Nikon FM2 manual

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NOMENCLATURE CD Shutter speedlASAIiSO film speed ADR window @ ® Shutter release button Meter coupling l ever @ ® Shutter release fingerguard Sync cord terminal @ Lens moun t ing i nde x @ ® Depth - of - field preview lever Focusing screen release latch @ ® Self-timer lever Lens release button @ (J) Lens flange Refle x mirror @ ® Film advance l[...]

@ Meter coupling shoe @ Meter coupling ridge ® Hot - shoe contact @ R .. "nv-linlht contact @ Accessory s hoe ® Camera back lock lever @ Film rewind knob @ Film rewind crank ® Film plane indicator @ Motor drive shutter coupling @ Motor drive coupling @ Film rewind button @ Memo holder Distance scale @ Focusing ring @ Aperture scale @ Apertu[...]

CONTENTS--------------------------- NOMENCLATURE . . ......... . . . ... ... . ..... . .. ... . 2-3 ACCESSORIES ... . . ... ........ . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . 36-44 FOREWORD . . .. . ....... ... .... .. . . . ........ . . .... ... 5 Interchangeable focusing screens .. . ... ... . . . . . 36- 37 BASIC OPERATION .. .... ... ....... ... . . .....[...]

FOREWORD--------- Thank you for your purchase of the Nikon FM2 and welcome to Nikon 's world of photography . The N i kon FM2 offers many special features including top shutter speed of 1/4000 sec ., and flash synchronization speeds as fast as 1/250 sec . The FM2 also incorporates a TTL full·aperture metering system and high - prec i sion mec[...]

BASIC OPERATION------------ 1 Remove the battery • chamber lid 58 • Use a coin to unscrew the lid in a counter - clockwise direction . 6 2 Install the baUery. • Wipe the battery terminal s clean and in s ert the batter i es , making sure that the + signs are up . U s ab l e batterie s are : • 3V lithium battery (1 unit) • 1.55V silver - o[...]

4 Pull out the film advance • lever (lI to unlock the shutter release button (g • The fi lm advance lever doubles as a shutter release button lock. You can un- lock the shutter release button by simply pulling out the film advance lever slightly from the flush to the standoff position . 5 Press the shutter • release button lightly to switch t[...]

-BASIC OPERATION-continued---------- 7. Mount the lens onto the camera. • Place the lens onto the camera , lining up the aperture/ focusing index @ on the lens with the lens mounting index ® on the camera body . Then twist the lens mounting ring ~ counterclockwise until it clicks into place . Confirm that the aperture/focusing index is right on [...]

9 Install the film cartridge. • Position the film cartridge in the film cartridge chamber @ with the film leader pointing towards the takeup spool @, and push the rewind knob back down to secure it in place . Note: You can use any of the 3Smm film car- tridges available on the market. It is advisable to handle film in the shade to avoid direct ex[...]

-BASIC OPERATION-continued---------- 12 Close the camera • back. Close the camera back until it snaps shut , making sure that the perforations are perfectly meshed with the sprockets and that the film is set between the film guide rails @. 10 13 Take up film slack. • Fold out the f i lm rewind crank @ and rotate it in the direction of the arrow[...]

15 Set the ASAIISO film • speed. Lift the ASA/ISO film speed ring CD and rotate it in either direction until the red ASAIISO film speed indicator ® is oppo- site the ASAIISO film speed indication in use . Unless the film speed is set correctly , you cannot obtain correct exposure . For film speeds not indicated in the ASAIISO film speed dial ®,[...]

-BASIC OPERATION-continued---------- 1l Set the correct exposure. • First, position your main subject at the center (i.e ., the 12mm-diameter circle) of the field of view inside the viewfinder . Then turn the shutter speed dial ® and/or lens aperture ring @ until the LED lamp for the symbol for correct exposure 0 lights up. 12 Important! Interme[...]

18 Focus on the subject • by rotating the lens focusing ring 46 • The FM2 is provided with the Type K2 fo- cusing screen as standard . Look through the viewfinder while turning the focusing ring until the two halves of the split image rangefinder coincide perfectly to form a single unbroken image and the image in the microprism grid appears sha[...]

-BASIC OPERATION-continued----------- 19 Depress the shutter • release button. Look through the viewfinder , and depress the shutter release button . In depressing the shutter release button , apply light but steady pressure with the ball of your inde x finger to avoid camera shake that might result in image blur. 14 20 Advance the film. • Wi n[...]

22 Rewind the film. • Lift the film rewind crank and turn it in the direction of the arrow. At the end of film rewind , you will feel a slight resistance . Continue winding one or two more turns until the crank feels lighter ; this will indicate that the film leader is now fully rewound into the cartridge . 23 Remove the film • cartridge. Push [...]

CONTROLS IN DETAIL ----------- Film advance lever ® The film advance lever also functions as a lock for the shutter release button . The shutter release button is unlocked when the lever is pulled out to the standoff position . To advance the film , wind the lever to the right all the way until it stops . It auto- matically returns to the standoff[...]

Shutter re.e •• e button ® The shutter release button also serves to activate the FM2 's built-in exposure meter. When the film advance lever is in the flush position , the shutter release button is locked and will not operate . To release the button from its locked position, pull out the film advance lever to the standoff position . Slig[...]

-CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued-------- - ASAIISO film speed dial ® The ASAIISO scale on the dial has numbered settings fo r speeds from ASAIISO 12 to 6400. The dots between each pair of AS A IISO numbers stand for intermediate settings, such as 64 , 80 , etc . The illustration above gives the speeds for all inter - mediate settings . ASAIISO 100 an[...]

Fast shutter speed SlOw snutter speed 1 9[...]

- CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued --------- Setting the aperture The lens aperture determines the amount of light reaching the film plane . Generally , when you turn the aperture ring one graduation in the direction of the larger numbers , the amount is reduced by 1/2 . (This is what stopping down by one graduation means .) On the other hand, when the[...]

Exposure determination The amount of light reaching the film plane is determined by a combination of the shutter speed and the lens aperture. A shutter speed of 1/500 sec. lets in twice as much light as a set- ting of 1/1000 sec ., and only half as much light as 1/250 sec . An aperture setting of 1111 lets in twice as much light as 1116, half as mu[...]

-CONTROLS IN DETAIL-contlnued-------- --, Metering range of exposure meter When there is a proper combination of lens aperture and shutter speed , 0 lights up, indicating correct ex posure . This sign will not light up when the aperture and shutter speed combination is not s uitable for co r rect ex posu r e. Also , if the combination of aper - tur[...]

Stop - down exposure measurement This exposure measurement method is used when the dia- phragm on the lens does not link with the meter coupling lever on the camera body , such as when a non-AI lens or an exten - sion ring is mounted on the camera. The procedure is as follows: 1) Set the ASA / ISO number . 2) Compose your picture and · secure subj[...]

-CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued----- ---- Exposure measurement in special cases The exposure meter of the Nikon FM2 adopts the center- weighted exposure measurement system in which approxi- mately 60 % of the total amount of light is measured by the 12 mm · diameter circle at the center of the focusing sc r ee n . When the background of the main sub[...]

Duplication work and photomicrography In copy work, s l ide duplication, and photomicrography, you ca nnot obtain correct exposu re by si mply referring to th e FM2 's exposure meter di splay because these types of photography re present unu s ual contrast si tuation s. E xpos ure compensation is required. Shown here is the table of the relati[...]

-CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued--------- Inside the viewfinder: 1 . Fine matte l Fre s nel outer field 2. Mi c roprism colla r 3. Split - image rangefinder s pot 4 . 1 2 mm - diameter reference circle 2 3 4 V . lewflnder/vlewlng & focusing The conventional way of securing correct focus is to turn the lens focusing ring until the image in the view[...]

Split · image focusing Microprism grid focusing Matte outer field focusing Out of focus In focus 27[...]

-CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued--------- Depth-of-fleld preview lever ® What depth of field is When you focus on your subject at a certain aperture, you will find that not only is the subject itself in focus but objects in a certain distance range both in front of and behind it appear s harp . Objects increasingly out of this range become in - creas[...]

Lens set at 1/1.4 Lens set at 1/16 Only major subject is in focus. Most objects near to far are in focus. 29[...]

-CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued--------- Depth-of-field preview lever ® When a lens with an automatic diaphragm is used , the image in the viewfinder is viewed with the aperture diap h ragm of the lens wide open . However , pressing the depth-of-field preview lever will cause the lens to be stopped down to the fin umber set to enable you to ex amine[...]

Multiple exposure lever 5 Taking a picture of different subjects or two or more of the same subject on the same frame means multiple exposure . To make a multiple ex posure , observe the following : 1) Take the first shot. (Press the shutter release button .) 2) Pull the multiple e x posure lever in the direction of the arrow shown in the photo , a[...]

- CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued --- --- --- Memo holder 4 To remind yourself of the film type and number of exposures on the roll of film in use, clip off the end of the film package and insert it into the memo holder. Of course , you can use the memo holder to store anything , including your name card . 32 Infrared compensation index ® When you sh[...]

Flash photography A Nikon electronic flash unit will prove very convenient for indoor or nighttime shooting or for use in the daytime as sup- plementary lighting . The FM2's built-in hot-shoe contact @ enables direct mounting of the Nikon S8-27, S8-26, S8-25, S8-24, S8-22, S8-20, S8-19 or S8-168 Speedlight, requiring no special connecting cord[...]

-CONTROLS IN DETAIL-continued-- - ------ Picture taken by balancing the flash exposure with daylight. 34 I II 11 1111111 III ' I I l Ready-light ® When the 8B-28, 8B-27 , 8B-26 , 8B-25 , 8B-24, 8B-22, 8B-20 , 8B-19 or 8B-16B is attached to the FM2 , the built-in LED ready - light tells you when the speed light is recycled and ready to fire or[...]

Ready-Light Status Per Shutter Speed Dial Setting Shutler speed dial I Speedlight charging I Speedlight charging setting complete incomplete 1 /4000 sec . - 1 /500 sec. Bli nks O ff 11250 sec. - 1 sec . Lights up continuously O ff B Ligh ts u p con t inuous ly O ff Notes : 1) No matter how the shutter speed dial is set , the speedlight will fire wh[...]

ACCESSORIES--------------------------- Interchangeable focusing screens Three different types of focusing screens are us able with the Nikon FM2 . The Type K2 screen comes with the camera as a standard accessory . Two optional focusing screens , Type B2 (matte/Fresnel with focusing spot) and Type E2 (matte/Fresnel with focusing spot and etched grid[...]

Focusing Screen Selector Qulde Type I Name/style I Features Split - image range- finder/microprism system Matte system Horizontal and vertical line etched s ystem Suitable lor general photography. Has microprism collar around the central split-image rangefinder spot. With PC-Nikkor or lenses having a maximum aperature slower than f/4 . 5, the split[...]

-ACCESSOR I ES-continued------------ Close-up equipment The following are some of the accessories you can use for close-up photography . 1) Close-Up Lenses No. 0, No . 1, No . 2, No . 3T, No . 4T, No . 5T, NO . 6T . Since these lenses are attached to the front of the lens in use, metering can still be done at full aperture . 2) Auto Extension Rings[...]

Motor Drive MD·12 The use of the MO-12 motor drive unit with the FM2 enables automatic film advance when the unit's trigger button is pressed. In addition to single - frame shooting , continuous firing at the maximum rate of 3 . 2 frames per second is possible (i.e ., when the shutter speed set is between 1/125 and 1/4000 sec.). The motor dri[...]

-ACCESSORIES-continued------------ Nikon Speed lights Nikon speed lights are co nvenient for shoot ing in dim light or taking backlit portraits , as well as for synchro-sunlight shooting . Various models are available-from speed lights for beginners to those for professionals . The Nikon 88-28 , 88-27 , 88-26 , 88-25 , 88-24 , 88-22 , 88-20 , 88-19[...]

Data Back MF·16 To ke ep track of when photo s were taken , th e FM 2 ac cept s the sl im , lightweight Data B ack M F - t6 . Th is back attaches in place of the FM 2 's regular c a mera back with no sync c ord requ i red . Three imprint i ng modes are pro v ided : year / month / day , day / hour / min u te , or pictur e c ount i ng ( up to 2[...]

-ACCESSORIES-contlnued------------ Anti-Cold Battery Pack DB-2 In cold weather, use the Anti-Cold Battery Pack OB - 2, which accepts two M - type batteries , as an alternative power supply to the batteries inside the camera body . Simply connect the OB - 2 to the camera body , then slip the assembly inside your pocket or coat to keep it warm . This[...]

Filters As is shown on the table, Nikon filters are broadly divided into the screw-in, drop-in, and bayonet t ype, Be cause the FM2 incorporates a TIL full-aperture metering, the filter factor can be ignored except i n the case of the R 60, F or examp l e, when using the R60 in daylight, set the aperture three f/stops wider tha n the figure indicat[...]

-ACCESSORIES-contlnued----------- Camera cases Semi-soft ca s es , such as the CF - 27 , CF - 28 and CF - 29 , are available . The CF-27 case accommodates the FM2 mounted with a lens smaller than 50 mm f/1 . 4. The CF - 28 is for the camera mounted with any lens from 50mm fl1 . 2 to 105mm f/2 . 5 . When a motor drive is attached to the FM 2, use th[...]

TIPS ON BATTERY USE • Keep batteries away from infants and small children . In case a battery is accidentally swallowed , call a doctor i mmed i ately as the material inside the batteries can cause serious problems . • Battery power falls off in extremely cold temperatures and this may cause the camera 's photometeric circuit to mal- funct[...]

TIPS ON CAMERACARE ----------- Although the FM 2 is a tough an d durable camera , bear in m i nd that is a precision opti - cal instrument , and that care- les s or rough handl i ng may damage it. Observe the fol - lowing tips , and the FM2 w i ll always work as perfectly as the d ay you bought it. • Generally , t he camera does not need lubricat[...]

Caution: Please note that the use of a spray-gun type blower to clean the lens may cause possible dam- age to the glass (esp ecially when ED glass is used for the front lens element), by suddenly lowering the temperature on the lens surface. To avoid damage , hold the blower upright, keep its nozzle more than 30cm (approx. 12 inches) away from the [...]

SPECIFICATIONS------------ Type of camera : Usable film : Picture format: Lens mount: Shutter : Shutter speed settings : Self - timer: Viewfinder : Viewfinder display: Focus i ng screen : Mirror: 48 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) focal plane shutter camera Any cartridge-type 35 mm film 24mmx36mm Nikon F bayonet mount Vertical-travel , metal focal pl[...]

Film sensitivity range: Power source: Exposure meter switch: Battery power check : Camera back : Dimensions (W x H x D): (camera body only) Weight: (camera body only) ASAIISO 12"'6400 Choice of one 3V lithium battery , two 1 . 55V silver - o x ide batteries , or two 1. 5V alkal i ne - manganese batteries Light pressure on shutter release [...]

IMPORTANT! 50 The Nikon FM2 is an AI-type (Automatic Maximum Aperture Indexing) camera whi c h performs full-aperture metering with AI - type lenses . The aperture rings of these lenses are fitted with meter coupling ridges (see illustration). Almost all lenses now manufa c tured b y Nikon are the AI type . However, please confirm whether or not y [...]

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