Nikon F3 User manual

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INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

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NOMENCLATURE---------------------------

Shutter-speed

dial

locking

button

Neck

strap

eyelet

Self-timer

LED

Backup

mechanical

release

lever

(7)

ExRosure

memory

lock

button

Lens

®R

eflex

mirror

Memo

holder

button

ADR

window

Sync

terminal

Lens

mounting

index

Lens

release

tton

Meter

coupling

lever

r-;;,.

release

button

'6'

Meter

lever

Viewfind

illuminator

Depth-of-field

indicators

Mounting

ring

Aperture

Focusing

index

Meter

coupling

shoe

Distance

scale

Aperture-direct

readout

sca

Viewfinder

illuminator

button

Exposure

compensation

scale

Self-timer

lever

Exposure

compensation

index

Self-timer

index

®Film

rewind

crank

Power

switch

index

@ H

ot-shoe

contacts

Power

switch

Accessory

shoe

ultiple

exposure

lever

Shutter

release

button

Frame

counter

Film

advance

lever

@Ey

epiece

shutter

lever

Shutter-speed

scale

@View

finder

Shutter

speed

dial

Shutter

speed

index

Film

plane

indicator

TABLE

OF CONTENTS

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NOMENCLATURE

2-3

ABOUT THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD).

...

FOREWORD. . . . . .

.....

.. ..

. .

...

....

. .

.....

RANGE

THE CAMERA

...

. .

...

. . .

. .

33-35

BASIC OPERATION. . .

........

.. ..

. . . . . .

. . .

6-16

ACCESSORIES.

. .

......

.. ..

. . . .

...

....

. .

36-41

CONTROLS

DETAIL

.......

.........

. .

......

17-31

Interchangeable

viewfinders

...

. . . . . . 36

Shutter

speed

dia

. . . . . .

.......

17-19

Interchangeable

focusing

screens

. .

...........

. 37

Exposure

memory

lock

button

........

...

......

Focusing

screen

selector

guide

. .

. . . . .

...

Exposure

compensation

dial

.. .. ..

. . .

. . . .

Motor

Drive

MD-4

....

.........

...

. . 39

ASAIISO

film

speed

dial.

...

. . . .

...

Electronic Flash Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Memo

holder

....

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

Other

accessories

...

. .

...

....

...

.. ..

Shutter

release

button

. .

...

. .

22 TIPS

CAMERA CARE

......

.........

.......

42-43

Film

advance

lever

. . .

...

....

...

. .

...

....

SPECIFICATIONS . . . .

......

. . .

.. ..

....

44-45

Frame

counter

....

.....

......

...

.......

23 IMPORTANT. . . . . .

.....

. . . . . .

....

. .

....

.......

Multiple

exposure

lever

...

..........

...

Batteries

. . .

...

....

.. ..

...

. . . .

. . . . . .

Backup

mechanical

release

lever

...

......

...

Depth

-of-field

preview

button

...

. .

...

25-26

Meter

coupling

lever

. . . . . .

.........

. . . . . . 27

Mirror

lockup

lever

...

. . .

...

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

. .

Self-

timer

......

.. ..

...

. .

...

. .

....

. .

...

. . 28

Eyepiece

shutter

lever

..........

......

. .

...

. . 29

Accessory

shoe

. .

...

. . . . . .

...

. .

.....

Sync

terminal

.....

. .

...

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

. . . . . . . 30

Viewfinder

illuminator

. . . . .

. . . .

...

. . . .

...

. 30

Film

plane

indicator

. .

...

.....

. . . .

. . .

Infrared

focusing

index

. .

...

. . . . . . . . .

. . .

FOREWORD

-------

Congratulations!

You

now

own

one

the

most

advanced

and

easy-to-use

cameras

the

market

today.

With a

wealth

exciting

features,

the

Nikon

High-Eyepoint

camera

designed

up-to-date

you

are

your

approach

photography.

This

model

the

Nikon

features

special

eye-level

finder

which

allows

you

see

the

entire

viewfinder

image,

including

all

exposure

information,

with

your

eye

located

25mm

(approx.

one

inch)

away

from

the

eyepiece.

That

means

you

wear

glasses

shoot

high-glare

situations

requiring

the

use

sunglasses,

you

can

still

see

everything

comfortably

without

having

press

your

glasses

tightly

against

the

eyepiece

and

risk

scratching

the

delicate

lenses

damaging

the

frames.

And

even

you

don't

wear

glasses,

the

Nikon

High-Eyepoint

camera

very

useful

when

shooting

candids

sports

because

you

can

bring

the

camera

quickly

your

eye

and

focus

without

your

eye

being

directly

behind

the

eyepiece

Before

actually

taking

pictures

with

the

High-Eyepoint

camera,

you

should

familiarize

yourself

with its

basic

operation

presented

the

first

section.

For

detailed

explanations

and

special

picture-taking

situ-

ations,

refer

the

second

section,

"Controls

Detail.

few

minutes

wisely

invested

now

will

payoff

later

years

rewarding

photographic

experiences.

BASIC

OPERATION--

---

Remove

the

battery

•

chamber

lid

@ •

Use a

coin

to twist

the

lid

counter-

clockwise to

unscrew

it.

2.Install

the

batteries.

Insert

the

1.SSV silver-oxide

batteries

one

lithium battery

supplied

with the

camera,

making

sure

that

the"

signs

are

Caution:

Keep

batteries away from infants

and

small children. In case 0

battery

is acci-

dentally swallowed, calla doctor

immediately

as the material inside the batteries

can

cause

seriousproblems.

Replace

the

battery

•

chamber

lid.

Slip

the

battery

clip

back

into the

mera

body

and

screw

tightly

into

place.

Move

the

power

switch

uncover

the

red

dot

®.

This

makes

the

mera

ready

for

exposure

reading

and

shooting.

5 Touch

the

shutter

release

•

button

lightly.

This

activates

the

exposure

meter

The

meter

stays

for

seco

nds

after

you

take

your

finger

off

the

tton

and

turns

itself

off

auto-

matically

conserve

battery

power.

Check

battery

power.

Look

through

the

ewfinder

the

liquid

crystal

disp

(LCD).

The

shutter

speed

should

dis-

played

to show that

the

batteries

have

been

properly

installed

and

their

power

adequate.

not, re-

place

both

batteries

BASIC

OPERATION-continued

------

Mount

the

lens

onto

the

camera.

Grasp

the

lens

its

mounting

ring

Then

the

ocusing

index

the

lens

with

the

white dot @

the

camera

body

and

twist

the

lens

coun

ter

clockwise until

clicks

into

place.

remove

Push

the

lens

release

button

and

turn

the

lens clock-

wise until it

comes

off.

Open

the

camera

back

Push

the

camera

back

lock

lever

® to the

right

with

your

thumb

while

lifting

the

film

rewind

knob@.

camera

back

will

pop

open

Install

the

film

cartridge

Drop

the

film

tridge

into

the

film

cartridge

chamber

so that

the

film l

eader

points

towards

the

takeup

spool,

and

push

the

rewind

knob

back

down into pl

ace.

10.

Insert

the

film

leader

the

takeup

spool.

Pull

the

leader

across

the

camera

and

insert

into

one

the

slots in

the

film

takeup

spool.

Not

The two data

back

contacts

located

inside the camera

below

the

hlm

guide rails are for use with theNikon Data

Back

MF-14.

Wind

the

film

advance

lever

@ to

•

advance

film onto

the

takeup

spool

Wind

the

film

advance

lever

and

depress

the

shutter

release

button

until

the

film sprockets

engage

the

per-

forations

the

edges

the

film.

BASIC

OPERATION-continued--

-------

---

12.

the

camera

back.

the

camera

back

until

snaps

shut.

13.

Take

the

film

slack.

Fold out

the

film

rewind

crank

and

rotate

the

direction

the

arrow

until

stops.

Then

fold

the

crank

back

in.

Make

blank

exposures

•

until

the

frame

counter

shows

"1."

Continue

to wind

the

film

advance

lever

and

depress

the

shutter

re-

lease

button

until

the

frame

counter

shows "1." While

making

blank

ex-

posures,

watch

the

rewind

knob

see

that

it rotates. This

indicates

that

the

film

has

been

loaded

cor-

rectly

and

being

advanced.

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