Nikon EM User manual
I.
NOMENCLATURE
I
Frame counter
Shutter operation mode selector
(p
.
23)
Shutter release button
(p
.
21)
Shutter release fingerguard
(p.
19)
Film winding lever
(p
. 21)"
Cit
Battery power check button
(p
.
12)
oBattery power
LED
lamp
oNeckstrap eyelet
oExposure compensation button
(p.
10)
I Self·timer
(p
.
21)
Lens mounting flange
(p
.
13)
• Lens mounting Index
(p
.
13)
•
Le
ns release button
I
Reflex mirror
Aperture direct readout
(ADR)
scale··
Lens aperture scale
• Lens aperture ring
(p
.
19)
• Lens mounting ring
(p
.
13)
• Aperture/distance scale index
(p
.
13)
I
Infrared photography focusing index (p.24)
Depth·of·field indicators
(p
.
25)
Focusing distance scale
(p
.
18)
• Lens focusing ring
(p
.
17)
• Film plane indicator (p. 24) positioned below
..
Not used with the EM; for Nikon cameras
with
ADA
fa
cility
3
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page No.
I.
NOMENCLATURE
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3, 34
II.
BASIC
OPERATION
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4-9
III. HOW
TO
HOLD
THE
CAMERA .
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10
IV.
SUTING
UP
THE
CAMERA
BODY
AND
THE
LENS
A.
Install the Batteries
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.
....
11-12
B. Mount the
Lens
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13
V.
PREPARING
TO
SHOOT
AND
ACTUAL
SHOOTING
A.
Load the Film
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14-15
B.
Set
Film Speed
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16
C. Focus .
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.
17-18
D. Determine Exposure
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...
.
19-20
E. Shoot
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21
F. Unload the Film
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22
VI.
TECHNICAL DUAILS AND
OTHER
INFORMATION
A. Exposure Measurement
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.
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....
23
B. Shutter
Operation
Mode
Selection.
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...
.....
23
C. Film Plane Indi
cator
...
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.
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.
24
D. Infrared Photography
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....
24
E. Depth of Fi
eld
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25
VII.
SPECIAL
ACCESSORIES
FOR
THE
NIKON
EM
A.
Motorized Shooting with the
Nikon
MD
-EMotor Drive.
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...
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..
...
26-27
B. Flash Photography with the
Nikon
SB-E
Speedlight Unit.
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..
.
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.
28
VIII.
OTHER
EM
ACCESSORIES
AND
USABLE
LENSES
A. Other Accessori
es
.
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...
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29
B. Nikon
and
Nikkor Lenses for the Nikon
EM
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....
30
IX.
TIPS
ON CAMERA
CARE
.
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.....
31
X.
SPECiFiCATIONS
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32-33
4
II.
BASIC
OPERATION
This
section
provides
a
concise
sum-
mary
of
all
the
other
sections of this
manual.
After
you
have
thoroughly
read
the
rest of
the
manual
, use this
section as a
qu
i
ck
reference
source.
Caution:
Keep
batteries away from
in
-
fants and small children.
In
case a
bat
-
tery is accidentally swallowed, call a
doctor immediately
as
the material
in
-
side the batteries can
caus.e
serious
problems.
Insert two sllver-oxide batteries
01
2.one lithium battery Into battery
cli~
with
the"
+" slgn(s) up.
Spread
out
the
manual
for
ready
reference
to
the number-
ed
nomenclature
terms. Details
are
explained
on
pages
I
nd
i
cated
by
the numbers in parentheses.
3.Mount
lens
after closing battery chamber
(13).
1 Unlock battery chamber •
•
(11-12)
. 1
4.
Pull
out film rewind knob •
to
open
camera
back.
(14)
.
5
5
Load
film
(14-15).
To
ensure proper film winding, make sure
• that both edges ofthe film engage the film sprockets• .
d-
~~
,ft
--
.\
'-
..
~.
'
--
,.
A
Rotate film rewind crank
6.
take up film slack
(14-15).
Be
careful that
you
do not wind film
back into the cassette.
21
•
Press
shutter release button • all the way
(21).
9. Note:
Do
not attempt to take pictures prior to frame 1. the
start of
AUTO
operation. since the meter does not function
before this.
1
0 Stroke film winding
lever.,
to advance
.film
(21).
6
Snap camera back closed, then set film speed by lift-
ing up and turning ASA/ISO film speed selector ring e
(16).
8
Set
shutter operation mode selector
.8toAUTO.
11
Confirm film advance: film rewind knob • turns opposite
en-
•
graved
arrow as winding lever is stroked
(14-15).
Repeat Steps 9 and
10
12.until frame counter 0 indi-
cates
1.
Camera is then ready to
take first picture. 7
13 Look through viewfinder eyepiece • • and
• focus on subject
(17-18)
.
8
14 Switch meter on. lightly pressing shutter
re-
• lease button e.
Turn
lens aperture ri
ng
..
until "beep-beep" sound. if any. stops
(20).
16. Advance film
to
the next frame.
(p
.
21)
.
15
You
are
now ready to shoot: depress shutter
re-
o lease button until you hear the click of the
shutter
(21).
17 After completing the roll, rewind and unload
o film
(22).
9
III.
,HOW
TO
HOLD
THE
CAMERA
To
take
good
pictures, you
should first learn
how
to
handle
your
camera
pro-
perly. Hold the
camera
with
both
hands
, as shown in the
pictures, cushioning it
In
the
palm
of your left
hand
.
For
added
support,
prop
your
left-hand
elbow
against
your body. Before
loading
.
the
camera
with film,
prac-
tice
In
front of a mirror until
you
have
mastered
all
the
cQntrols.
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