SPECIFICATIONS--------------~-------
Type
of
camera
Picture
format
Lens
mount
Lenses
Exposure
metering
Exposure
meter
switch
Metering
range
Exposure
control
Integral-motor
35mm
single-lens reflex
24mm
x
36mm
(standard
35mm
film format)
Nikon bayonet mount
More than 70 Nikkor and Nikon Series E
lenses available
Light intensity feed
back
measurement
(p
, P HI, A), TTL full-aperture center-
weighted exposure measurement (M);
employs one silicon photo diode (SPD)
Meter
turns
on
when film advance mode
selector
is
set at S
or
C and shutter
release button is pressed lightly; stays
on
for approx.
16
sec. after lifting finger
from button
EV1
to EV19 at ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens
Dual Program (normal and high-speed)
and
A (aperture-priority) auto exposure
modes, and M (manual) exposure mode
Dual
Program
Choice of normal or high-speed program;
mode
exposure
both shutter speed and aperture are set
control
automatically
A (aperture-priority) Shutter speed automatically set to match
mode
exposure
manually set aperture
control
M (manual)
mode
exposure
control
Shutter
Shutter
speeds
Both aperture and shutter speed are set
manually
Electronically controlled vertical-travel
focal-plane shutter
Stepless speeds from 1
to
1/2000 sec.
on
P, P
HI
and A auto exposure modes;
lithium niobate osci
ll
ator-controlled dis-
crete speeds from 1
to
1/2000 sec. on
Viewfinder
Eyepiece
cover
Focusing
screen
Viewfinder
information
manual ; electronically controlled long
exposure at B (bulb) setting
Fixed eyelevel pentaprism type; 0.85X
magnification with
50mm
lens set at
infinity; approx. 92
% frame coverage
Prevents stray light from entering
viewfinder
Fixed Nikon Type K2 BriteView screen
with central non-shading split-image
rangefinder circle, microprism collar and
matte/Fresnel outer· field; 12mm-dia.
reference
circle
denotes centerweighted
metering area
Shutter speed LED ; over- and under-
exposure warning LEDs; ready-light
when used with Nikon dedicated
electronic flash
P
and
P
HI
modes: LED shows shutter
speed selected by
camera
; top
or
bottom
warning LED blinks to indicate over-
or
underexposure; top and bottom LEDs
blink to indicate
incorrect
aperture
setting
A mode: LED shows shutter speed auto-
matically selected by
camera
; top
or
bottom warning LED blinks to indicate
over-
or
underexposure
M
mode
: Non-blinking LED shows
shutter speed set on dial; blinking LED
shows shutter speed for
correct
expo-
sure; two blinking LEDs show inter-
mediate shutter speed; no LED at B
(bulb)
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