Nikon FE2 User manual

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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
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Shutter
speedrmode
selector
Shltterrelease
Dutton
Shutterretease
f
rngerguard
Neckstrap
eyeiet
Depth
of
f
reld
prevrew
tever
Selltrmerirnemory
lock
lever
Lens
mountrnq
t
ange
Focusrng
screen
holder
release
latch
Vrewf
rnder
ready-l
ight
Exposure
compensatron
dral
lock
ASA/lSO
frlm
speed
lng
Vrewfrnder
eyeprece
Rewrnd
fork
Shutter
curtarns
Film
cartrrdge
chamber
F m
gurde
prn
Frlmgurde
rarls
Data
back
contacts
Shutter
speed/mode
selecior
dialrg
Aperture
drrectreadout
(ADR)
window
zo
Film
rewrnd
knob
zt
Synctermrnal
(cover
provided)
zz
Lensmountrngrndex
2e
Lensrelease
button
zq
Metercouplrng
lever
z:
Reflex
mirror
zo
Filnr
advancelever
2z
Film
sprockets
za
Serial
number
2e
Film
takeup
spool
so
Film
anti-curlroller
Lockrng
catch
locl..rng
button
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Depth-of
-f
ieldindrcators
34
Aperture/distance
scale
index
3!
Inf
raredfocusing
index
36
Metei'coupling
shoe
sz
Meter
couplingridge
38
Monitor
contact
ss
Hot-shoe
contact
+o
Exposure
compensation
dial
qt
ASA/lSO
film
speed
index
+2
Filmrewind
crank
43
Camerabacklocklever
44
FxnosrrrPcomDensation
scale
45
Exposure
compensation
index
46
Motor
drivecoupling
+z
Motor
drive
shuttercoupling
+e
Frlm
rewind
button
te
Camera
back
so
Memoholder
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Distance
scale
Focusing
ring
Lens
mountingring
Aperturering
Aperture
scale
Aperture-direct
readoutscale
Shutter
speed/mode
index
Multiple
exposure
lever
Frame
counter
Film
plane
indicator
Accessoryshoe 6l
TTLflashauto-stop
signalcontact
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Ready-lightcontact
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Motor
drive
electricalcontacts
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Batterychamber
lid
6t
Tripod
socket .0!l
Film
pressureplate
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CONTENTS
IilPORTA]{T!.... ......19
coNrRols tNDErAr'i....
...:... .... .... 20-42
Shutter
Speed/ModeSelectorDial.
. . 20-21
Exposuremetering
system. .......21
Exposureindications ....:. ......22
Automatic
exposure
photography-
aperture
priority
shooting. . .23-24
Automatic
exposure
photography-
shutterspeed
priority
shooting . . . 24
Manualexposurephotography.... .25-27
Stop-DownExposureMeasurement.... ....... 28
EV Range
of the
Gamera . . . . 29-31
Shutter
Release
Button . ... 32
FilmAdvance
Lever. .......33
FrameGounter. .....33
ASA/ISO
Film
SpeedDial.
. ... ... 34
ExposureCompensation.. .......35
Exposure
Compensation
Dial 35-36
MemoryLock. .... ..
37
Depth-of-Field
PreviewLever. 38-39
Multiple
Exposure
Lever. . ..40
Self-TimerLever.
MemoHolder
fnfraredFocusingIndex. ... 42
FilmPlaneIndicator ....... 42
CLOSE.UPPHOTOGRAPHY. . 43-44
FLASHPHOTOGRAPI{Y. .....45-49
Accessory
Shoe. ....47
Viewfinder
ready-light. 48-49
ACCESSORTES. .50-58
InterchangeableFocusing
Screens . 50-51
Electronic
Flash
Units. .... 52
MotorDrive
MD-12 . .. 53
DataBackMF-16. .. .
54
Anti-ColdBattery
PackDB-2. .... .55
CableReleaseAR-3. ....i.......55
Right-AngleViewing
Attachment
DR-3. ........ 56
Eyepiece
MagnifierDG-2. ........ 56
Rubber
Eyecup. .....56
Eyepiece
CorrectionLenses . .. . .. 56
Filters. ....... 57
Lens
Hoods..... ..
-.57
Camera
Cases. ..... 58
Neckstraps . .. 58
Compartment
Cases. ......58
TIPS
(,1{
BATTERY
USE. ....59
TIPSONCAMERACARE .....60-61
SPECTFTCAT|ONS 62-63

FOREWORD
Gongratulations!Younow
ownthe
fastest
SLR
camera
on the
markettoday.
With a maximum
shutterspeedof 1/4000
sec.,
you can halt the most fleeting
action literally
in its tracks.
Complemented
bya
flash
synchronization
speedof 1/250
sec.,
thefastest
in35mm SLR
photography,
the FE2makesit
easy
to fill in the shadows in strong daylight.These
speeds
are
made possible by Nikon's advanced
camera technology,
employinglightweighthoneycomb-etched,
vertical-traveling,
titaniumshuttercurtains.
In addition to aperture-priority
automatic exposure from
1/4000sec.
to 8 sec.,the FE2
offers full manual
exposure
controlwith accuracy
ensuredby digital
quartz
timing.The
cameraalsohasa battery
power-saving
feature:
a lighttouch
of the lockable shutter release
button activatesthe meter,
which
thenautomatically
switchesoff 16
secondslater.
Otherexciting
features
include
three
bright interchangeable
focusing
screens,automatic
TTL flash photography
with a
Nikon
dedicatedflash
unit,
plus
rapidfilm
advance
up to 3.2
frames
per
secondwith a motor
drive.
lic
obtainthe
best
results,
keep
this
instruction
manual
handy
until
you've
becomethoroughlyfamiliar
with the FE2's
oper-
ation.A few minuteswisely
investednow
will pay
off laterin
many
years
of rewarding
photographic
experiences.

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Turn
the camera
upsidedown
and
usea coin
to
unscrew
the battery
clip
lid
os
ina counterclockwise
directton
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Wipebattery
terminals
clean
and
insertthebattery
into
thebatteryclip
in
accordance
with
the marks
provided
in
the c.lip,
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Usable
batteries
are
1)one3V
lithiumbattery;
2) two
155V
silver
oxidebatteries
(3
1V),or 3) two
1
5V
alkaline-manganese
batteries
(gV)
Cautran: Keep batteries
away from rntants
and
small
children In case a battery rs accrdentally
swallowed, call a doctor rmmediately as the
material
inside the battenes can cause ser/ous
problems
Slip
the
battery
clipback
into
the camera
body baseplateand screw
the lrdclock-
wise
tightlyinto
place
Note.'Formoreinformationonbatterres,
refer
to
page
59
Note:Thesmall
numbersinthecrrclesindentify parts
of the camera as /lsted
in the NOMEN
CLATURE
seclion
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Place
the
lens
onthecamera,lining
up the aperture/drstanceindex
on the
lens sq
with the lens mounting
indexon
the camera body zs Then
twist the lens
mountingring
counterclockwise
untilthe
lens
clicks
into
olace Confirm
that the
aperture/distanceindexisright
ontop
To remove:
While
pushing
the lensre
lease
buttofl
2a
, {g;p the lens
mounting
ring
ir
clockwiseuntilthelens
comes
off
While
pushing
thecamera
backlock
lever
43
counterclockwise
with
your
finger,
pull
up
the film rewind
knob
zr Then lifl
up further until the camera back pops
open
Notes;
1) When
changtng lenses
wrth frlm
loaded rn the camera, be careful nol to expose the mrrror
box
lo
direct
sunlrght
2) Thrs
camera rs
clesrgned
exclustvelyfor use with At /enses Non.At tenses
cannol lle used
wilh a lew exceptrons. p/ease
reter to page 19
for more
cletarls

Positionthe film cartrrdge
in the
film cartridge
chamber u wtth the film
leader
pointing
towards
the takeupspool,
and push
the rewind knob back down to
secure
thecartrrdge
in
place
Notes:
1) Youcan useany35mm
filmcartndgeavail'
able
onthe
market
D Avord
loadingfilm
in directsunlight lf there
ls no snadeavarlable,
turn
your
back
to the
sunand
use
your
own
shadow
to
shield
the
camera
Pullthe
leader
across
thecameraand
in
sert
it into
any
one of the slots
in the
takeupspool
Turnthe takeupspool
slightly
with
your
finger,
so
thatthe
first
or second
perfo-
rationat the bottomedge
of the
film is
engaged
withthe smalltoothat
the bot-
tom
oJ
the
slot
inthetakeuosoool
andthe
too and bottom
oerforations
mesh
se-
curelv
withthef
ilm
sorockets

Pull
out
and
wind
the
film
advance
lever.
making
sure
the
perforations
on
both
film
edges are securely
engaged
with the
sprocket
teeth
and
the film
is
advanced
properly Also confirm that the film is
located
properly
between
both
film
guide
railsrz
and
there
isnof
ilm
slack

Snap
thecameraback
shut
Foldout
the f
tlmrewindcrank +z
and
rotateit
gently
in the direction
of
the
arrow
on the film rewind
knob until
you
feel a slight resistance
Then fold the
crank
back
rn
Lrftup
the ASA/lSO
film
speed
ring and
rotate
it in either
direction
until
the
index
dot +r
is
opposite
the film speed in use
Make sure the exposure
compensation
dial
ro
is
set
at O These
actions
are es-
sential
toactivate
thecamera
s exposure
meter for correct exposure
of the film
In
use
Notes;
1) Thefilm speed
ls
printed
on the film
carton
and
thecartridge
itselt
2 lf the exposure
compensatron
dral
rs
not at
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