Nikon FM2 User manual

Nikon

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL

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f iloMENcLAruRE

O Shutterspeed/AsA/lSOfilm

speed

ring ADR

window

@Shutter

release

button

@Shutter

release

lingerguard

@Neckstrap

eyelet

@Depth-of-field

preview

lever

@Self-timer

lever

@Lensmounting

flange

@fitmadvancelever

Meter

coupling

lever

Synccord

terminal

Lens

mounting

index

Focusing

screen

release

latch

Lens

release

button

Reflexmirror

Film

sprockets

@Ready-light

Viewfinder

eyepiece

Rewindfork

Shutter

curtains

@fitmcartridgechamber

Film

guidepin

fitm

guide

rails

Serial

number

Filmtakeup

spool

Film

anti-curl

roller

Data

back

contacts Locking

catch

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@Depth-of-f

ieldindicators

/Lensmountingring Distance

scale

Aperture/Focusingindex

@Infrared

comoensationindex

@Meter

couplingshoe

Meter

coupling

ridge

Focusing

ring

Aoerture

scale@

Aperture

ring

ADR

scale

ffilt

#$riltii

,rlii i

Hot-shoecontact

Ready-light

contact

@Accessory

shoe

Cameraback

lock

lever

@fitmrewind

knoo

fitmrewind

crank

fitm

plane

indicator

Motordrivecoupling

Fitmrewind

button

Shutter

speed

index

Shutterspeeddial

Multipleexposurelever

Frame

counter

ASA/ISO

film

speed

indicator

ASA/lSOfilm

speed

dial

Film

pressureplate

Motordriveshuttercoupling Tripod

socket

Motor

driveelectricalcontacts

Battery

chamberlid

Memoholder

Camera

back

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CONTENTS

]{OilE]ICLATURE. . . 2-3

FOREWORD.... .......5

BAS|COPERAT!O]|.... ..6-15

GoNTROLStl' DETA|L.... ....16-35

Filmadvancelever. ........16

Framecounter ...... 16

Shutter

release

button. .....17

ASA/ISOfilm

speed

dial... ... ... . t8

Shutterspeeddial/exposuredetermination. 18-25

Setting

theshutterspeed .18- 19

Settingthe

aperture..... .....20

Exposure

determination... ....21

Exposure

display. ......2'l

Meteringrange

ofexposuremeter ... 22

Stop-down

exposuremeasurement.

.. .... 23

Exposure

measurement

inspecial

cases. ...24

Duplication

work

andphotomicrography. ...25

Viewfinder/viewing&focusing ..... 26-27

Depth-of-field

preview

lever.. 28-30

Self-timerlever.. .... 30

Multipleexposure

lever.. ...31

Memoholder. .......32

lnfrared

compensationindex. .... .32

Flash

photography. ... 33-35

Ready-light . 34-35

AGCESSORTES. ..36-44

Interchanseaore

ioclsiil

;reen;...

... ..30-32

Close-upequipment .......38

MotorDrive

MD-12 .... .. .. .

NikonSpeedlights..... ....40

DataBackMF-16...... ....41

Anti-ColdBatteryPack

DB-2. .

... .42

Right-AngleViewing

Attachment

DR-3. ........ 42

EyepieceMagnifier

DG-2. ........ 42

Rubbereyecup. .....42

Eyepiececorrectionlenses ....... 42

CableReleaseAR-3. ......42

Filters. ..... ..

Lenshoods ... 43

Cameracases ...... 44

Neckstraps .. . 44

Compartmentcases. ...... 44

TIPS

(,1{

BATTERY

USE. ....45

TIPS

ONCATERA

GARE .... . 46-47

SPECTF|CATTOI{S 48-49

IilPORTANTI... ......50

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* FoREwoRD

Welcome

to theFM2'suniqueworld

of photography!

Withan

unprecedented

maximumshutter

speedof 1/4000sec.,

your

camera

the

fastestSLRavailable

today.

Thisfeatureiscom-

plemented

bya flashsynchronization

speedof '11250sec.,

the

fastestavailable

in 35mm photography.

That'sbecausethe

FM2 uniquely uses semi-beehive-etched,

vertical-traveling,

titanium mechanicalshutter curtains. Other creativity-en-

hancing

features

arethe wideASA/ISO

rangeof 12to 6400,

interchangeable

focusingscreens,

thebuilt-in

LEDready-light

as well as capability

for multiple-exposureand motor drive

photography.

Additionally,

the FM2 has a battery power-

saving

feature:a lighttouch of the lockable

shutter

release

button activatesthe meterand the LED exposure

display

system,

whichautomaticallyswitches

off some30 seconds

later.To

obtain

thebest

resultswiththeFM2,

besure

to keep

this instructionmanual

handyuntil you've

fully mastered

operation-just a few minutesfor manyyears

of rewarding

photography.

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BASIC

OPERATION

I Remove the battery

rr chamber lid iu

Use

acointo

unscrewthelidin

acounter-

clockwise

direction.

D Installthe battery.

-r Wipe

the batteryterminals

clean

andinsert

thebatteries,making

surethat

the+ signsareup Usable

batteriesare:

lithium

battery

(t unit)

o'l

.55V

silver-oxide

batteries,

3.1V

units)

1.5V

alkaline-manganese

batteries,

3V,

units)

Caution:Keep

batteries

awayfrominfants

and

smallchildren.

lncaseabatteryis

accidentally

swallowed,

calla doctorimmediately

as the

material

inside

the

batteries

cancause

serious

oroblems.

a Putthe battery chamber

v' lidback in its place.

Slip

the

batteryclip

back

into

the

camera

body

baseplateandscrewit clockwise

tightly

into

place.

Note:

Formoreinformation

onbatteries,refer

page

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,A Full out the film advance

E' te"er - to unlock the

shutter release button z .

The film advance

leverdoubles

as a

shutter

releasebutton

lock Youcanun-

lockthe

shutter

releasebutton

bysimply

pulling

out

thefilmadvance

leverslightly

fromthe

flushtothestandoff

position.

tr Press

the shutter

v' release

button lightly to

switch the erposure meter

on.

Theshutter

release

button

activates

the

exposure

meterwhenlightly

pressed

The

meteritselfstays

onforapprox.30sec.

after

you

have

taken

your

fingeroffthe

button.

looking

throughthe viewfinder.

lf one or

two of the red LED exposure indicator

lamps insidelightsup, this would mean

normalcondition.

Note: Whenthe shutter speed

dial@ is on B

buld, noneoftheexposure

indicator

lampswill

light

up.Be sure

tosetthe

dialat another

posi'

tion lf none of the exposure

indicatorlamps

Iight up, either the battery is improperly in-

stalled-in which case you should installit

properly-or batterypower is not sufficient,

in which caseyoushould

change

thebattery.

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BASIC OPE

RATlOJ{

- sontinued

focusingindex

@ onthelens

withthelensmounting

index

on the camera

body.

Then

twistthe lensmountingring @

counterclockwise

until

it clicks

intoplace.

Confirmthat the

aperture/focusing

indexisright

ontop.

Toremove:

Push

thelensrelease

button

andturnthelens

mountingring

clockwiseuntilthelens

comesoff.

Note:

Whenchanging

/enses

withfilmloadedinthe

camera,becareful

not

toexposethemirror

boxtodirect

sunlight.

e Op 60.

-t Pus @

counterclockwise

with

your

indexfinger

whileliftingthe

film

rewind

knob@.The

camera

backwill

pop

open.

Caution:

Nevertouch

theshutter

curtains.

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filmcartridgechamber@

with

thefilm

leader

pointing

towardsthe

takeup

spool

and

push

the

rewindknobbackdown

tosecure

itin

olace.

Note:Youcanuseany

ofthe35mm

tilm

car-

tildgesavailable

onthe

market.lt isadvisable

tohandlefilmin the

shade

toavoiddirect

ex-

posure

sunlight

{fl Insert the film leader

rYr in the takeup spool.

Pullthe

leader

across

gently

and

insert

intooneof theslots

in thefilm takeup

spool.Slowly rotate the takeup spool

rnwards

with

your

thumb,makingsure

the

latchintheslotengages

thefirst

sec-

ondoerforation

alonq

the

side

thefilm

leader.

a I Wind the film advance

I I I lever to advance film

onto the takeup spool.

Wind

thefilmadvance

leveranddepress

the

shutter

releasebuttonuntil

thefilm

sprockets

@engage

the

perforations

theedgesof

thefilm.Makesure

you

wind

thelever

fully

until

comes

toastop.

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BASIC OPERATION-continued

$ru;l

aD Closethe camera

r-r back.

Closethe

camera

back

untilit

snaps

shut,

making

sure that the perforations

are

perfectly

meshed

with

the

sprockets

and

that

thefilm

setbetween

thef

ilm

guide

rails

@ and rotate

it in the direction

of the

arrow

on the film rewind

knobuntilit

stops.

Thenfold

the

crank

backin.

aA, Make blank exposures

r-rrr until the frame

COunter is reaCheS frame 1.

Press

the

shutterrelease

button

and

wind

the film advance

lever

until

the frame

counter

reaches

frame

you

wind

the

lever,

confirm

thatthefilm

rewind

knob

rotates

counterclockwise.

Thisindicates

the film hasbeenloaded

and is being

advanced

correctly.

lf the knob

fails

rotate,

reload

thefilm

cartridoe.

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