Nikon F Photomic-T User manual

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Automoticexposurecounter
Filmlood reminder
A-R
ring for selting film
od-
vonce
(A)
ondfilmrewind
(R)
Shutter
releosebution
(with
screw
threod for ottoching
coble releose)
Meterswilch-on
button
Mox. operture scole
Film
speed
{ASA)
diol
Meter switch-offbutton
F-numberindicotor
window
Meter pointer needle
Coupling
slider of Meler,
ond slolledcoupling
prong
(behind
here)
Accessoryshoe
| 3. Filmrewind
cronk
I4. Floshsynch.sockei
I 5. F-number
scole
I 6. Aperture indicoior dot on
the operture
preselectring
17. Distonce indicotor with
depth-of-field
scole
| 8. Releose
bullon
for removing
lens
f 9. Focusingring with distonce
scsle
20. Boiterychomber
lid
21. Depth-of-field
preview
buf-
ton
22. Colibroted, duol purpose
self-timer
23. Mirror lock knob
R,EAR
VIEW
24. Releosebutton
for detoch-
ing the Phofomic-T
finder
25. Findereyepiece
window
26. Shutter
speedselector
27. Single
stroke fllm odvonce
lever
28. Filmspeed
(ASA)
reminder
diol
29. Tripod socket
30. Lockfor removingond re-
plocing
comerqbock
FRONT
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+ FEATURESOF NTKONF PHOTOMTC-I
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Cqmera and Film
Type:
Picture
frome size:
Lens
Lens
:
Lens
mount:
Finder
screen
r
Finder
viewfield:
Shutter
Shutter:
Self-timer:
Filmodvonce
ond
Exposure
counter:
Focuslng ond Viewing
Depth-of-field preview butfon: Stops down lens diophrogm to preselected operture
Mirror: Quick-refurn. Con be fixed in "up" position
Finder: "Photomic-T" pento-prism type with silvered surfoce. lnterchongeoble with
eye-level or woist-level finder.
Split-imoge type os stondord.
Interchongeoble with microprism lype ond others.
Covers 100yo of picture oreo.
Tifonium curtoin, focot plone type
B, T (not usoble with Photomic-T)
ond I sec.
- l/1000 sec,
Deloy lime vorioble. With morkings for 3, 6 ond l0 sec. deloy.
shutter winding lever : Operoied with one stroke.
Automoticolly returns to pre-zero position.
35
mm, single-lens
reflex
24mm
X 36mm
NikkorAuto 50mmF/l
.4 or Fl2 os stondord
Lorge-diometer,
boyonet
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Exposure Control
Type: "Through.The-Lenr"rystem,
usingCdScetts
, Meosurins
ronse
tt o"n::!"jt'tooo cdfmzwirh
F/r.4
rens
EY2
- 17
(corresponding
to Fll,4, l12sec,-fl1l, l/l000sec. w,th film speed
ASA lOO.l
Aperture
scole: Fll.4-f 122
(Fll.2 coupling
possible)
Shutter
speed
scole: 2 sec.
(with
B-2)- l/1000 sec.
Film
speed'scole: ASA 20-6400
Adiusting
rongeof mox.operture
of lens
z Fll,2-Fl4.s
Mercury botteries
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V (1.3V
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Others
Flosh
synchronizotion: Vorioble deloy time permits
use of bulbs other thqn FP
typc.
Synchronizcd
with speed
light ot l/60sec.
Cordlesscontoct
ond PC
clip contoctprovided.
Comera
bock:
Dimensions
:
Weighf
:
Removoble
to occeptMotor Drive.
147
mm
X 106 mm
X 104 mmwirh F/1.4
lens
Comero
body only 590
g
Photomic-T
Finder 230
g
50mm F/1.4
lens 325
g
50mm Fl2 lensl85g
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Front view ond reor view
Feotures of Nikon F Photomic-T
Evereody cose .
Looding the comero
Automotic exposure counter
Film lood reminder
Film-type reminder diol .
Holding lhe comero
.....
Focusing
Shutter speed setting
Pre-selecting
outomotic lens o perture .
...
,
.
Film odvonce lever
Unlooding
the comero.....
Depth-of-field
Depth-of-field preview control
Self-timer
Exposure determinotion
Full-operturemeosuringmethod......
Movement of meter needle.
Light eniering from behind
Stop-down meosuring method
Micro-Nikkor Auto
Mercury botlery .....;.
Lockingthe mirror up....
Exchongingthe finder ond finder screen...
Finder screens
Interchongeoble viewfinder screens
for Nikon F Photomic-T 29
lnfluenceof finder screen ....... 30
Exchongingthe lens ......... 3l
lnterchongeoble Nikkor lenses
for Nikon F Photomic-T
...... 32
Speciol purpose Nikkor lenses
for Nikon F Photomic-T
...... 33
Ffosh synchronizotion ...... 34
Doubleexposure ....;36
Infro-red piclures ..... 36
Position
of film ........ 36
Nikon Electric Motor Drives .... 37
Nikon Filters .... 38
Lens
hoods...... ........
39
Filmcossette... ........ 40
List of occessories
for Nikon F Photomic-T... 42
Core of the comero ond the 1enses.........43
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EVEREADY
CASE
Evereody cose,
soft or semi-softtype, holds the Nikon
F comero with Photomic-T
finder ond with eyery fype
of the no
rmo
I or wideo
ngle f
ens. The ho
rd Jeother
type cose con occept the comero with the 85 mm F/
1.8 f
ens, too.
After putting comero into the cose (Fig.
3), fosten the
locking screw nut found on the bottom.
This nut is threoded so thot the comerq con be ot-
toched lo q tripod without removing the cose.
The comero con be used in the evereody cose merely
by detoching sno
p-off front po
rt.
CAUTIONI
O When the cq
mero is co
rried in the
evereody core, be sure to fqsten the
locking nut, fitted on the bottom of
the cose, so thqt the comero wilt not
drop out.
O Don't exert ony force ogqinst the shut-
ter curtoin of the cqmero, which is
mo
de of extremely thin tito
nium f
oits,
os it moy domoge the curtoin.
O When the comero is not in use, the
shutter ond self-timer shoutd not be
kept in o wound position for qny fong
period of time.

TOADING THECATY1ERA
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Turn the lock on the cqmerq bottom to the,,Open', position
(Fig. a). The comero bock is then unlocked ond moy be
completely removed by sliding off with the thumb (Fig. 5).
Ploce o film cortridge or looded cossette
(Seep.40) in the
comero so thot the proiection of the cossette fits into the
guide notch.
Insert the end of the leoder of the film into the stot on the
toke-up spool (Fig. 6), so thot the proiection in the foke-up
slot cqtches the perforqtion of the film.
Rotqte the spool in the direction of the film cortridge (Fig.
7l so thot the film posses
under
the
spool with the emulsion
sidefoced out. Reploce
ihe comerq bock qnd lock it. Turn
the A-R ring (Fig. 8) on the shutter releose button to " A " (Advonce) position*, ond shoot one or lwo
"blonk" exposures
which will dispose of the portion of the film exposed during looding. White doing
this, note thot the rewinding knob rototes in the direction opposite to the orrow on the knob, indicoting
thot the film is correctly loqded ond is being odvonced. lf it does not move os indicoted ofter the first
"blonk" exposure, gently wind the knob in the direction of the orrow to toke up the film stqck in the
co
rtridge.
* lf is importont thot the A-R ring on the shutterreteqse
button be turned to',A" before the',blonk,,
shotsore mode.
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