Operating Instructions

SPECIFICATIONS
Type of camera
35mm single lens reflex
Picture format
24mm x 36mm
(standard 35mm film format)
Lens mount
Nikon bayonet mount
Lenses
Nikkor 50/1.2 50/1.4 50/1.8, and Nikon Series E 50/1.8 as standard; more than 70 Nikkor and Nikon Series E
lenses available
Shutter
Horizontal-travel, titanium focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds
Auto: Electromagnetically controlled stepless speeds from 8 to 1/2000 sec.;
Manual: Quartz/electromagnetically controlled discrete speeds from 8 to 1/2000 sec., plus B and X (1/80 sec.);
Mechanical: T setting on shutter speed dial and 1/60 sec. when using backup mechanical release lever
Shutter release
Electromagnetic shutter release; initial pressure on shutter release button switches on meter (after power switch is
turned on), meter then remains on for 16 sec. after finger is taken off button
Backup mechanical release lever
Trips shutter at 1/60 sec. regardless of shutter speed dial setting except at T; used when batteries are dead
Self-timer
Quartz-timed 10 sec. delayed exposure; LED blinks at 2 Hz for first 8 sec. then at 8 Hz for last 2 sec.
Exposure control
Aperture priority automatic exposure with manual override and backup mechanical control; through-the-lens, full
aperture metering via silicon photo diode (SPD) with centerweighted metering pattern and metering circuits
incorporated into camera body; meter works with all viewfinders
Film speed range
ASA/ISO 12 to ASA/ISO 6400
Metering range
EV 1 to EV 18 at ASA/ISO 100 with f/1.4 lens
Exposure compensation dial
Provided; +2 EV in one-third increments