Nikon F3 User manual

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INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

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

CD

Shutter-speed

dial

locking

button

o

Neck

strap

eyelet

®

Self-timer

LED

C0

Backup

mechanical

release

lever

(7)

ExRosure

memory

lock

button

®

Lens

®R

eflex

mirror

@

Memo

holder

2

button

ADR

window

®

@

Sync

terminal

@

Lens

mounting

index

@

Lens

release

bu

tton

@

Meter

coupling

lever

r-;;,.

release

button

'6'

Meter

lever

@

Viewfind

er

illuminator

@

Depth-of-field

indicators

/

Mounting

ring

Aperture

/

Focusing

index

@

Meter

coupling

shoe

@

Distance

scale

@

Aperture-direct

-

readout

sca

le

@

Viewfinder

illuminator

button

@

Exposure

compensation

scale

Self-timer

lever

@

Exposure

compensation

index

Self-timer

ON

index

@

®Film

rewind

crank

Power

switch

ON

index

®

@ H

ot-shoe

contacts

Power

switch

®

Accessory

shoe

M

ultiple

exposure

lever

®

Shutter

release

button

@

Frame

counter

®

Film

advance

lever

®

@Ey

epiece

shutter

lever

Shutter-speed

scale

®

@View

finder

ce

Shutter

speed

dial

®

@

Shutter

speed

index

Film

plane

indicator

®

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TABLE

OF CONTENTS

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NOMENCLATURE

2-3

ABOUT THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD).

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FOREWORD. . . . . .

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5

EV

RANGE

OF

THE CAMERA

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33-35

BASIC OPERATION. . .

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6-16

ACCESSORIES.

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36-41

CONTROLS

IN

DETAIL

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17-31

Interchangeable

viewfinders

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Shutter

speed

dia

l.

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17-19

Interchangeable

focusing

screens

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Exposure

memory

lock

button

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20

Focusing

screen

selector

guide

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Exposure

compensation

dial

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Motor

Drive

MD-4

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ASAIISO

film

speed

dial.

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

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Memo

holder

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Other

accessories

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41

Shutter

release

button

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22 TIPS

ON

CAMERA CARE

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42-43

Film

advance

lever

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SPECIFICATIONS . . . .

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44-45

Frame

counter

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46

Multiple

exposure

lever

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Batteries

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24

Backup

mechanical

release

lever

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25

Depth

-of-field

preview

button

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25-26

Meter

coupling

lever

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Mirror

lockup

lever

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28

Self-

timer

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Eyepiece

shutter

lever

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Accessory

shoe

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29

Sync

terminal

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Viewfinder

illuminator

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Film

plane

indicator

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31

Infrared

focusing

index

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4

FOREWORD

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Congratulations!

You

now

own

one

of

the

most

advanced

and

easy-to-use

cameras

on

the

market

today.

With a

wealth

of

exciting

features,

the

Nikon

F3

High-Eyepoint

camera

is

designed

to

be

as

up-to-date

as

you

are

in

your

approach

to

photography.

This

model

of

the

Nikon

F3

features

a

special

eye-level

finder

which

allows

you

to

see

the

entire

viewfinder

image,

including

all

exposure

information,

with

your

eye

located

up

to

25mm

(approx.

one

inch)

away

from

the

eyepiece.

That

means

if

you

wear

glasses

or

shoot

in

high-glare

situations

requiring

the

use

of

sunglasses,

you

can

still

see

everything

comfortably

without

having

to

press

your

glasses

tightly

against

the

eyepiece

and

risk

scratching

the

delicate

lenses

or

damaging

the

frames.

And

even

if

you

don't

wear

glasses,

the

Nikon

F3

High-Eyepoint

camera

is

very

useful

when

shooting

candids

or

sports

because

you

can

bring

the

camera

quickly

up

to

your

eye

and

focus

without

your

eye

being

directly

behind

the

eyepiece

.

Before

actually

taking

pictures

with

the

F3

High-Eyepoint

camera,

you

should

familiarize

yourself

with its

basic

operation

as

presented

in

the

first

section.

For

more

detailed

explanations

and

special

picture-taking

situ-

ations,

refer

to

the

second

section,

"Controls

in

Detail.

II

A

few

minutes

wisely

invested

now

will

payoff

later

in

years

of

rewarding

photographic

experiences.

5

BASIC

OPERATION--

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1

Remove

the

battery

•

chamber

lid

@ •

Use a

coin

to twist

the

lid

counter-

clockwise to

unscrew

it.

6

2.Install

the

batteries.

Insert

the

t

wo

1.SSV silver-oxide

batteries

or

one

3V

lithium battery

supplied

with the

camera,

making

sure

that

the"

+"

signs

are

up

.

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.

3

Replace

the

battery

•

chamber

lid.

Slip

the

battery

clip

back

into the

ca

mera

body

and

screw

it

tightly

into

place.

4.

Move

the

power

switch

®

to

uncover

the

red

dot

®.

This

makes

the

ca

mera

ready

for

exposure

reading

and

shooting.

5 Touch

the

shutter

release

•

button

@

lightly.

This

activates

the

exposure

meter

.

The

meter

stays

on

for

16

seco

nds

after

you

take

your

finger

off

the

bu

tton

and

turns

itself

off

auto-

matically

to

conserve

battery

power.

6.

Check

battery

power.

Look

through

the

vi

ewfinder

@

at

the

liquid

crystal

disp

l

ay

(LCD).

The

shutter

speed

should

be

dis-

played

to show that

the

batteries

have

been

properly

installed

and

their

power

is

adequate.

If

not, re-

place

both

batteries

.

7

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BASIC

OPERATION-continued

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7.

Mount

the

lens

onto

the

camera.

Grasp

the

lens

by

its

mounting

ring

@.

Then

li

ne

up

the

f

ocusing

index

@

on

the

lens

with

the

white dot @

on

the

camera

body

and

twist

the

lens

coun

ter

clockwise until

it

clicks

into

place.

To

remove

:

Push

the

lens

release

button

@

and

turn

the

lens clock-

wise until it

comes

off.

8

8.

Open

the

camera

back

.

Push

the

camera

back

lock

lever

® to the

right

with

your

thumb

while

lifting

the

film

rewind

knob@.

T

he

camera

back

will

pop

open

.

9.

Install

the

film

cartridge

.

Drop

the

film

ca

r

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

in

the

takeup

spool.

Pull

the

leader

across

the

camera

and

insert

it

into

one

of

the

slots in

the

film

takeup

spool.

Not

e:

The two data

back

contacts

located

inside the camera

below

the

hlm

guide rails are for use with theNikon Data

Back

MF-14.

11

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

on

the

edges

of

the

film.

9

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BASIC

OPERATION-continued--

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12.

Close

the

camera

back.

Close

the

camera

back

until

it

snaps

shut.

10

13.

Take

up

the

film

slack.

Fold out

the

film

rewind

crank

@

and

rotate

it

in

the

direction

of

the

arrow

until

it

stops.

Then

fold

the

crank

back

in.

14

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

to

see

that

it rotates. This

indicates

that

the

film

has

been

loaded

cor-

rectly

and

is

being

advanced.

Nikon F3 User manual

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