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Nikon INSTRUCTIO N MANUA L ...
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NOMENCLATUR E Shutter-spee d dia l loc k Fil m rewin d kno b ...
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Distanc e scal e Focusin g rin g Apertur e rin g Mete r couplin g ridg e AS A film-spee d dia l AS A film-spee d scal e Fil m rewin d cran k Film-spee d scal e inde x Powe r chec k butto n Powe r chec k lam p Accessor y sho e Aperture/Distanc e scal e inde x Mete r couplin g sho e Depth-of-fiel d indicator s Shutter-spee d scal e Fram e counte r Me ...
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BRIE F GUID E T O CAMER A HANDLIN G Th e Niko n EL2' s conveniently-place d control s an d full y automati c shutte r facilitat e operatio n unde r eve n rapidl y changin g conditions . Afte r performin g th e preliminar y step s a s presente d i n "Preparatio n fo r Use " (page s 8 ~ 12) , shoot - in g wit h th e Niko n EL 2 i s a s ...
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CONTENT S Forewor d 7 Preparatio n fo r us e ' 8 Installin g th e batter y 8 Removin g th e batter y 9 Checkin g th e batter y 9 Loadin g th e fil m 1 0 Prio r t o shootin g 1 1 Operatio n o f camer a control s 1 2 Settin g th e fil m spee d 1 2 Settin g th e shutte r spee d 1 3 Settin g th e apertur e 1 4 Film-advanc e leve r 1 4 Fram e count ...
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FOREWOR D Th e Niko n EL 2 camer a offer s th e seriou s photo - graphe r th e highes t standar d o f quality , performance , convenienc e an d versatilit y availabl e i n a n aut o 35m m SL R camera . Th e EL 2 i s engineere d t o tak e th e guess - wor k ou t o f photograph y wit h automati c feature s anyon e ca n lear n t o us e i n minutes . T ...
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PREPARATIO N FO R US E Installin g th e Batter y Th e exposur e measuremen t an d shutte r contro l circuit s o f th e EL 2 ar e powere d b y a singl e 6-vol t (typ e 544 ) batter y mounte d i n th e batter y chambe r a t th e botto m o f th e mirro r box . T o instal l th e battery , firs t remov e th e len s (i f mounted ) fro m th e camer a bod ...
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Removin g th e Batter y Th e batter y chamber' s built-i n ejector-typ e mechanis m make s fo r easie r remova l operatio n whe n removing / replacin g th e battery . T o remov e th e batter y fro m th e camera , tak e of f th e len s an d loc k u p th e mirro r a s mentione d previously . Then , whil e holdin g th e camer a upside-down , rele ...
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PREPARATIO N FO R USE-continue d Loadin g th e Fil m Slid e th e camer a bac k latc h releas e a t th e sid e o f th e rewin d kno b t o th e rea r and , whil e holdin g th e releas e back , lif t th e rewin d kno b u p unti l th e camer a bac k pop s open . Then , wit h th e rewin d kno b i n th e u p posi - tion , dro p a standar d fil m cartridg ...
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Prio r t o Shootin g Fol d ou t th e rewin d cran k an d tur n i t gentl y i n th e directio n o f th e engrave d arro w unti l yo u fee l a sligh t tension ; thi s tensio n indicate s tha t ther e i s n o mor e slac k i n th e fil m cartridge . (B e sur e no t t o rewin d th e fil m bac k int o th e cartridge. ) Se t th e shutter-spee d dia l t o ...
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OPERATIO N O F CAMER A CONTROL S Settin g th e Fil m Spee d A s fil m respons e sensitivit y durin g exposur e t o ligh t (calle d "fil m speed" ) varie s wit h fil m type , adjustmen t o f th e camera' s meterin g circui t i s essentia l t o ensur e unifor m exposure s unde r al l operationa l conditions . Thus , a film-spee d dia l ...
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Settin g th e Shutte r Spee d Th e Niko n EL 2 i s se t fo r automati c o r manua l shutte r spee d selectio n vi a th e shutter-spee d dia l positione d t o th e righ t o f th e finder , wit h settin g operatio n possibl e a t an y tim e eithe r befor e o r afte r th e shutte r i s wound . Th e dia l i s provide d wit h position s fo r automati c ...
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OPERATIO N O F CAMER A CO N Settin g th e Apertur e Th e rin g fitte d a t th e bas e o f th e len s adjust s th e siz e o f th e apertur e (o r opening ) i n th e iri s diaphragm . T o pre - se t th e len s aperture , tur n th e apertur e rin g unti l th e de - sire d f/numbe r settin g o n th e scal e i s aligne d wit h th e inde x mar k provide ...
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Fram e Counte r Th e fram e counte r operate s automaticall y t o sho w ho w man y frame s hav e bee n exposed . Whe n th e camer a bac k i s opene d fo r loading , th e counte r i s rese t t o th e "S " (start ) position , tw o frame s befor e "0. " Onc e th e camer a i s loade d an d th e bac k closed , eac h film - advance/sh ...
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OPERATIO N O F CAMER A CONTROLS-continue d Self-Time r Th e built-i n self-time r ca n b e use d t o tri p th e shutte r afte r a dela y o f approximatel y 1 0 seconds , an d i t wil l operat e whethe r th e shutte r spee d dia l i s se t fo r auto - mati c o r manua l shutte r spee d selection . T o tak e a pic - tur e usin g th e self-time r t o ...
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UNLOADIN G FIL M Whe n th e fram e counte r indicate s th e las t exposur e ha s bee n made , o r whe n th e film-advanc e leve r ca n n o long - e r b e stroked , th e rol l o f fil m ha s bee n full y expose d an d i t shoul d b e remove d fro m th e camera . T o unloa d th e camera , firs t pres s th e rewin d butto n o n th e camer a baseplate ...
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HOLDIN G TH E CAMER A Camer a shak e i s on e o f th e mos t commo n cause s o f un - shar p pictures , especiall y a t slo w shutte r speeds . Lear n t o hol d th e camer a correctl y an d practic e stead y shutte r squeezing . Th e photo s sho w th e bes t way s t o hol d th e camer a fo r shar p pictures . Wra p th e finger s o f th e righ t han ...
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SHUTTE R RELEAS E OPERATIO N Fo r shar p pictures , correc t shutte r releasin g i s jus t a s importan t a s stead y camer a holding . Afte r advancin g th e fil m t o a fres h frame , th e camer a i s se t fo r shutte r releas e vi a th e butto n provide d a t th e uppe r right . Whe n takin g th e picture , hol d th e camer a stead y (a s explai ...
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Focusin g i s don e a t ful l apertur e wit h Nikko r lense s fit - te d wit h a n automati c diaphragm . Thi s techniqu e pro - vide s th e brightes t possibl e image s o n th e focusin g scree n fo r eas y focusin g an d composing . I t als o mini - mize s dept h o f fiel d s o tha t th e imag e snap s i n an d ou t o f focu s distinctly . Th e N ...
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Ou t o f focu s I n focu s 2 1 ...
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FOCUSING-continue d Infrare d Photograph y Th e plan e o f sharpes t focu s fo r infrare d ligh t i s slightl y mor e distan t tha n it s counterpar t fo r visibl e ligh t a s see n throug h th e camera' s viewfinder . Thus , fo r sharpes t fo - cu s i n infrare d photography , adjustment s mus t b e made . T o compensat e fo r thi s shif t i ...
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DEPT H O F FIEL D Dept h o f fiel d refer s t o th e zon e o f acceptabl e focu s ex - tendin g i n fron t of , an d behind , th e plan e o f sharpes t focus . Withi n thi s zone , imag e blu r i s negligibl e an d everythin g ma y b e considere d a s bein g i n shar p focus . Thre e factor s greatl y influenc e th e dept h o f field : th e foca l ...
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DEPT H O F FIELD-continue d Depth-of-Fiel d Indicator s Dept h o f fiel d ca n b e rea d directl y fro m th e distanc e scal e i n meter s o r fee t wit h th e ai d o f th e color-code d depth-of-fiel d indicator s engrave d o n th e len s barrel . Eac h pai r o f colore d line s o n eithe r sid e o f th e centra l distanc e scal e inde x lin e cor ...
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EXPOSUR E MEASUREMEN T Th e exposur e mete r o f th e Niko n EL 2 utilize s Nikon' s through-the-len s center-weighte d exposur e measure - men t a t ful l aperture . Th e mete r read s th e ligh t ove r th e entir e focusin g scree n bu t favor s th e centra l 12mm - diamete r area , whil e takin g th e entir e are a int o con - sideration . ...
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EXPOSUR E MEASUREMENT-continue d Manua l Shutte r Spee d Selectio n Whe n th e shutter-spee d dia l i s se t t o othe r tha n th e "A " setting , manua l shutte r spee d selectio n i s provided , wit h exposur e determinatio n vi a th e "match-needle " method . T o determin e th e correc t exposur e usin g manua l spee d selecti ...
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0 c TI P i P 50 0 6 0 D 5D 0 25 0 3 0 1 5 I < 2 I 2 < I Exposur e Contro l Th e amoun t o f ligh t reachin g th e fil m plan e i s deter - mine d b y a combinatio n o f th e len s apertur e an d th e shutte r speed . Sinc e th e tw o ar e interrelated , differen t combination s wil l giv e th e sam e exposure . A 1-ste p chang e i n th e shut ...
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EXPOSUR E MEASUREMENT-continue d Meterin g Rang e I f th e blac k mete r needl e fail s t o leav e th e "A " o r "B " position s durin g aut o (o r fail s t o "match " th e gree n needl e i n manual) , eve n afte r al l possibl e lens-aperture / shutter-spee d combination s hav e bee n tried , the n th e availabl e lig ...
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• Meterin g wit h a brigh t are a i n th e cente r wil l caus e underexposur e o f th e mai n subject . • Fo r correc t exposure , firs t measur e th e mai n subject ; then , recompos e an d shoot . 3 ...
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STOP-DOW N EXPOSUR E MEASUREMEN T Wit h som e Nikko r lenses , full-apertur e exposur e mea - suremen t i s no t possible , eithe r becaus e th e len s ha s n o automati c diaphragm , o r becaus e th e len s doe s no t cou - pl e wit h th e built-i n meter ; wit h certai n accessories , too , lens/mete r couplin g i s no t possible , thus , prevent ...
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Fo r automati c diaphrag m lense s wit h n o couplin g ridge , firs t se t th e shutter-spee d dia l fo r eithe r automati c o r manua l shutte r spee d selection . Whe n usin g automatic , nex t depres s an d hol d th e depth-of-fiel d butto n t o stop - dow n th e len s diaphrag m an d adjus t th e apertur e rin g unti l th e blac k needl e indic ...
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EXPOSUR E COMPENSATIO N ADJUSTMENT S Som e exposur e correctio n ma y b e necessar y whe n cer - tai n type s o f film s ar e use d fo r copyin g o r photomicro - graph y applications ; th e amoun t o f correctio n required , however , wil l depen d o n th e typ e o f fil m an d th e spe - cifi c application . Th e followin g tabl e list s th e exp ...
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E V RANG E O F TH E CAMER A Th e camera' s mete r ma y b e use d onl y withi n th e shutte r spee d rang e covere d b y th e exposur e valu e (EV ) rang e o f th e meter , whic h varie s wit h th e apertur e an d AS A setting . Th e char t o n pag e 3 7 show s th e relationship s betwee n th e f-stop , shutte r spee d an d fil m speed , indica ...
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E V RANG E O F TH E CAMERA-continue d • Ho w t o rea d th e E V rang e char t Th e char t indicate s th e E V (fo r AS A 100 ) vs . shutte r spee d range . T o determin e th e shutte r spee d range , not e tha t th e bar s i n sectio n A indicat e th e responsiv e rang e o f th e EL2' s photosensitiv e SP D elemen t (i.e. , f/ 8 cover s E V ...
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FLAS H SYNCHRONIZATIO N Niko n | 3 8 Th e Niko n EL 2 camer a i s designe d t o synchroniz e wit h mos t type s o f flashbulb s a t almos t al l shutte r speed s an d wit h electroni c flas h a t speed s t o 1/12 5 second . Addi - tionally , th e camer a i s fitte d wit h a n automati c syn c switchove r circui t whic h select s th e prope r synchr ...
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MIRRO R LOCKU P Th e refle x mirro r mus t b e locke d i n th e u p positio n whe n usin g eithe r th e Fisheye-Nikko r 6m m f/5. 6 o r th e O P Fisheye-Nikko r 10m m f/5. 6 lenses , sinc e thei r rea r element s protrud e int o th e camer a bod y an d interfer e wit h mirro r movement . Lockin g u p th e mirro r i s als o necessar y whe n changin ...
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TIP S O N CAMER A CAR E Goo d camer a car e i s primaril y common-sens e care . Trea t you r Niko n EL 2 camer a a s yo u woul d an y othe r precisio n optica l instrumen t an d i t wil l provid e yo u year s o f trouble-fre e service . Althoug h ruggedl y constructed , you r camer a ma y b e damage d b y shock , heat , wate r o r misuse . B y obse ...
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peratur e and , then , stor e i n a cool , dr y location . Remembe r tha t fail - ur e t o dr y ou t th e camer a ma y resul t i n th e growt h o f fungu s o n len s surfaces— a conditio n tha t wil l rende r you r camer a useless . • Shoul d you r camer a b e accidentl y droppe d o n th e floo r o r i n water , tak e i t t o you r deale r imme ...
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CHANGIN G TH E LEN S T o remov e th e len s fro m th e camer a body , pres s th e len s releas e butto n and , holdin g th e butto n depressed , twis t th e len s clockwis e a s fa r a s i t wil l go . Wit h thi s action , th e len s wil l com e loos e an d ca n b e lifte d out . T o moun t a len s fitte d wit h a mete r couplin g ridge, perfor m t ...
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Couplin g Leve r Lock/Releas e Operatio n Th e EL 2 i s fitte d wit h a mete r couplin g leve r a t th e bas e o f th e len s t o provid e fo r couplin g betwee n th e meterin g circui t an d th e lens ' mete r couplin g ridge . Whe n th e camer a bod y i s use d wit h lense s offerin g automati c maximu m apertur e indexing , th e leve r rema ...
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ACCESSORIE S Aut o Winde r AW- 1 Th e compac t an d lightweigh t Niko n Aut o Winde r AW- 1 i s a precisio n driv e accessor y whic h offer s greate r ver - satilit y o f operatio n wit h th e EL2 . Th e winde r attache s directl y t o th e baseplat e o f th e camer a an d provide s fo r effortless , automati c fil m advanc e operatio n tha t com - ...
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Len s Hood s Th e us e o f a len s hoo d i s recommende d a t al l time s t o preven t extraneou s ligh t fro m strikin g th e len s ( a caus e o f flar e an d ghost) , an d a s a n adde d measur e o f protec - tio n fo r th e lens . A n extensiv e lineu p o f hood s i s avail - abl e t o mee t th e need s o f al l Nikko r lenses . Filter s Niko n ...
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FEATURES/SPECIFICATION S Ty^p e o f camera : 35m m single-len s refle x (SLR ) Pictur e format : 24m m x 36m m (35m m fil m format ) Len s mount : Niko n F moun t (bayone t type ) Lense s available : Nikko r 50m m f/1.4 , f/ 2 o r 55m m f/1. 2 a s standard ; mor e tha n 5 0 Nikko r lense s i n al l Shutter : Vertical-trave l focal-plan e shutter ; ...
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NIPPO N KOGAK U K.K . N o reproductio n i n an y for m o f thi s booklet , i n whol e o r i n par t (excep t fo r brie f quotatio n i n critica l article s o r reviews) , ma y b e mad e withou t writte n authorizatio n fro m th e publishers . Printe d i n Japa n (77.7.80 ) &- 2 ...
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