Nikon EM User manual

NOMENCLATURE

Frame counter

Shutter operation mode selector

23)

Shutter release button

21)

Shutter release fingerguard

(p.

19)

Film winding lever

. 21)"

Cit

Battery power check button

12)

oBattery power

LED

lamp

oNeckstrap eyelet

oExposure compensation button

(p.

10)

I Self·timer

21)

Lens mounting flange

13)

• Lens mounting Index

13)

•

ns release button

Reflex mirror

Aperture direct readout

(ADR)

scale··

Lens aperture scale

• Lens aperture ring

19)

• Lens mounting ring

13)

• Aperture/distance scale index

13)

Infrared photography focusing index (p.24)

Depth·of·field indicators

25)

Focusing distance scale

18)

• Lens focusing ring

17)

• Film plane indicator (p. 24) positioned below

Not used with the EM; for Nikon cameras

with

ADA

cility

TABLE

CONTENTS

Page No.

NOMENCLATURE

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3, 34

II.

BASIC

OPERATION

...........

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...

4-9

III. HOW

HOLD

THE

CAMERA .

........

....

...........

IV.

SUTING

THE

CAMERA

BODY

AND

THE

LENS

Install the Batteries

.....................

....

11-12

B. Mount the

Lens

...................

.....

........

PREPARING

SHOOT

AND

ACTUAL

SHOOTING

Load the Film

.........

.............

...

.....

14-15

Set

Film Speed

.....

. . .

. .

....

...

....

C. Focus .

.........

.....

.. .

. . .

.........

17-18

D. Determine Exposure

.....

........

......

...

19-20

E. Shoot

.....

.........

...

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...

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F. Unload the Film

.. ..

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...

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VI.

TECHNICAL DUAILS AND

OTHER

INFORMATION

A. Exposure Measurement

...

..........

... ...

....

B. Shutter

Operation

Mode

Selection.

......

...

.....

C. Film Plane Indi

cator

...

...............

.......

D. Infrared Photography

.............

...

......

....

E. Depth of Fi

eld

....

...

.....

.............

...

....

VII.

SPECIAL

ACCESSORIES

FOR

THE

NIKON

Motorized Shooting with the

Nikon

-EMotor Drive.

........

...

26-27

B. Flash Photography with the

Nikon

SB-E

Speedlight Unit.

.....

.............

VIII.

OTHER

ACCESSORIES

AND

USABLE

LENSES

A. Other Accessori

....

...

.......................

B. Nikon

and

Nikkor Lenses for the Nikon

,. .

....

IX.

TIPS

ON CAMERA

CARE

...

.......

..........

.....

SPECiFiCATIONS

....

......

.. ..

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32-33

II.

BASIC

OPERATION

This

section

provides

concise

sum-

mary

all

the

other

sections of this

manual.

After

you

have

thoroughly

read

the

rest of

the

manual

, use this

section as a

reference

source.

Caution:

Keep

batteries away from

fants and small children.

case a

bat

tery is accidentally swallowed, call a

doctor immediately

the material

side the batteries can

caus.e

serious

problems.

Insert two sllver-oxide batteries

2.one lithium battery Into battery

cli~

with

the"

+" slgn(s) up.

Spread

out

the

manual

for

ready

reference

the number-

nomenclature

terms. Details

are

explained

pages

cated

the numbers in parentheses.

3.Mount

lens

after closing battery chamber

(13).

1 Unlock battery chamber •

•

(11-12)

. 1

Pull

out film rewind knob •

open

camera

back.

(14)

Load

film

(14-15).

ensure proper film winding, make sure

• that both edges ofthe film engage the film sprockets• .

,ft

Rotate film rewind crank

take up film slack

(14-15).

careful that

you

do not wind film

back into the cassette.

•

Press

shutter release button • all the way

(21).

9. Note:

not attempt to take pictures prior to frame 1. the

start of

AUTO

operation. since the meter does not function

before this.

0 Stroke film winding

lever.,

to advance

.film

(21).

Snap camera back closed, then set film speed by lift-

ing up and turning ASA/ISO film speed selector ring e

(16).

Set

shutter operation mode selector

.8toAUTO.

Confirm film advance: film rewind knob • turns opposite

en-

•

graved

arrow as winding lever is stroked

(14-15).

Repeat Steps 9 and

12.until frame counter 0 indi-

cates

Camera is then ready to

take first picture. 7

13 Look through viewfinder eyepiece • • and

• focus on subject

(17-18)

14 Switch meter on. lightly pressing shutter

re-

• lease button e.

Turn

lens aperture ri

until "beep-beep" sound. if any. stops

(20).

16. Advance film

the next frame.

21)

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).

III.

,HOW

HOLD

THE

CAMERA

take

good

pictures, you

should first learn

how

handle

your

camera

pro-

perly. Hold the

camera

with

both

hands

, as shown in the

pictures, cushioning it

the

palm

of your left

hand

For

added

support,

prop

your

left-hand

elbow

against

your body. Before

the

camera

with film,

prac-

tice

front of a mirror until

you

have

mastered

all

the

cQntrols.

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