Nikon FE2 User manual

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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL

Shutter

speedrmode

selector

Shltterrelease

Dutton

Shutterretease

rngerguard

Neckstrap

eyeiet

Depth

reld

prevrew

tever

Selltrmerirnemory

lock

lever

Lens

mountrnq

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

Film

rewrnd

knob

Synctermrnal

(cover

provided)

Lensmountrngrndex

Lensrelease

button

Metercouplrng

lever

Reflex

mirror

Filnr

advancelever

Film

sprockets

Serial

number

Film

takeup

spool

Film

anti-curlroller

Lockrng

catch

locl..rng

button

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Depth-of

-f

ieldindrcators

Aperture/distance

scale

index

Inf

raredfocusing

index

Metei'coupling

shoe

Meter

couplingridge

Monitor

contact

Hot-shoe

contact

Exposure

compensation

dial

ASA/lSO

film

speed

index

Filmrewind

crank

Camerabacklocklever

FxnosrrrPcomDensation

scale

Exposure

compensation

index

Motor

drivecoupling

Motor

drive

shuttercoupling

Frlm

rewind

button

Camera

back

Memoholder

i;,1

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

\04

Ready-lightcontact

|"0

Motor

drive

electricalcontacts

io+)

Batterychamber

lid

Tripod

socket .0!l

Film

pressureplate

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. .... ..

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. .. .

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.

,s. .-

iir,

Turn

the camera

upsidedown

and

usea coin

unscrew

the battery

clip

lid

ina counterclockwise

directton

\i]

Wipebattery

terminals

clean

and

insertthebattery

into

thebatteryclip

accordance

with

the marks

provided

the c.lip,

ril;i(lfr(,1

:lLtii-

llle - ',(li'' :, ,;i

Usable

batteries

are

1)one3V

lithiumbattery;

2) two

155V

silver

oxidebatteries

1V),or 3) two

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

page

Note:Thesmall

numbersinthecrrclesindentify parts

of the camera as /lsted

in the NOMEN

CLATURE

seclion

.""

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

, {g;p the lens

mounting

ring

clockwiseuntilthelens

comes

off

While

pushing

thecamera

backlock

lever

counterclockwise

with

your

finger,

pull

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

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

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

shield

the

camera

Pullthe

leader

across

thecameraand

sert

it into

any

one of the slots

in the

takeupspool

Turnthe takeupspool

slightly

with

your

finger,

thatthe

first

or second

perfo-

rationat the bottomedge

of the

film is

engaged

withthe smalltoothat

the bot-

tom

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

both

film

edges are securely

engaged

with the

sprocket

teeth

and

the film

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

the

arrow

on the film rewind

knob until

you

feel a slight resistance

Then fold the

crank

back

Lrftup

the ASA/lSO

film

speed

ring and

rotate

it in either

direction

until

the

index

dot +r

opposite

the film speed in use

Make sure the exposure

compensation

dial

set

at O These

actions

are es-

sential

toactivate

thecamera

s exposure

meter for correct exposure

of the film

use

Notes;

1) Thefilm speed

printed

on the film

carton

and

thecartridge

itselt

2 lf the exposure

compensatron

dral

not at

O rrrfPr to nqop 36 for delails

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