Nikon F Photomic-T User manual

I r0

i2l

www.orphancameras.com

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

VIEW

lo.

ll.t

12,

+ FEATURESOF NTKONF PHOTOMTC-I

Cqmera and Film

Type:

Picture

frome size:

Lens

mount:

Finder

screen

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.

mm, single-lens

reflex

24mm

X 36mm

NikkorAuto 50mmF/l

.4 or Fl2 os stondord

Lorge-diometer,

boyonet

www.orphancameras.com

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

t 2.6

V (1.3V

X 2l

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

X 106

X 104

mmwirh F/1.4

lens

Comero

body only 590

Photomic-T

Finder 230

50mm F/1.4

lens 325

50mm Fl2 lensl85g

;. - ..,.-".t13,

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

Filmcossette... ........ 40

List of occessories

for Nikon F Photomic-T... 42

Core of the comero ond the 1enses.........43

CONTENTS

www.orphancameras.com

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

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

www.orphancameras.com

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

rtridge.

* lf is importont thot the A-R ring on the shutterreteqse

button be turned to',A" before the',blonk,,

shotsore mode.

-.''""-'''-..'".'"'."-

Table of contents

Other Nikon Digital Camera manuals

Nikon

Nikon Coolpix P1 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Coolpix L20 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Coolpix S810c User manual

Nikon

Nikon Nuvis 200 User manual

Nikon

Nikon D4s Installation and maintenance instructions

Nikon

Nikon Coolpix L5 User manual

Nikon

Nikon 26175 - Coolpix S70 Digital Camera User guide

Nikon

Nikon D5100 Operating instructions

Nikon

Nikon Coolpix S6600 User manual

Nikon

Nikon COOLPIX 900 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Coolpix 880 User manual

Nikon

Nikon D800 User manual

Nikon

Nikon COOLPIX L105 User manual

Nikon

Nikon 350-20054 User manual

Nikon

Nikon CoolPix L24 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Coolprix S570 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Coolpix S3100 User manual

Nikon

Nikon COOLPIX 8400 User manual

Nikon

Nikon COOLPIX L810 User manual

Nikon

Nikon COOLPIX 5400 User manual

Nikon

Nikon V1 User manual

Nikon

Nikon Coolpix S6800 User manual

Nikon

Nikon COOLPIX S31 User manual

Nikon

Nikon CoolPix S52c Owner's manual

Popular Digital Camera manuals by other brands

Mercury

Mercury 350K user manual

Pentax

Pentax Optio LS 465 operating manual

Sanyo

Sanyo VPC-S1085 instruction manual

GE SMART A1255 user manual

Point Grey

Point Grey Gazelle Getting started

Pentax

Pentax P-5 manual

BlazeVideo

BlazeVideo A280 instruction manual

Sony

Sony MCA-20 manual

Sony

Sony Alpha DSLR-A290 instruction manual

ATIK Cameras

ATIK Cameras One user manual

CohuHD Costar

CohuHD Costar 3930 Series Installation and operation manual

Leica

Leica M10-R quick start guide

FujiFilm

FujiFilm FinePix A700 owner's manual

Lorex

Lorex LNZ81P25 Series quick start guide

GE J1470S user manual

Sony

Sony A6700 Startup guide

Canon

Canon EOS ELAN7 instructions

Samsung

Samsung SCC-C4253 user manual