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NikonINSTRUCTIONANUAL


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f iloMENcLAruREO Shutter peed/AsA/lSOilmspeed ing ADRwindow@@ Shutterelease utton@ Shuttereleaseingerguard@ Neckstrap yelet@ Depth-of-feldpreviewever@ Self-t imerever@ Lensmount inglange

@ fitm advanceever

Metercouplingever@Synccord erminal@

Lensmount ingndex@Focusing creen eleaseatch@

Lens elease utton@Reflexmirror@

Filmsprockets@@ Ready-light@ Viewfinderyepiece@ Rewindork@ Shutter urtains@ fitm cartr idge hamber@ Film uide in@ f i tmguide ai ls

Serial umber@Film akeup pool@

Film nt i -cur lol ler@@ Databackcontacts Lockingcatch@


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@ Depth-of-feld ndicatorsLensmount ingin g Distancecale@@ Aperture/Focusingndex@ Infraredomoensat ionndex@ Meter oupling hoe@ Meter oupl ingidge

Focusinging@Aoerturecale@

Apertureing@ADRscale@f i l t

#$riltii,rlii i@ Hot-shoeontact@ Ready-l ightontact@ Accessoryhoe@ Camera ack ock ever@ fitm rewind no o@ fi tm rewind rank@ f i tmplanendicator

@ Motor r ive oupl ing@ Fitm ewind utton

Shutter peedndex@Shutter peed ial@

Mult iple xposureever@Frame ounter@

ASA/ISOilmspeedndicator@ASA/lSOilmspeed ial@

Filmpressure late@

@ Motor r ive hut ter oupl ing Tripod ocket@Motor rive lectr icalontacts@

Battery hamberid @

@ MemoholderCamera ack @


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CONTENTS]{OilE]ICLATURE. . . 2-3F O R E W O R D . . . . . . . . . . . 5B A S | C O P E R A T O ] | . . . . . . 6 - 1 5G o N T R O L Sl ' D E T A | L . . . . . . . . 1 6 - 3 5F i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r . . . . . . . . . 1 6

F r a m e o u n t e r . . . . . . 1 6Shutter e lease ut ton . . . . . .17ASA/ ISOi lmspeed ia l . . . . . . . . . t 8Shutterspeeddial/exposuredetermination. 18-25Setting he shutterspeed . 18- 19S e t t i n gh ea p e r t u r e . . . . . . . . . . 2 0Exposu r ee te r m ina t i on . . . . . . . 21Exposu r ei sp lay . . . . . . . 2 ' lMeter ing angeof exposuremeter .. . 22Stop-down xposure easurement.. . . . . . 23Exposuremeasurementn special ases. .. .24Duplicationworkand photomicrography. . . .25Viewfinder/viewingfocusing ... . . 26-27Depth-of-field review ever.. 28-30Se l f - t ime reve r . . . . . . 30Mul t ip leexposureever . . . . .31M e m o o l d e r . . . . . . . . 3 2lnfrared ompensationndex. . . . . .32Flash hotography. . . . 33-35Ready- l ight . 34-35

AGCESSORTES. . . 36 - 44Interchanseaoreocls i i l reen;.. . . . .. 30-32C l o s e - u p e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . 3 8MotorDr iveMD-12 . . . . . . . . . 39N i k o n S p e e d l i g h t s . . . . . . . . . 4 0D a t a B a c k M F - 1 6 . . . . . . . . . . 4 1Anti-ColdBatteryPackDB-2. . . . . .42R igh t - Ang leV iew ingt tachmen t R- 3 . . . . . . . . . 42Eyep iece agn i f i e r G- 2 . . . . . . . . . 42R u b b e ry e c u p . . . . . . 4 2Eyepieceorrect ionenses . . . . . . . 42C a b l e R e l e a s e A R - 3 . . . . . . . 4 2F i l t e r s . . . . . . . . 4 3Lenshoods . . . 43C a m e r aa s e s . . . . . . 4 4Neckstraps .. . 44Compar tmen tases . . . . . . . 44TIPS ( ,1{BATTERYUSE. . . . .45TIPS ON CATERA GARE . . . . . 46-47SPECTF|CATTOI{S 48-49I i l P O R T A N T I . . . . . . . . . 5 0


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* FoREwoRDWelcome o the FM2's uniqueworldof photographyWith anunprecedentedmaximum shutter speed of 1/4000sec., ou rcamera s the fastestSLRavailableoday.This eature s com-plemented y a flash synchronizationpeedof '11250sec.,thefastest available n 35mm photography. hat's because heFM2 uniquely uses semi-beehive-etched,ertical-traveling,titanium mechanical shutter curtains. Other creativity-en-hancing eaturesare the wide ASA/ISO angeof 12 o 6400,interchangeableocusingscreens,he built-inLED ready-lightas well as capability or multiple-exposure nd motor drivephotography.Additionally, he FM2 has a battery power-saving eature:a light touch of the lockableshutter releasebutton activates he meter and the LED exposuredisplaysystem,which automatically witchesoff some 30 secondslater. oobtain he best resultswith the FM2,be sure o keepthis instructionmanual handy unti l you've ful ly masteredoperation-just a few minutes or many years of rewardingphotography.


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BASICOPERATION

I Remove the batteryr r chamber l id iu .Use coin ounscrewhe id nacounter-clockwiseirection.D Install the battery.- r Wipe he battery erminals leanand nser thebatter ies, ak ing ure hatthe + s igns reup Usable at ter iesre :e 3V i th ium atteryt un i t )o ' l.55V ilver-oxideatter ies,.1V( 2un i t s )o 1 .5V lka l ine-manganeseatter ies,V,(2uni ts)Caution: eepbatteriesway rom nfantsndsmall hildren.n case batterysaccidentallyswallowed,all a doctor mmediatelys thematerialnsidehebatteriesan cause eriousoroblems.

a Put the battery chamberv' l id back in its place.Slip hebattery l ipback nto hecamerabody baseplate nd screw it c lockwisetightlyntoplace.Note:Formore nformationn batteries,efertopage 5


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,A Fu l l out the f i lm advanceE' te"er - to unlock theshutter release button z .The fi lm advance ever doublesas ashutter elease utton ock Youcan un-lock heshutter elease uttonby simplypul l ing ut he i lmadvance ever l ightlyf om he ush o hestandoff osit ion.

tr Press the shutterv' release button light ly toswitch the erposure meteron.The shutter elease uttonactivatesheexposure eterwhen ightly ressed hemeter tself tayson for approx. 0 sec.afteryou have akenyour ingeroff thebutton.

looking hrough the viewfinder. f one ortwo of the red LED exposure ind icatorlamps ins ide l ights up, th is would meannormal condi t ion.Note: When the shutter speeddial @ is on Bbuld, noneof the exposurendicator ampswilllightup. Be sure o set the dial at anotherposi'tion lf none of the exposure ndicator lampsIight up, either the battery is improperly in-stalled-in which case you should install tproperly-or battery power is not sufficient,in which case you should change the battery.


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BASIC OPERAT lO J{ sontinued

focusingndex@ on the lenswith the lensmountingndex@on the camera body.Then twist the lens mounting ing @counterclockwisenti l t c l icks nto place.Confirm hat theaperture/focusingndex s r ight n op.To remove:Push he lens elease utton@ and urn he lensmountinging lockwise nti l he ens omes ff .Note:When hangingenseswith ilm oadedn thecamera, e carefulnot o exposehemirror ox odirect unlight.

e O p 6 0 .- t Pus @counterclockwiseith your index ingerwhi le i f t inghe i lmrewind [email protected] ackwil lpopopen.Caution:Neverouchheshutterurtains.


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trf i lm car t r idge hamber@ wi th he f i lmleader oint ingowards he akeup pool@, andpush he rewind nobbackdownto secure t nolace.Note:You anuseanyof the 35mm ilmcar-tildges vailablen themarket.t is advisableto handle ilm n theshade o avoiddirectex-posureosunlight

{ f l Inser t the f i lm leaderr Y r in the takeup spoo l .Pul l he eader cross ently nd nsert tinto one of the slots n the f i lm takeupspool. Slowly rotate the takeup spoolrnwards ithyour humb,making ure helatch n the slotengageshe irstor sec-ondoerforationlonq hesideof the i lmleader.

a I Wind the f lm advanceI I I lever to advance f i lmonto the takeup spool.Windhe ilmadvanceever nddepresstheshutterelease utton nti l he i lmsprockets engageheperforationsntheedges f he i lm.Make ure ouwindthe everully nti ltcomesoa stop.


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BASIC OPERATION-continued

$ u;laD Close he camerar - r back .Close hecamera ackunti l t snaps hut,makingsure that the perforations reperfectlymeshedwith hesprockets ndthat he i lm sset betweenhe lmguider a i l s@.

@ and rotate t in the direction f thearrow on the fi lm rewindknob unti l i tstops. hen old hecrankback n.

aA, Make blank exposuresr-rrr unti l the frameCOunter is reaCheS frame 1.Pressheshutter elease utton ndwindthe fi lm advance ever unti l the framecounter eaches ame1.Asyouwind helever, onfirm hat the fi lm rewindknobrotates ounterclockwise.his ndicatesthe f i lm has been loadedand is beingadvanced orrectly.f the knob ails torotate,eloadhe i lmcartr idoe.


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{ 5, Set the ASAIISO f i lml l y r speed .Lift he ASA/ISO ilm speed ing e androtate t in eitherdirection nti l he redASA/lSOilmspeed ndicator@ s oppo'site he ASA/lSOilm speed ndicationnuse Unlesshe lmspeedssetcorrectly,you cannotobtain orrectexposure. orf i lmspeeds ot ndicatedn the ASA/lSOf i lm peed ia l@, eJero page 8.

{ 1:1 Hold the camera andI vr point it at the subject.Basic olding osture:Useyour efthandto cradle he camera,with your f ingerswraooed round he lensand the elbowpropped gainst ourbody orsupport, syou ook hroughheviewfinder.seyourr ighthand's ndex inger o depress heshutter elease utton ndyour humb owind the fi lm advance ever.Wrap theother ingersof your r ighthandaroundthe camera body. You can adapt thisbasicpostureo bothhor izontal ndver-t ical ormat hooting.ohold he camerasteady,t sadvisableo ean n or againstsometh ingtrong nds tab lee .g . ,a a l l ) .Also, oucan ook hroughheviewfnderwith the r ightor left eye,with the othereyeclosed r open.1 1


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-- BASIC OPERATIOJ{- contimued

' l2mm-diametercirc le)of he ieldof v iew nsidehe viewfinder.Then urn heshutter peed ial@ and/or ensaperture ing@unti l the LED lamp for the symbol or correct exposureol ights p.

lmportant lntermediatesettrngsof lens aperture but not of shuttersoeedare usable.Note: Themeter reads he ightover the entire ocusingscreenbut hasa distinctbiason thecentral 12mm-diameter rea.

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Outof focus ln focus{ Q Focus on the subiectr tur by rotat ing the lensfocus ing r ing +oTheFM2 s provided ith heTypeK2 o-cusing creen s standard. ook hroughthev iewf inder h i le urn inghe ocusingr ingunti l he wohalves f thespl i t magerangefinderoincide erfectlyo form as ingle nbrokenmage nd he mage nthe micropr ism ridappears harp.Cor-rect ocuswil l henbe secured

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' BASIC OPERATIOJ{-sontinued

hffiDepress the shutterrelease button.Look hroughheviewfinder,nddepresstheshutter elease utton. n depressingtheshutter elease utton, pply ightbutsteadypressurewith the bal l of yourindex inger o avoidcamerashake hatmight esul tn mage lur .

faras twil lgo to transporthe lm o thenext ameand ready hecamera or thenextshot.Do not applyexcessive res-sure nwindinghe ever. ou annotwindthe everwhen he lm sat an end-youshouldhen ewindhe lm.

Df Press he f i lm rewind- I I button *sAfter he lastexposure asbeen made,turn he cameraupside ownand pressthe f i lm rewindbutton,so that the ex-posed ilmcan be rewound ack nto tscartr idge. oudon'thave o depress hebutton l l hewav.

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Shutter release button @Theshutter elease uttonalso serves o activate he FM2'sbui l t- in xposuremeter.When he f i lm advanceever s in theflushposit ion,he shutter elease utton s locked nd wil l notoperate. o releasehebutton rom t s ocked osit ion, ul loutthe i lmadvance ever o the standoff osit ion. l ight ressureon the shutter elease uttonwil l henswitchon both he ex-posuremeterand he LEDexposurenformationisplaynsidetheviewfnder. hemeterand hedisplay emain n for approx.30 sec.after he inger s removedrom hebutton, f terwhichtheyare automatical lywitched ff to conserve attery ower.Pressinghe shutter elease uttonal l the way downreleasesthe shutterWhenyou depress he button, ouch the f inger-guard@ with he ip of your ndex ingeranddepresst l ightlywithsmooth, venpressure. hismakesshutter elease per-ation moothand stable.Witha shutter oeedof 1/30 sec. or

slower,t is advisableo attach he camera o a tr ipodand usea cable eleaseo releaseheshutter ,hiswil lprevent amerashakewhich results n blurredphotographs.he cable con-nector anbe screwednto heholeat thecenterof theshutterrelease utton. f the r ipodhasa largehead, ontactbetweenthe ensbarrel nd he headmaymake t impossibleo turn helensaperture ing. n thiscase,use thespecial r ipodadaptersuppliedwith the camerabetween he tr ioodhead and thecamerabody

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-CONTROLS lN DETA|t-continued

ASA|ISO film speed dial @The ASA/ISOscale on the dial has numbered ett ings orspeeds romASA/lSO12to6400.Thedotsbetween achoairofASA/lSO umbers tand or intermediateett ings, uchas 64,80, etc. The i l lustrat ionbovegives he speeds or al l inter-mediate ett ings. SA/lSO 00and400are ndicatedn redastheyare usedquiteoften.ASA/lSOs a numericalat ing f the i lm's ensit iv i tyo a givenamount f l ight. he higher he number,he greater he sensi-t iv i ty, nd viceversa. heASA/lSO f your i lm s indicated nthe cartr idgetself. t is alsopr inted n the f i lm cartonand onthedatasheetoacked nside.

Shutter speed dial 6D erposuredetermlnationSetting the shutter speedToset heshutter peed, urn heshutter peed ial o the r ightor leftunti l hedesired hutter peednumber l ick-stopsnd sal igned ith heshutter peed [email protected] ndicationsforB (bul 'b)nd orshutter peeds om1 o ' l /4OOOsec.The250engravedn ed ndicateshe astest ync peed oranelectronicf lashunit.On B, heshutter urtains@ remain pen or as longas he shutter elease utton s keptdepressed. is or ndicat-ingonesecond, tor 112 ec., 0 or1/60 ec.andso on.Oneofthe two adjoining umbers, xcluding is two timesor 112 smuchas the exposure mountof the othernumber.Note hatshutterspeedsbetweenpr intednumbers i.e., ntermediatespeeds) annotbe used.Sinceyou can alwaysconfirm heshutter peednumber nside he viewfinder,ou don'thave osee he shutter peed ialas vou urn t.

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-GONTROLS lN DETAllrcontinued

t *tu Mffietting the aperture

The ensaperture etermineshe amountof l ight eachinghefi lm plane.General ly, hen you turn the aperture ing onegraduationn hedirection f the arger umbers,heamount sreduced y 112.tnis iswhatstopping ownby onegraduationmeans.) n heotherhand,when heapertureing s urned negraduationn the direction f smaller umbers,he amountofl ight s doubled.tnis is knownas opening he aperture y 1stop.)Theens perture ing l icks t heposit ion f henumbersengraved l thoughntermediateensapertures re usable on-t inuously.ensaperture reatly ffects epthof f eld seepage2B).With the exception f a few special enses,Nikkorano

NikonSeriesE lenses nable ul l-apertureightmeasurementevenwhen he aperture ing s moved. hese enses, hicharesaid o havean automatic iaphragm, top down to the setapertureonly at the instant he shutter releasebutton isdeoressed.



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Exposure determinationTheamount f l ight eachinghe i lmplane s determined y acombination f the shutterspeed and the lens aperture.Ashutter peed f 1/5OOec. ets n wiceas much ightas a set-t ing f 1 /1000ec. , ndonlyhal f s much ight s 1/250 ec.Anaperture ett ing f '11ets n wiceas mucft ight s 16,halfasmuch as f/8. Thus, f the correct exposure or a part icularp ic ture- tak ingi tua t ions 1/500at f /11 , hen 11250 t f / '16 r1/1000 t f /B willg ive he sameexposure.t is veryconvenientto know his nterrelat ionhenconsider ing epthof f ie ld.Thefol lowing able i l lustrates he interrelat ion etween shutterspeed ndaperture.

Exposure displayTheLEDexposurendicatoramps anbe seenon he r ight ideof the viewfieldramewithin he viewfinder.heshutter peednumber nd /numbern usearealsovisible. he LEDexposuredisplay ndicates xposure ive ways,as shown n the tablebelow,naccordance ith hecondit ionsf eachexposure.

As correctexposures approached,he LEDexposure isplayinsideheviewfinders iable o change apidly ndeasi lywithinthe verynarrow ange, o it is importanto turn he lensaper-ture ingandshutter peed ialcareful ly. l thoughntermediateshutterspeedscannotbe used, ntermediateens aperturescan- just turn heaperture ing or f ineadjustment.Note:Whenheshutter peed ial ssetat B bulil, theLEDexposuredisplaynsideheviewfnder s urned ff

Overexposurey more han 1 stoPOverexposurey 1/5 o 1 stoPCorrectexposure

Underexposurey 1/5 o 1 stoPUnderexposurey more han 1 stoP

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I-CONTROLS TNDETAILTGONIINUEdMetering range of exposure meterWhen here sa proper ombinationf ens perture ndshutterspeed, l ights p, ndicatingorrect xposure.hissignwil lnotl ight p when heaperture ndshutter peed ombinations notsuitable or correctexposure. lso, f the combination f aper-ture and shutterspeed s improper or the br ightness f thesubject,he exposuremeterwil l not givean indicationor cor-rectexposure ven f you vary he neighbor ingett ings ithina very narrowrange.Youshould ry altogether ifferentcom-binationsf aperture ndshutter peed. f yousti l l a i l o obtainan indicationor correctexposure,hen subjectbr ightnesss

probably eyond he metering angeof the exposuremeter. tis necessaryo i l luminatehe subject r to usean ND (neutraldensity) i l ter o adjustbr ightness. ote that in ful l-aperturemeasurement,he rangeof br ightnesshat can be measureoby the meter var ieswith the maximum /numberof the lensinuse, s ol lows:Witha 50mm /1.4 ens 1 sec. at ' f l i .4and 1/4000 ec.at f /8)andASA/lSO 00 ilm, heEV ange s omEV1 o EV 18.Wi th ' l35mmf/2.8 lenst sec.a I I l2 .B nd1/4000 ec.at /16)andASA/lSO 00 i lm, heEV anges romEV3 o EV2O

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Stop-down exposure measurementThis exposuremeasurementmethod s used when the dia-phragm n the ensdoesnot inkwith he metercouplingever@on hecamera ody, uchas whena non-Alensor an exten-sion ing smounted n hecamera. heproceduresas ol lows:t )Set heASA/tSO umDer.2)Composeourpicture ndsecure ubjectocus.3) Press heshutter elease utton ightlyo urn hemeter n.4) Perform xposuremeasurement,epending n the typeoflens sed:o Lenswithautomatic iaphragmDeterminehe correctexposure hi lepressinghe depth-of- f ield reviewever@ then akeyour inger ff the everanddepressheshutter elease utton.

o Lenswithout utomatic iaphragmPC-ruikkorens)First,determine he correct exposureby adjusting heshutterspeedand aperture. hen, ocusat ful l aperture.Shift he ensso thatyou get he desired omposit ion. e-turn heaperture ett ingo hepreset osit ion ndshoot.. Lenswith ixed pertureReflex-Nikkorens)Exposureannot e changed ccordingo theaperture e-cause n this ypeof lens, heapertures f ixed.Determinethe correctexposure y turning he shutter peeddial. fcorrectexposures unobtainable,sean ND (neutral en-sity) i l ter r change he l luminationo adjust he exposure.



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'-GONTROLS lN DETAllrcontinuedExposure measurement in special casesThe exposuremeter of the Nikon FM2 adopts he center-weightedexposuremeasurement ystem n which approxi-mately60ok of the totalamountof l ight s measured y the12mm-diameterirc le t hecenter f he ocusing creen.When hebackgroundf the mainsubject s too br ight nd hemainsubject s not centeredwithin he frame, he result sunderexposureseeFig. 1) .When he backgrounds too darkand he mainsubject s too br ightwith the same ramingasabove,he esultsoverexposureTocomoensate-1)Focuson the mainsubjectwith the composit ionou haveinmind .2) Move hecamera o center hemain ubjectn heviewfinder(seeFig. ) andperform xposure easurement.3) Move hecamera ack o heposit ion escr ibedn 1)with heexposure ett ingdescr ibed n 2) and depress he shutterrelease utton.Thisway, ouwil lbe able o obtain orrect xposure

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-COI{TROLS IN DETAllrcontinued

1 2 3ViewfinderlYiewing & focusingThe conventional ay of secur ing orrect ocus s to turn helens ocusing ing unti l he image n the viewfinder ppearssharp. he K2 ocusing creen hatcomeswith he cameraasstandard quipment as three ocusing ids.When focusingwith the spl i t mage, urn the r ing unti l he image n the twohalves ecomeswhole.With he micropr ism rid, urn he ringunti l the himmeringmage ppears harp.With he matteouterf ield,urn he r ingunti l he mage ppears harp. hespl i t- imagerangefinderorkswell or subjects ithdefiniteines, ontoursand boundar ies.he micropr ism ollar s for focusing n fast-moving ubjects r thosewith ndist inctines,while he matteouter ield s suitableor close-ups r whenusing enseswithamaximum perture mallerhan /4.5.

Inside he viewfinder:1 Finematte/ resnel uter eld2. Micropr ismol lar3. Spl i t- imageangefinderpot4. 12mm-diametereference ircle

There's notherway of secur ing orrect ocus.Using he dis-tancescale@ on the ens, et he ocusing ing n accordancewith the measured istance.Be sure to gauge he distancebetweenhesubject nd he i [email protected]: TheFM2 viewfinder oversapprox.93ok of the magearea of theactualphotograph o theactualpicturecomes out arger han he magein the viewfinder.Note hat the picturecornesout tilmmed down in thecaseof mounted //des r service-size rints om neqatives.

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-GONTROLS lN DETAllrcontinuedDepth-of.fleld prevlew lever @What depth of f ie ld isWhenyou ocuson yoursubject t a certain perture, ouwil lf ind hat not only s the subject tself n focusbut objects n acertaindistance angeboth in front of and behind t.appearsharp.Objects ncreasingly ut of this range become in-creasinglyutof ocus. his in- focus one" sknown s "depthof f ie ld."When his zone of sharpnesss large, he depthoff ield s said o be deep;when t is small , he depthof f ie ld ssaid o beshallow.The followingcan be said of depth of field, given the samefocusing istance:t) tne smaller he takingaperture i.e., ne higher he f/stopnumber) ,he deeper he depthof f ie ld,and the larger heaperture,heshallowerhedepth f eld.2)The arther way hesubject s om he ens, hedeeper hedepthof f ie ldbecomes;he closer o the ens, heshallowerthedeoth f eld.3)There's reater epthof f ie ldbehind he mainsubject hanin ontof t .

Note, oo, hat n the case of lenseswith different ocal engthsbutof hesamemaximum/number,heshorter he ocal engthof the lens, he larger he depthof f ie ld,and vice versa.Thedepthof f ieldat the takingaperture s indicated y the color-coded ineshaving he samecoloras that of the aperture etand which correspondo the distance caleon the focusingr ing.The range s indicated y the distance etween he ines.Shown n the photo s an example f the differencen depthoff ieldwitha 50mm /1.4 enswhenusingdifferent perture et-t ingsat a set ocusing istance l 2m. Control f depthof f eldenables elective lurr ingof the background lementsof apictureeither o let the majorsubject tandout or for overal lsharpness,o hatal lelementsn heentire icture ieldappearsharp. hiswil lg iveyourpicturetsowncharacter,husmakingit di f ferentromotherpictures.Getting he subject n focus s onlyone aspectof photography.Whenyou akepictures, e sure o consider epthof f ie ld, oo.

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Lensset aIf 11.4On lymajor ubjects n ocus. Lensset at f/16Mostobiects ear o arare n ocus.

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Depth-of-field preview lever @Whena lenswith an automatic iaphragms used, he imagein the viewfinders viewedwith he aperture iaphragm f thelenswide open.However, ressinghe depth-of- f ieldreviewleverwil lcause he ens o be stopped own o the /number etto enable ou to examine epthof f ie ldbeforeshooting. heimage n the viewfinderdarkens"according o the selectedf /number- the smal ler he aper ture i .e . , he larger he f /number) ,he "darker" he image.Components f the picturethat appear n focuswhen he lever s pressedwil l be in thezone f sharo ocus.Note.'8e ure opresshedepth-oflieldrevieweverully.Also, eleasethe everwhen ou epresshe huttereleaseutton

Self.timer lever @Thisdevice s usefuln self-portraitsr when aking picture fyourself i thotherpeople. et heself- t imery urninghe everas far as i t wi l l go in the direction f the arrowshown n thephoto. his can be doneeitherbeforeor after he f i lm is ad-vanced.After the self- t imer as been set, press he shutterrelease utton.Reflexmirror@ wil lgo upand heself- t imer i l lstar t o operate;heshutters released ftera delayof approx.10sec. f youwant o cancel elf- t imerperation fter he everhas been set, move t back to i ts or iginal osit ionwith yourf nger. ou an hen ake hepicturehestandard ayasbefore.However,urning he self- t imer ever when i t is already noperation i l l esultn heshutter 's eing eleasedhe momentthe ever s back n tsor iginal osit ion. xceptor B (bulb),heself- t imeranbe usedat anyshutter peed.

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Multiple exposure lever @Taking picture f dif ferent ubjects r twoor moreof thesamesubject n hesame ramemeansmult iple xposure.omakeamult iplexposure,bservehe ol lowing:t ) Takehe rstshot. Pressheshutter elease utton.)Z)putt he mult iple xposureever n the direction f the arrowshown n the photo, s youwind he lm advance ever ul ly.The amecounterwil lnotadvance; nly heshutters readyto be released gain. l thoughhe ingerpul l inghe mult ipleexposureeverwil lautomatical lyl ipoff the everas the lmadvance ever s wound,mult ipleexposure perationwil lhavebeenperformedorrectly.3)Rtterwinding he f i lm advance ever ul ly, ake the secondshot.To ake hreeexposures r moreon hesame ame, epeat heproceduresescr ibedn2) and3).Note: In multiple exposure photography, the FM2 is designed to reducefilm dislocation to the minimum But it may occur due to film curling, filmslack or inapproprrate f lm winding

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Memo holder @To emind ourself f the i lm ypeand number f exposures nthe rol lof f i lm n use,cl ipoff the end of the f i lm package ndinsertt nto hememoholder. f course, oucanuse hememoholderostoreanything,ncludingourname ard.

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Infrared compensation index @Whenyou shoot nfrared i lm,note hat he planeof sharpestfocus s sl ightly ar theraway han that in v is ible- l ighthoto-graphy. s a ruleof thumb, ou can compensateor thisshiftin focusby referr ingo the nfrared ompensationndex in heformof either dotor a l ine) ear he ocusingndex n he ensbarrel (Some enses,ncludinghe ReflexNikkor, o not neeocompensation.)After ocusinghe mage harplyhroughhe viewfinder,heckthe ocused istance nd urn he ocusing ing o the eft unti lthe ed nf ared ompensationndexines pwith heprefocuseddistance. e sure o shootwith appropr iatei l ter , uchas theR60,etc., tn thisphoto, he subiect- to-cameraistance s serat oo . ) .

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Flash photographyA N ikon e lec t ron ic lash un i t w i l l p rove very conven ien t forindooro r n igh t t ime hoo t ing r fo r use n the day t imeas supp le -menta ry igh t ingThe FM2 's bu i l t - in o t - shoe on tac t @ enab lesdirectmount ingof the NikonSB-20,SB-22,SB-19,SB- '18, B- '168or SB- '15 peedl ight ,equir ing o specia lconnect ing ords.Whenshoo t ingw i th a f lash un i t , you shou ld de te rmine he aper tu reset t ing hat cor responds o the shoot ingdistanceaf ter checkingthe gu ide numbero f the e lec t ron ic lashun i t o r f lashbu lb n useAlso , f the speed l igh t equ i res he use o f a connect ing cord ,inser t he cord in to the camera body 's sync cord te rmina [email protected] ince he FM2 'sho t - shoe on tac t becomesact iveon lywhen ane lec t ron ic lash un i t i s mounted , touch ing i t acc iden ta l l y sharmlessThe use o f f lash un i t s no t p rov idedw i th a ho t - shoecon tac t * isno t recommendedbecause acc iden ta l i r ing is l i ke ly o occurdue to shor t c i r cu i t ingat the con tac t When us ing such f lashun i t s ,Sea l he ho t - shoecon tac t on the camera body w i th v iny ltapeor someth ing ppropr ia teo insu la te t .

TheFM2,prov ided nlywi than X-contactor synchronizat ion,synchronizesi th he speedl ighthen he shutter peed et s11250ec.or s lower.*Old ype lashunitswithmetallic eafspnngon mounttng ortionSynchronizat ion RangeShut terpeed( s e c 1 4000 1 2000 /1000 1 / 5 0 0 1 /250 / 125 1 / 6 0 1 / 3 0 - 1 BSp e e d l igtM F P n dM FF l a s h b u l b s

ffi,,,,',.i1'.i,-Ynchronizedli l i i Cannot eusedNote,' When using a specralelectronic f ash unit with provision for time lag,an electronic flash unit with long flash duration, the Medical-Nikkor120mm f 4 tF,or the Nikon Repeating Flash Unit S8-6 at 1 2 or full output,adjust shutter speed down to 1/125sec or slower. With flashbulbs, setshutter speed at 1 30 sec or slower.

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Ready- l ight@When he SB-20, B-22, B-19, B-18, 8- '168,r SB-.15sat tached o the FM2, the bui l t - inLED ready- l ighte l ls you whenthe speedl ight s recycled and ready o f ire or when the shut terspeed is set outside sync range, without your having to removeyour eye from the viewfinder.Before you shoot, make sure theready- l ights on. The moment the shutter s released, he speed-l igh tw i l l i r eand he ready- l igh t i l lgo ou t .l f the shut terspeed s set between1/500sec.and 1/4000 ec. , heready- l ight i l l b l inkwhen the speedl ights fu l lycharged, o warnyou that the shutter speed s outsidesync range.For ready- l ight va i lab i l i ty i th speedl ights ther than the SB-20,SB-22 ,SB-19 , B- '18 , B-168 , nd SB-15 , e fe r o page35.

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Ready-Light Status Per Shutter Speed Dia l Set t ing

1/4000ec - '1 l500 ec Bl inks1 1 2 5 0e c 1 s e c L ig h t su p c o n t i n u o u s l y

L igh ts pcon t inuous ly

Gombination Ghart of Nikon FM2 and Nikon Speedlights

SB-21A Via45-6coupler Yes Manua lS B - 2 1 8 D i r ec Yes Manua lsB-20/sB-22 D i r e c Yes Auto,manualSB . \l D i r e c Yes AutoSB -R Di rec Yes Manua lSB -7 Via 45-6 coupler Yes Auto,manua MDSB.6A Via 45-6 couoler Yes Auto, manua MDSB .6B Direct Yes Auto,manua MDSB. 5 Direct Yes Auto.manua MDsB-1114 t140

Via SC-'1'1ync cord No Auto** , manualVia SC-13 ensor cord Yes Auto**,manualVia SC-23 TTL remote cord Yes Manual

SB-12 ViaA5-6coupler Yes ManualS B . 1 O Direct Yes Auto, manualSB.7E Via AS-2 coupler No Auto, manualSB-E Direcl Yes AutoSB-6

Via SC-6 sync cord No Ma nua lVia AS-2 couoler w i thSC-9 extension cord No Auto,manual

Ring l igh t n i tSR-2 Via sync cord (provided) No Ma nua lMacro R ing l igh tUn i t SM-2 Via sync cord (provided) No Manual

Medica l-N ikkor1 2 0 m m l 4 l F

Via 2-pin sync cord SC-20(provided) N oVia 3-pin sync cord SC-22(provided) Yes

IVotes.'1)No matter how the shutter speed dial is sef, the speedlight will firewhen the ready-lights on the moment the shutter releasebutton sdepressed2) fne ready-lightwill function regardless f whether he cameras ex-posuremeterison or off9 Wnen he camera'sexposuremeter is on, the LED exposuredisplayinside he viewfinder hows the exposureconditionof the momentregardless f whetheror not the flash ires. f the shutter peed s sefat B, heLEDexposure isplaywillnot be activated

Caution:For lashphotography,t is recommended hatyouuse a Nikondedicated lectronic lashunit which operates t a low voltagecurrent.Useof any other flashwhichoperatesat high voltagesmay damage hecamera'scircuitry.Any damage caused by such use is not coveredbytheNikonWarranty,

* Flash output i s determined by the lens' ASA/ lSO r ing set t ing The focusing r ing iscoupled to the diaphragm, so as the lens is focused, he aperture s simul taneouslyset to provide the correct exposure* * With SB-140, sable only for v is ib le- l ight ash photography

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lnterchangeable focusing screen$Threedifferentypesof focusing creensare usablewith heNikonFM2.TheTypeK2 screencomeswith the cameraas astandard ccessory. wooptional ocusing creens, ype82(matte/Fresneli th ocusing pot)and VpeE2(matte/Fresnerwith ocusing potandetchedgr id ines) re alsoavai lableortheFM2 o match ourpart icularequiremenrs.

To change focusing screens, ollow this procedure:1. Removehe ens om hecamera ody.2. Sl ip hesmall ip of thespecial weezersthatcomewith heoptional creens) nder he ocusing creen eleaseatch@at the op frontof the mirrorboxcasting ndpulloutwardospr ing pen heholder.3.Takehescreen utbygraspinghesmall abwith he weez-ers .4.Careful ly osit ion nother creen n placewith the f lat s idefacing ownand hesidewith he ab acing p.5. Then ush he ontedgeof heholder pwardwith he weez-ersunt i l tc l icksnto os i t ion.Note:Toavoidgetting mudges r fingerpilntsn thescreen'sopticatsurface,onothandlehescreen ith our ingers

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Focuslng Screen Selector Guide

Suitab le or genera l photographyHas micropr ism co l lar arqund thecentra l sp lr t -rmage angefrnderspotWith PC-Nikkor or lenses having amaximum aperature s lower than J/4 5,tne sp lr t - image angef inder or micro-p r i s m c o l l a r s d im I n t h i s case , J o c u son the surrounding mat te area

Spli l- imageangef nder /mic rop r ismsystem

Works wel l for genera l photography,c lose-up photography and dupl icat ionwork Especia l lyusefu l f6r peoplewho prefer to focus on the mat tefocusing spot at the center o f th es c r e e n ,o r w h e n i l i s i n c o n v e n i e nt ouse the sp l i l - image rangel inder fo rlocusing, as is the case with le lephototenses

|\/atte ystem

Extremely selul n pictorial ompo-sit ionConsists f Type82 matte ieldwilhetched orizontalndvertrcall inesAlsousefulwith PC-Nikkorlenses

Horizonta l andvert ica l l ineetched system

Type K2clear-matte creen Type KscreenCaution: TypeK2/82/E2 ocusing creenshave a notched ab. f you usethe TypeK/B/E creen,youmustmakeexposure ompensation.

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ACCESSORI ESr continuedGlose.uF equipmentThe fol lowing re some of the accessories ou can use forclose-up hotography.1)Close-Upenses o.O,No.1, No.2, No.3T,No.4T,No.5T,No.6T.Since hese enses re attached o the frontof the lens nuse,meter ingansti l lbedoneat ul laperture.2)AutoExtensionings K-11A,2and13.g) Bettows ocusing ttachment B-6.TheAutoExtension ings nd hepB-6areattached etweenthe ensandcamera ody. f oneof the r ings s usedwithanAl lens,exposure eterminations at ful l aperture ecausethe exposuremeter s l inked o the automatic iaphragm fthe ens.As for the PB-6, top-downxposuremeasurementis necessary ecausehe exposuremeter s not inkedwith

theautomatic iaphragmf the ens. oucanchangemagni-f cations ontinuouslyyextendinghebellows.Note, oo, hat t is possibleo usea crose-upens, ingandthePB-6 l lat hesame ime.4) Micro-Nikkor5mm f 12.8, F Micro-Nikkor5mm il2.8,105mm 2.Band200mm 14 F enses.Thesespecial ly esignedenses or crose-up hotographyoffercontinuousocusing om nf nitydown o 1l2X ifesize.The closest ocuseddistanceof the lensesare o 25m(o.gzt t ) , 23m (o.zst t ) , .41 ( t .g+t t ) , nd 0.71mQ.a+ft ) ,respectively.Note hat n close-up hotography,he depthof field s generallyshallow. hus,you shouldstop down as much as possiblenphotographingsubject ithvery ittle epth. lso,t sadvisableouse the TypeK2'smatteouter ield or focusing or to changefocusing creens) ecause t is noteasy o focus with he spLit-image r micropr isming.38

IVote: Non-Al extensron rings such as the pK-1, 2, 3, pN-l , etc cannot beattached to the FM2

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Motor Drive IUID12Theuseof the MD-12motordr iveunitwith the FMz enablesautomaticlmadvance hen heunit 's r igger uttonspressed.In addi t iono s ingle- f ramehoot ing, ont inuousir ingat themaximumateof 3.2 amesper second s possiblei.e.,whentheshutter peedset is between11125 nd1/4000 ec.) . nemotordr iveunit provesvery convenient hen shooting ast-moving ubjects ince he photographeroesnothave o windfi lmmanuallyr akehiseyeoff heviewfnder.TheMD-12 an be mounted nto he FM2 by simply nsert ingand ighteningts bui l t- in crew nto he tr ipod ocket@at thebase f the camera ody.Note hat ightly ressinghe MD-12'str igger ct ivateshe FM2's xposure eter.


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N iko n sp e e d l i g h t s r e co n ve n ie n t o r sh o o t i n g n d im l i g h t o rt a k in g a ck l i t o r t r a i t s , s w e l l a s f o r syn ch r o - su n l i g h th o o t i n gVar iousmode ls are ava i lab le - f rom speed l igh ts o r beg innersto those or professionals. he NikonSB-20,SB-22,SB-19,SB-18,SB-168 ,o r SB-15Speed l igh t an be d i rec t lymountedon to theFM2's bui l t - in hot shoe. These speedl ightsa lso act ivate thecamera 's LED ready- l ightnside he viewf inderwhich l ights upwhen the f lash uni t is fu l ly recycledand ready o fire, and bl inkswhen he shutter peedset s outs ide he synchronizat ionange-al l without having to remove your eye from the viewfinder (seepage 34)

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Tokeep rackof whenphotoswere aken, he FMzaccepts hesl im,ightweightataBackMF-16. h isbackat tachesn placeof he FM2's egular amerabackwith no synccord requiredThree mpr int ing odesare prov ided ' .ear lmonth lday,ay lhour /minute,r p ic ture ount ingup to 2000) ;each mode sdisp layedn the databack n clearLCDnumerals ndpr in tedby LED's, n the photo n unobtrus iveed numerals . erv ingasa handy lock, quar tzimerwi tha larm s ncorporated.Note; The Nikon FM2 also accepts Data Back MF 12 ln this case, use th ecord provided with the data back to connect the socket contact of th eMF 12 o the sync termrnal of the camera

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In cold weather, se the Anti-Cold atteryPackDB-2,whichaccepts wo AA-type atter ies, s an alternative owersupplyto the batter ies nside he camerabody.Simplyconnect heDB-2 o the camerabody, hen sl ip he assembly nside ourpocket r coat o keep t warm.Thisassures hat hecamera'smeter ing ystemwil l unction ven n verycold emperatures.

Screws nto he viewfndereyepieceo, o provide viewfinderimage t a 90o angle o the camera's ptical xis.Veryhelpfulforcloseup hotography,upl icationorkandphotomicrography.

Attached o the viewfinder yepiece,his accessory nlargesthe mage t thecenter f theviewfindero assure verprecisefocusing n closeupphotography,upl ication ork and tele-photography.

Attached o the findereyepiece,his eyecupexcludes trongl ight ndhelps revent ye atigue.

Accessoryenses hat screw onto he viewfinder yepiece oenable ear-andarsightedhotographerso akepictures ith-out having o wear eyeglasses. ine modelsare avai lable,of fer ing choice f the o l l owing iopters :5, -4 , *3, -2,0,+0 .5 , +1 , +2 and +3 ; thed iop te r sep r esen thecomb ineddioptry f the viewfinder nd lens,and not the dioptryof theeyepreceorrectionensonly.Forbest esults, hoose heeye-42

piececorrectionensmostsuitableor you onlyafter actual lytry ing utvar iousmodels t hecamera hop.

Thescrew-type R-3makes or vibration-freehutter elease

WWWG-2 Rubber yecupR.3dae\&s@h /@tr@q@\k*;' k*--j \a* J U / %*^f s&. /Eyepiece correction lensesA R 3


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As s shownon the table,Nikon i l ters re broadly iv idedntothe crew- in,rop- in ,ndbayonetype .For heNikon M2, hefi l ter actor anbe gnored xcept n hecaseof the R6O.Whenusinghe R6O n tungstenigh t ing ,et he aper ture ne /s topwiderhan he gure ndicatedy heexposure eter.Alotes.'1)For ens rotection,he L37C s recommended.il When hooting backlitsubjector if there' sa bright ight sourge n theframe,a ghost mage s likely o result rom the use of a filter. n thiscase, oushould ake hepicturewithouta filter.

Recommendedo preventextraneousight rom str ik ing helens,Nikon'senshoods ome n fourstyles: crew-in, l ip-on,snap-on,ndcol lapsible-rubber.very ens hould e i t tedwiththe ens ood pecial ly esignedor t.Note, owever,hatsomelens oods anbe used ncommon vseveralenses.

For 8o1hColor ndB ack and.Wh e F m

For Black and

For Bo lh Color ndB ack and-Wh e F n

For ColorF m

2 -1 1 1)2 \ 1 14 \ 2 \t r,400 8 3lr 2 / r l2 ( 1 )12 ' / , )I 6 '1 ' i2? 1 ' / ^ t

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TIPSON BATTERYUSE. Keepbatter ies way rom infantsand smallchi ldren.ncase a battery s accidental lywallowed, al l a doctorimmediatelys the mater ialnsidehe batter ies an causeser ious roblems.o Batterypower allsoff in extremely old emperatures ndthismaycause he camera's hotometer icircuit o mal-function. n thissituation, se new batter ies nd protectthe camerabody rom the cold.Note hat batterypowerwill be recoveredas soon as the temperature ecomesnormal.o Shouldhebattery e eft n hebattery hamberor a longper iod, nsuff ic ient ontact may occur due to batteryleakage.hus, t is goodpracticeo per iodical lylean hebatteryand the contactsection n the batterychamber

witha soft c loth. f the battery hamber s stainedwith aleakingbattery,remove he batteryat once and cleanthechamber .. l f you're sing pairof batter ies,hange hemat hesametime;nevermixnewandoldbatter ies.o When not using he camera or a longper iod,,ake bat-ter ies ut, ndstore hem na cool, ryplace.o Never isassembleatter ies r discardhem n re.r Whenusinga pairof batter ies, akesure heyare of thesamemaKe.o Alwayscheck batterypowerbefore he shooting essionbecausebatterypower can become exhaustedwithoutwarning.t is a good dea o havesparebatter ies n handdur ing protractedhooting ssignment.o In normaluse,a battery 'si fespans aboutoneyear.Thebattery ackedwith hiscamera, owever,s for test pur-poses nlyso ts ifespan aybeshorterhanusual.

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Althoughhe FM2 s a toughanddurable amera, ear nmind hat s a prec is ion p t i -ca l nstrument,nd hat arelessor roughhandl ingmaydamage t. Observe he fol-lowingips , nd he FM2wi l lalwayswork as perfectly stheday ouboughtt .

. Genera l , the camera does no ln e e d u b r r c a t i o n

. Don t touch the re f ex mi r ro r o rthe focus ing screen to p reven tthe rn f rom get t ing sc ra tchedRemovedus t w i th a b lower ypeb ru s h

o l f the camera body rs exposedto ra i n o r m i s t , w i p e mo i s tu reg e n t l yw i t h a s o l l c t o th a n d d , ythe camera A f e r us ing theca"nera near sa l t wa te r , takecare tha t you wipe i t w i th ac lo th mo is tened wi th purewa le r to remove poss io let races o f sa l t .

. Do nol touch the shu t te r cu rt a i n s

Ac 0o l f the ins ideo f tbe camera bodya c c rd e n ta l l y e t s w e t . i t s i n t e r -nat p rec ts ron pa r ts may gelrus ty Take the camera r igh laway to the neares tau tho r izedI ' J Op 693 gr 19 ' a Cnpckupw h rc h ma v re O U ' re e p a i r p a yme n l

. Clean glass surfaces such asth e e n s o r t h e f n d e ' e y e p re c pwr th a b lower- type rush . avoidu s l n g l e n s I r s s u e a s mu c n a sp o s s i b l e . G e n t l y w ip e d i r t ,s mu d g e s o r f n g e rp r i n l sw i t hso f t co t ton mo is tened wi th as ma r l a mo u n t o ' a b s o lu te a .cohol . us ing a sp i ra l mo t ionf om cen te r to per iphery Makesure you leaveno wrp rng races

o Wh e n n o t u s i n g h e c a me ra o ra long t ime , take out lhe ba t -tenes and s to re the cameraaway f rom high tempera tu re ,h i g h h u m id i t y ,n a p h th a l i n e , rc a mp h o r

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spEctFtcATtoNsType of camera:Usable i lm:Picture ormat:Lens mount:Shutter:Shutter speed settings:Self-timer:Viewlinder:Viewfinderdisplay:

Focusingscreen:

Mirror:

35mmsingle- lenseflex SLR)ocalplane hutter ameraAnycartr idge-type5mm i lm24mmx36mmNikonF bayonetmountVertical-travel,etal ocalplaneshutterwith i tanium urtains1 sec.n,1/4000ec . ,B (bulb) ; 4f ixed ett ingsn al lSet/cancel ypeprovided; pprox.1O-sec.hutter elease elayEye-levelype,with 93 % f ramecoverageShutter peed, /number, ndLEDexposure isplay or overexposure+, correctexposure and under-exoosureSpli t- image icropr ismype TypeK2)provided s standard;mattetype B)andmattewithhor izontalandvert icalineetchingsf )optional lyvai lable.Quick-returnype

Film advance:Automatic i lm advance:Multiple exposure ever:Framecounter:Film rewind:Flash synchronization:

Ready.light:Exposuremeter:

Lever rovided; 0ostandoff ngleand135owinding nglePossible i thootionalMotorDr iveM D - 1 2Provided,isengagesramecounter or correct ountAddit iveype S,0.v36);auto-matical lyesets o S whencameraback s openedBy crankprovided fter i lm rewindbutton s pressedBuil t- in otshoe or mountinglashunit; ynccord erminal lsoprovided; /250 ec.syncProvidednside he viewfinderTTLcenter-weightedul lapertureexposuremeasur ingystem singa pairof SPD's si l icon hotodiodes)as photoelectr iclement;measuresfromEV 1 to EV 18at ASA/lSO100 ndwi th50mm /1.4 ens i .e . ,from1 sec.at f 11.4lo /4000 ec.atf/B)

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Film sensit iv i ty ange:Powersource:

I Exposure eter witch:

Batterypower check:

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IMPORTANTIThe NikonFM2 is an Al- type AutomaticMaximumAperture ndexing) amerawhichperformsull-apertureeter ing ithAl- typeenses uchas heAl-NikkorndNikonSeriesE lenses. he aperture ingsof these enses re f i t tedwith metercouplingidgessee llustrat ion).lmost l l enses owmanufacturedy Nikon retheAl type.However, lease onfirmwhether r notyour ens s Al beforeusingi twi th he FM2.Although lmost l l Nikkor enseshathave he NikonF bayonetmount, s wellasthe NikonSeriesE lenses, an be mounted n the FM2, he FM2cannotbe usedwithNikkor enseshathavenotyetbeenmodif iedo offer heAl faci l i ty ndwitha fewspecial-purposeenses ecausehe FM2'smeter oupl ingidge s ixed, ndthe FM2doesnot havea mir ror ock-up echanism.orpar t icu lars ,efer o thetablebelow.

F isheye-N ikko rmm /56 Not usableF i s h e y e - N i k k o rOmm f /5 6 O PPC-Nikkor9mmt14 Ser ia lNo 180901and higher usablePC-N ikko r 5mm f /2 8 Seria l Nos 851001 o 906200 not usableRef ex-Nikkor 000mm f 11 Seria l No lower han 142361an dhigher han 143000usableRef ex-Nikkor 000mm f 1 S e r i a lNo 200311and h iqhe rusab leZoom-Nikkor00-600mm f/9 5 Seria l No 300491 and h iqher usableZoom-Nikko rD180-600mm /B S e r i a lNo 174167 nd h iqhe rusab leZoom-NikkorED 360-1200 mm f 11 Seria l No 174088and hiqher usableFocus ing n i t U-1 Not usableOther N ikkor enses hat havenot been modi f ied o of ferthe A l f ac i l i t y RequiresAl modi f icat ion

Note.' The modificationat reasonable osf of most non-Al Nikkor enseshaving a metercouplingprong s available or the convenience f Nikkor ensusers For further nformation

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