatevenifyousetthecameratoitstopshutterspeed,youwon'tbeable
toobtaincorrectexposure.A ruleofthumbistouseeitherthesuppliedneutraldensity
filterND4oroptionalND8orND2singlyortogether;useslowerfilminextremely
brightsituationsandfasterfilminlowlight.
Note:WhenthelensisusedwiththeNikonF-401/N4004*,thecamerametercouplingfunctiondoes
notoperateandtheexposureindicatorLEDsdonotappear.
*TheNikonN4004issoldexclusivelyintheU.S.A.
CONTROLLINGTHEAPERTURE
Toobtaina smallerapertureforthefixed-apertureReflex-Nikkor500mmf/8,usea
neutraldensity(ND)filter.IfyouusetheNDfilter withanexposurevalueof4Xthat
comeswithyourlens,youcanachievetheeffectofstoppingthelensdowntof/16.
However,sincetheNDfilterdoesnotactuallystopdownthelensbutonlydecreases
theamountoflightstrikingthefilm,depthoffieldwillremainunaffected.
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