nikon fm2 instruction manual

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f iloMENcLAruREO Shutter peed/AsA/lSO il mspeed ing AD Rwindow@

@ Shutter elease utton

@ Shutter elease ingerguard

@ Neckstrap yelet

@ Depth-of-fel d preview ever

@ Self-t imerever

@ Lensmounting lange

@ fitm advance ever

Meter coupling ever@

Sync cord erminal@

Lensmounting ndex@

Focusing creen elease atch@

Lens elease utton@

Reflexmirror@

Filmsprockets@

@ Ready-light

@ Viewfinder yepiece

@ Rewind or k

@ Shutter urtains

@ fitm cartridge hamber

@ Film uide in

@ fi tmguide ai ls

Serial umber@

Film akeup pool@

Film nt i -cur loller@

@ Data back contacts Lockingcatch @


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@ Depth-of-feld ndicators Lens mounting in g Distance cale @

@ Aperture/Focusingndex

@ Infrared omoensationndex

@ Meter oupling hoe

@ Meter oupl ingidge

Focusing in g@

Aoerture cale @

Aperture ing@

AD Rscale @filt

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@ Hot-shoe ontact

@ Ready-lightontact

@ Accessory ho e

@ Camera ack oc k ever

@ fitm rewind no o

@ fi tm rewind rank

@ fi tmplane ndica tor

@ Motor rive oupling

@ Fitm ewind utton

Shutter peed ndex@

Shutter peed ial @

Multiple xposure ever @

Frame ounter@

ASA/ISOilmspeed ndicator@

ASA/lSOilmspeed ia l@

Filmpressure late @

@ Motor r ive hut ter oupl ing Tripod ocket @

Motor rive lectrical ontacts @

Battery hamber id @

@ Memoholder

Camera ac k @


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CONTENTS]{OilE]ICLATURE. . . 2-3F O R E W O R D . . . . . . . . . . . 5B A S | C O P E R AT ! O ] | . . . . . . 6 - 1 5G o N T R O L S l ' D E TA | L . . . . . . . . 1 6 - 3 5

F i l m a d v a n c e l e v e r . . . . . . . . . 1 6F r a m e o u n t e r . . . . . . 1 6Shu t t e r e lease ut ton . . . . . . 17A S A / I S Oi l ms p e e d i a l . . . . . . . . . t 8Shutterspeeddial /exposuredetermination. 18-25

Setting he shutter speed . 18- 19S e t t i n gh e a p e r t u r e . . . . . . . . . . 2 0E x p o s u r e e t e r m i n a t i o n . . . . . . . 2 1E x p o s u r e i s p l a y. . . . . . . 2 ' lMetering ange of exposure meter . . . 22Stop-down xposure easurement . . . . . . . 23Exposuremeasurement n special ases. . . .24Duplicationwork an d photomicrography. . . .25

Viewfinder/viewing focusing . . . . . 26-27Depth-of-field review ever.. 28-30S e l f - t i m e re v e r. . . . . . 3 0Mul t ip leexposureever. . . . . 31M e m o o l d e r . . . . . . . . 3 2lnfrared ompensat ion ndex. . . . . .32Flash hotography. . . . 33-35

Ready-l ight . 34-35

A G C E S S O RT E S . . . 3 6 - 4 4Interchanseaoreocls i i l reen;. . . . . . . 30-32C l o s e - u p e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . 3 8Moto rDr 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-ColdBattery Pack DB-2. . . . . .42R i g h t - A n g l e Vi e w i n gt t a c h m e n t R - 3 . . . . . . . . . 4 2E y e p i e c e a g n i f i e r G - 2 . . . . . . . . . 4 2R u b b e r y e c u p . . . . . . 4 2Eyepiece orrec t ion enses . . . . . . . 42C a b l e R e l e a s e A R - 3 . . . . . . . 4 2F i l t e r s . . . . . . . . 4 3Lens hoods . . . 43C a m e r a a s e s

. . . . . . 4 4Neckstraps . . . 44C o m p a r t m e n t a s e s . . . . . . . 4 4

TIPS ( ,1{BATTERY USE. . . . . 45TIPS ON CATERA GARE . . . . . 46-47SPECTF|CATTOI{S 48-49I i l P O R TA N T I . . . . . . . . . 5 0


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* FoREwoRDWelcome o the FM2's unique world of photography! With anunprecedented maximum shutter speed of 1/4000sec., ou rcamera s th e fastest SL R available oday. This eature s com-plemented y a flash synchronization peed of '11250sec.,th efastest available n 35mm photography. hat's because he

FM 2 uniquely uses semi-beehive-etched, ertical-traveling,titanium mechanical shutter curtains. Other creativity-en-hancing eatures are the wide ASA/ISO ange of 12 o 6400,interchangeable ocusing screens, he built-inLED ready-lightas well as capability or multiple-exposure nd motor drivephotography. Additionally, he FM2 ha s a battery power-saving eature: a light touch of th e lockable shutter releasebutton activates he meter an d the LED exposure displaysystem, which automatically witches off some 30 secondslater. o obtain he best results with the FM2, be sure o keepthis instruct ion manual handy unti l you've ful ly masteredoperation-just a few minutes or many years of rewardingphotography.


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BASIC OPERATION

I Remove the batteryr r chamber l i d iu .

Use coin o unscrewhe id n a counter-clockwiseirection.

D Install the battery.- r Wipe he bat te ry e rminals leanand nser t he bat te r ies , ak ing ure ha tthe + s igns re up Usable a t te r ies re :e 3V i th ium at te ry t un i t )o 'l.55V ilver-oxideat ter ies , .1V

( 2 u n i t s )o 1 .5V lkal ine-manganesea t te r ies , V,

(2 uni t s )Caution: eep batteries way rom nfants nd

small hildren.n case battery s accidentallyswallowed, all a doctor mmediately s thematerialnside he batteries an cause eriousoroblems.

a Put the battery chamberv' l id back in i ts place.Slip he battery l ip back nto he camerabody baseplate nd screw i t clockwiset ightlyntoplace.Note:Formore nformation n 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 doubles as ashutter elease ut ton ock You can un-lock he shutter elease ut ton by simplypull ing ut he i lm advance ever l ightlyf om he ush o he standoff osi t ion.

tr Press the shutterv' release button lightly toswitch the erposure meteron .The shutter elease uttonactivates heexposure eterwhen ightly ressed hemeter tself tays on for approx. 0 sec.after you have aken your inger off thebutton.

looking hrough the viewf inder. f one ortwo of the red LED exposure indica torlamps ins ide l ights up , th is would meannormal condi t ion .Note: When the shutter speed dial @ is on Bbuld, none of the exposure ndicator amps willlightup . Be sure o se t the dial at another posi'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 OPE RAT lO J{ sontinued

focusing ndex@ on the lens with he lens mounting ndex @on the camera body. Then twist the lens mounting ing @counterclockwise nti l t cl icks nto place. Confirm hat theaperture/focusingndex s r ight n op.To remove: Push he lens elease utton @ and urn he lensmounting ing lockwise nt i l he ens omes ff .Note: When hanging enses with ilm oaded n the camera, e carefulnot o expose he mirror ox o direct unlight.

e O p 6 0 .- t Pus @counterclockwise i th your index ingerwh i l e i f t i nghe i lmrewind nob@. Thecamera ackwil lpop open.

Caution:Never ouch he shutter urtains.


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trf i lm car t r idge hamber @ wi th he f i lmleader oint ing owards he akeup pool@, and push he rewind nob back downto secure t n olace.Note:You an use any of t he 35mm ilmcar-tildges vailable n the market. t is advisableto handle ilm n the shade o avoid direct ex-posure osunlight

{f l Inser t t he f i lm leaderrY ri n t h e t a k e u p s p o o l .Pull he eader cross ently nd nsert t

into one of the slots n the f i lm takeupspool. Slowly rotate the takeup spoolrnwards i thyour humb,making ure helatch n the slot engages he irst or sec-ond oerforat ion lonq he side of the i lmleader.

a I Wind the f lm advanceI I Ilever to advance f i lmonto the takeup spool .

Wind he ilmadvance ever nd depressthe shutter elease utton ntil he ilmsprockets engage he perforationsntheedges f he ilm.Make ure ouwindthe ever ully ntiltcomes oa stop.


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BASIC OPERATION-continued

$ u;laD Close he camerar - r

b a c k .Close he camera ack unti l t snaps hut ,making sure that the perforat ions reperfect lymeshed with he sprockets ndthat he i lm s set between he lmguider a i l s@ .

@ and rotate t in the direct ion f thearrow on the fi lm rewind knob unti l i ts tops. hen old he crankback n.

aA, Make blank exposuresr-rrrunti l the frameCOunter is reaCheS frame 1.

Press he shutter elease utton ndwindthe fi lm advance ever unti l the framecounter eaches ame 1.As youwind helever, onfirm hat the fi lm rewind knobrotates ounterclockwise. his ndicatesthe f i lm has been loaded and is beingadvanced orrect ly. f the knob ails orotate, eload he i lm cartr idoe.


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{ 5, Set the ASAIISO fi lml l y r s p e e d .

Lif t he ASA/ISO ilm speed ing e androtate t in ei ther direct ion nti l he redASA/lSO ilmspeed ndicator@ s oppo'si te he ASA/lSO ilm speed ndicat ionnuse Unless he lm speed s set correct ly,you cannot obtain orrect exposure. orf i lmspeeds ot ndicated n the ASA/lSOfi lm p eed ia l@, eJer o page 8 .

{ 1:1 Hold the camera andI vr point it at the subject.Basic olding osture:Use your efthand

to cradle he camera, with your fingerswraooed round he lens and the elbowpropped gainst ourbody or support , syou ook hrough he viewfinder. se yourrighthand's ndex inger o depress heshutter elease ut ton nd your humb owind the fi lm advance ever. Wrap theother ingers of your right hand aroundthe camera body. You can adapt thisbasic posture o both horizontal nd ver-t ical ormat hooting. o hold he camerasteady, t s advisable o ean n or againstsometh ing t rong nd s tab le e .g . ,a a l l ) .Also, ou can ook hrough he viewfnderwith he rightor lef t eye, with the othereye closed r open.

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-- BASIC OPERATIOJ{- contimued

' l2mm-diametercircle)of he ield of view nside he viewfinder.Then urn he shutter peed ial@ and/or ens aperture ing @unti l the LED lamp for the symbol or correct exposure ol ights p .

lmportant! lntermediate settrngs of lens aperture but not of shuttersoeed are usable.Note: The meter reads he ight over the entire ocusing screen but hasa distinct bias on the central 12 mm-diameter rea.

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Ou t of focus ln focus{ Q Focus on the subiectr tur by ro ta t ing the l ens

focus ing r ing +oThe FM2 s provided ith he TypeK2 o-cusing creen s standard. ook hroughthe viewf inder h i l e urn ing he ocus ingringunti l he wo halves f the spli t magerangefinder oincide erfect ly o form as ingle nbroken mage nd he mage nthe microprism rid appears harp.Cor-

rect ocus wil l hen be secured

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' BASIC OPERATIOJ{-sontinued

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ffiDepress the shutterrelease button.Look hrough he viewfinder, nd depress

the shutter elease utton. n depressingthe shutter elease utton, pply ightbutsteady pressure with the ball of yourindex inger o avoid camera shake hatmight esu l t n mage lur.

far as t wil lgo to transport he lm o thenext ame and ready he camera or thenext shot . Do not apply excessive res-sure nwinding he ever. ou annot windthe ever when he lm s at an end-youshould hen ewind he lm.

Df Press he film rewind- I I button *sAfter he last exposure as been made,turn he camera upside own and pressthe f i lm rewind button, so that the ex-posed ilmcan be rewound ack nto tscartr idge. ou don' t have o depress hebutton l l he wav.

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qrD Rewind th lm.- -r L i f t he f i lm r d crank andturn t n he direct ion f the arrow.At theend of f i lm rewind, ou wil l feel a s l ightresistance. ontinue inding ne or twomore urns un t i l he crank ee ls igh ter ;t h i s w i l l nd i ca t e ha t he f i lm leader snow ully ewound nto he cartr idge.

O.i , Remove the f i lm-vr car t r idge .Push he camera back ock ever n thedirect ion f the arrow as you if t he f i lmrewind rank o open he camera back.Take ut he i lm cartr idge. voidunload-ing i lm n di rec t unl ight .

6 A Put the f i lm advance3f t lever back in to place .Close he camera back and push he ilmadvance ever nto place. When you'renot using he camera, ou should et hefi lmadvance ever o this posi t ion hichlocks the shutter release button andkeeps he exposure ndicator amps n-side he viewfinder witched ff even fthe shutter elease utton s accidental ly

pressed.Note:Even f the exposure ndicator amp s it,it willautomaticallye switched ff n approx.30 sec and the exposure measuring ircuitwill imultaneouslye cutoff


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CONTROLS N DETAIL

Film advance lever @The ilmadvance ever also unctions s a lock or the shutterrelease ut ton. he shutter elease utton s unlocked hen helever s pulled ut o the standoff osi t ion. o advance he f lm,wind he lever o the rightal l the way unti l t s tops. t auto-matical ly eturns o the standoff osi t ion he moment ou akeyour humb off i t . A single, ompleted troke of the lever ad-vances he f i lm by a s ingle rame and simultaneously ocksthe shutter.

Frame counter @The addit ive ype rame counter s graduated rom S '1 2 4-up o 36 in even numbers i th odd numbers ndicated y whitedots n between he even numbers. ven f there 's o i lm n hecamera, he frame counter s operat ive, dvancing y a s ingleframe every ime the f i lm advance ever s ful ly wound. Afterframe 36 of a 36-exposure ollof f lm, he counterwil lnot oper-ate even f you repeatedly ress he shutter elease ut ton andwind he fi lm advance ever; i lm will be advanced, owever,unti l he actual nd of the i lm rol l . he counter s automatical ly

reset o S when he camera ack s opened.

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Shutter release button @The shutter elease utton also serves o act ivate he FM2'sbuil t - in xposure meter. When he f i lm advance ever s in theflushposi t ion, he shutter elease utton s locked nd wil l notoperate. o release he button rom ts ocked osi t ion, ul loutthe i lmadvance ever o the standoff osi t ion. l ight ressureon the shutter elease uttonwil l hen switch on both he ex-posure meter and he LED exposure nformation isplay nsidethe viewfnder. he meter and he display emain n for approx.30 sec. after he inger s removed rom he button, f ter which

they are automatical ly witched ff to conserve attery ower.Pressing he shutter elease uttonall the way down releasesthe shutter When you depress he button, ouch the f inger-guard @ with he ip of your ndex ingerand depress t l ightlywithsmooth, ven pressure. his makes hutter elease per-at ion mooth and stable. With a shutter oeed of 1/30 sec. or

slower, t is advisable o attach he camera o a tr ipodand usea cable elease o release he shutter, his wil lprevent amerashake which results n blurred photographs. he cable con-nector an be screwed nto he holeat the center of the shutterrelease utton. f the r ipod has a large head, ontact betweenthe ens barrel nd he head may make t impossible o turn helens aperture ing. n this case, use thespecial r ipod adaptersuppliedwith the camera between he tr iood head and thecamera body

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-CONTROLS lN DETA|t-continued

ASA|ISO film speed dial @The ASA/ISO scale on the dial has numbered ett ings orspeeds rom ASA/lSO12to 6400.Th e dots between ach oair ofASA/lSO umbers tand or intermediate et t ings, uch as 64,80, etc. The i l lustrat ion bove gives he speeds or al l inter-mediate et t ings. SA/lSO 00and 400 are ndicated n red asthey are used quiteoften.ASA/lSO s a numerical at ing f the i lm's ensi t ivi tyo a givenamount f l ight . he higher he number, he greater he sensi-t ivi ty, nd vice versa. he ASA/lSO f your i lm s indicated nthe cartr idge tself .

t i s alsoprinted

n the f i lm carton and onthe data sheet oacked nside.

Shutter speed dial 6D erposuredetermlnationSetting th e shutter speedToset he shutter peed, urn he shutter peed ial o the r ightor lef tunti l he desired hutter peed number l ick-stops nd sal igned ith he shutter peed ndex @. The dialhas ndicat ionsforB (bul 'b) nd or shutter peeds om 1 o ' l /4OOOsec. The 250engraved n ed ndicates he astest ync peed or an electronicflashunit .On B, he shutter urtains@ remain pen or as longas he shutter elease utton s kept depressed. is or ndicat-

ingone second, tor 112 ec. , 0 or 1/60 ec. and so on. One ofthe two adjoining umbers, xcluding is two times or 112 smuch as the exposure mountof the other number. Note hatshutter speeds between printed numbers i .e . , ntermediatespeeds) annot be used. Since you can always confirm heshutter peed number nside he viewfinder, ou don' t have osee he shutter peed ial as vou urn t .

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rast snutJr peed Stow snutter sDeed

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-GONTROLS lN DETAllrcontinued

t!*tu Mffietting th e aperture

The ens aperture etermines he amount of l ight eaching hefi lm plane. General ly, hen you turn the aperture ing onegraduation n he direct ion f the arger umbers, he amount sreduced y 112. tnis is what stopping own by one graduationmeans.) n he other hand,when he aperture ing s urned negraduation n the direct ion f smaller umbers, he amount ofl ight s doubled. tnis is known as opening he aperture y 1stop.)The ens perture ing licks t he posi t ion f he numbersengraved l though ntermediate ens apertures re usable on-t inuously. ens aperture reat ly ffects epth of f eld see page2B).With the exception f a few special enses, Nikkorano

NikonSeries E lenses nable ull-aperture ightmeasurementeven when he aperture ing s moved. hese enses, hich aresaid o have an automatic iaphragm, top down to the setaperture only at the instant he shutter release button isdeoressed.

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Exposure determinationThe amount f l ight eaching he i lm plane s determined y acombination f the shutter speed and the lens aperture. Ashutter peed f 1/5OO ec. ets n wice as much ightas a set-t i ng f 1 /1000 ec . , nd onlyha l f s much ight s 1 /250 ec . An

aperture et t ing f '11 ets 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 1/500 a t f / 11 , hen 11250 t f / '16 r1/1000 t f /B will give he same exposure. t is very convenientto know his nterrelat ion hen considering epth of f ield.Thefollowing able i l lustrates he interrelat ion etween shutterspeed nd aperture.

Exposure displayThe LEDexposure ndicator amps an be seen on he r ight ideof the viewfield rame within he viewfinder. he shutter peednumber nd /number n use are also visible. he LED exposuredisplay ndicates xposure ive ways, as shown n the table

below, n accordance ith he condit ions f each exposure.

As correct exposure s approached, he LED exposure isplayinside he viewfinders iable o change apidly nd easi lywithinthe very narrow ange, o i t is important o turn he lens aper-ture ingand shutter peed ialcareful ly. l though ntermediateshutter speeds cannot be used, ntermediate ens apertures

can-just turn he aperture ing or f ine adjustment.Note:When he shutter peed ial s set at B bulil, the LEDexposuredisplaynside he viewfnder s urned ff

Overexposure y more han 1 stoP

Overexposure y 1/ 5 o 1 stoP

Correct exposure

Underexposure y 1/5 o 1 stoP

Underexposure y more han 1 stoP

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I-CONTROLS TNDETAILTGONIINUEdMetering range of exposure meterWhen here s a proper ombination f ens perture nd shutterspeed, l ights p, ndicat ing orrect xposure. hissignwil lnotl ight p when he aperture nd shutter peed ombination s notsuitable or correct exposure. lso, f the combination f aper-ture and shutter

speeds

improper or the brightness f thesubject , he exposure meter wil l notgive an indicat ionor cor-rect exposure ven f you vary he neighboring ett ings i thina very narrow range. Yo u should ry altogether ifferentcom-binat ions f aperture nd shutter peed. f you st i l l a i l o obtainan indicat ion or correct exposure, hen subject brightness s

probably eyond he metering ange of th e exposure meter. tis necessary o i l luminatehe subject r to use an ND (neutraldensi ty) i l ter o adjust brightness. ote that in ful l-aperturemeasurement, he range of brightness hat can be measureo

by the meter varies with the maximum /number of the lensinuse, s ol lows:Witha 50mm /1.4 ens 1 sec. at ' f l i .4 and 1/4000 ec. at f /8)and ASA/lSO 00 ilm, he EV ange s om EV1 o EV 18.Wi th ' l35mmf/2 .8 lens t sec . a I I l 2 .B nd 1/4000 ec . a t /16)and ASA/lSO 00 i lm, he EV ange s rom EV3 o EV2O

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Stop-down exposure measurementThis exposure measurement method s used when the dia-phragm n the ens does not inkwith he meter coupling ever@ on he camera ody, uch as when a non-Al ens or an exten-sion ing s mounted n he camera. he procedure s as ol lows:

t )Set he ASA/tSO umDer.2)Compose ourpicture ndsecure ubject ocus.3) Press he shutter elease utton ightly o urn he meter n.4) Perform xposure measurement, epending n the type of

lens sed:o Lenswithautomatic iaphragm

Determine he correct exposure hilepressing he depth-of-f ield review ever@ then ake your inger ff the everand depress he shutter elease utton.

o Lenswithout utomatic iaphragm PC-ruikkorens)First , determine he correct exposure by adjust ing heshutter peed and aperture. hen, ocus at ful laperture.Shif t he ens so that you get he desired omposit ion. e-turn he aperture et t ing o he preset osi t ion nd shoot .. Lenswith ixed perture Reflex-Nikkorens)Exposure annot e changed ccording o the aperture e-cause n this ype of lens, he aperture s f ixed. Determinethe correct exposure y turning he shutter peed dial . fcorrect exposure s unobtainable, se an ND (neutral en-si ty) i l ter r change he l lumination o adjust he exposure.

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'-GONTROLS lN DETAllrcontinuedExposure measurement in special casesThe exposure meter of the Nikon FM2 adopts he center-weighted exposure measurement ystem n which approxi-mately 60ok of the total amount of l ight s measured y the12mm-diameter ircle t he center f he ocusing creen.

When he background f the main subject s too bright nd hemain subject s not centered within he frame, he resul t sunderexposure see Fig. 1) . When he background s too darkand he main subject s too bright with the same raming asabove, he esult s overexposureTo comoensate-1)Focus on the main subject with the composit ion ou have

inmind .2) Move he camera o center he main ubject n he viewfinder

(see Fig. ) and perform xposure easurement.3) Move he camera ack o he posi t ion escribed n 1)with he

exposure et t ing described n 2) and depress he shutterrelease utton.

Thisway, ouwil lbe able o obtain orrect xposure

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Duplication work an d photomicrographyIn copy work, sl ide duplicat ion, nd photomicrography, oucannot btain orrect xposure y simply eferr ingo the FM2'sexposure meter displaybecause hese ypes of photographyreoresent nusual ontrast i tuat ions. xposure ompensat ion

is required. hown ere s he able of the relat ionship etweenspecif ic hoto ypes and proper exposure. ince his s meantto be a guide, n pract ice ou shouldmake urther.compensat ionby experimentat ion nti lyou chievelthe roper esults .

r Th e exoosure omoensation alues isted elow ar e referencedata obtained hen general-purposei lmwas used.Withcolorreversal i lmor microfi lmor duplicat ion ork, t s advisable otake addit ional hotswith r one-stop xposure ompensat ion

as hese i lms have erysmall xposure at i tude.. Toavoid ibrat ion, ou can make he exposure y turning hei l l umina t ionn and off

o l t s advisable o use a cable elease o avoid amera ibrat ion.

Subject Method of exposuremeasuremenlExposure

compensation Reouired ccessories Remarks

Copy work

Photographs ndpictures it hcontinu"ou s gradation

Full-apertureor stop-down

Compensation otnecessary

Micro-Nikkor5mm /2.8Cable elease

Fo r hioh-contrast ubiects, se of an 1B%

Documents nddrawings f highcontrasl

A p p r o x . 1 t o + 2

stops or black etterson whrte ackground,approx - 1/ 2 o - 1stop or white etter son black ackground.

re f lec lance gray card in determining exposure

is recommended.With

the card ,no

exposurecompensa t ion i s requi red regard less of whetherthe background i s b lack or whi te .

S l i d ed u p l i c a t i o n

Genera l f i lm wi th con.t inuous gradat ion

Stop-down

A p p r o x . + 1 t o + 2stops Micro-Nikkor5mm /2.8

Nikon lideCopyingAdapter PS-6

NikonBellows ocusingAttachment 8-6

^ ^ L t ^ - ^ l ^ ^ ^ ^V d U I E I E I E d S E

When usingNikonSlideCopying dapter S-6,se t he l ood amp 30cm away rom ts opal plate,il mof documents nd

drawings hotographed

A p p r o x . 1 - 11 2 I o+ 2- /2 stops or blackletters n whiteback-orouno0 to approx - 1/ 2stoplor white etters nblack ackqround

Photomicrog aphy Prepared speci men Stop-down Approx. + 1 stop Microl lex PFXGenerally, esults ome out better with moreexposure n photomicrography.he compen-sation alue n he eft s onlya guide; eterminethe compensation alue by est shootinq.

+: more exposure; . /ess exposure.

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!-COI{TROLS IN DETAllrcontinued

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ViewfinderlYiewing & focusingThe conventional ay of securing orrect ocus s to turn helens ocusing ing unti l he image n the viewfinder ppearssharp. he K2 ocusing creen hat comes with he camera asstandard quipment as three ocusing ids. When focusingwith the spli t mage, urn the r ing unti l he image n the twohalves ecomes whole.With he microprism rid, urn he ringunti l the himmeringmage ppears harp.With he matte outerf ield, urn he r ing unti l he mage ppears harp. he spli t - imagerangefinder orks well or subjects i thdefini te ines, ontoursand boundaries. he microprism ollar s for focusing n fast-moving ubjects r those with ndist inct ines,while he matteouter ield s sui table or close-ups r when using enses withamaximum perture maller han /4.5.

Inside he viewfinder:1 Finematte/ resnel uter eld2 . Micropr i smol la r3. Spli t - imageangefinder pot4. 12mm-diameter eference ircle

There 's notherway of securing orrect ocus. Using he dis-tance scale @ on the ens, et he ocusing ing n accordancewith the measured istance. Be sure to gauge he distancebetween he subject nd he i lm plane [email protected]: The FM2 viewfinder overs approx. 93ok of the mage area of theactual photograph o the actual picture comes out arger han he magein the viewfinder. Note hat the picture cornes out tilmmed down in thecase of mounted //des r service-size rints om neqatives.

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Microprism ridlocusing

Matte outerf ield ocusing

Out of focus ln focus

Ou t of focus In focus

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-GONTROLS lN DETAllrcontinuedDepth-of.fleld prevlew lever @What depth of f ield isWhen you ocus on your subject t a certain perture, ou wil lf ind hat not only s the subject tself n focus but objects n acertain distance ange both in front of and behind t .appear

sharp. Objects ncreasingly ut of this range become in-creasingly utof ocus. his in-focus one" s known s "depthof f ield."When his zone of sharpness s large, he depth offield s said o be deep; when t is small , he depth of f ield ssaid o be shallow.The following can be said of depth of field, given th e samefocusing istance:t) tne smaller he taking aperture i .e . , ne higher he f/s top

number) , he deeper he depth of f ield,and the larger heaperture, he shallower he depth f eld.

2)The arther way he subject s om he ens, he deeper hedepth of f ieldbecomes; he closer o the ens, he shallowerthe deoth f eld.

3)There 's reater epth of f ieldbehind he main subject hanin ontof t .

Note, oo, hat n the case of lenses with different ocal engthsbut of he same maximum /number, he shorter he ocal engthof the lens, he larger he depth of f ield,and vice versa. Thedepth of fieldat the taking aperture s indicated y the color-coded ines having he same color as that of the aperture etand which correspond o the distance cale on the focusingring.The range s indicated y the distance etween he ines.Shown n the photo s an example f the difference n depth offieldwitha 50mm /1.4 ens when usingdifferent perture et-t ingsat a set ocusing istance l 2m. Control f depth of f eldenables elect ive lurr ingof the background lements of apictureei ther o let the major subject tand out or for overal lsharpness, o hat al lelements n he entire icture ieldappearsharp. his wil lgiveyour picture ts own character, hus makingit different rom otherpictures.Getting he subject n focus s only one aspect of photography.When you ake pictures, e sure o consider epth of f ield, oo.

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Lens se t aIf 11.4On lyma jo r ubjec t s n ocus .

Lens set at f/16Mostobiects ear o ar are n ocus.

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Depth-of-field preview lever @When a lens with

an automatic iaphragm s used, he imagein the viewfinder s viewed with he aperture iaphragm f thelens wide open. However, ressing he depth-of-f ieldreviewleverwil lcause he ens o be stopped own o the /number etto enable ou to examine epth of f ieldbefore shooting. heimage n the viewfinder darkens" according o the selectedf /number- the smal le r he aper ture i . e . , he la rger he f /number), he "darker" he image. Components f the picturethat appear n focus when he lever s pressed wil lbe in thezone f sharo ocus.

Note.'8e ure o press hedepth-oflield reviewever ully.Also, eleasethe everwhen ou epress he hutter elease utton

Self.timer lever @Thisdevice s useful n self-portrai ts r when aking picture fyourself i thotherpeople. et he self- t imer y urning he everas far as i t wil l go in the direct ion f the arrow shown n thephoto. his can be done either before or after he f i lm is ad-vanced. After the self- t imer as been set , press he shutterrelease utton.Reflexmirror@ wil lgo up and he self- t imer i l ls tar t o operate; he shutter s released ftera delay of approx.10sec. f you want o cancel elf- t imer perat ion fter he everhas been set , move t back to i ts original osi t ionwith yourf nger. ou an hen ake he picture he standard ay as before.However, urning he self- t imer ever when i t is already noperat ion il l esul t n he shutter 's eing eleased he momentthe ever s back n ts original osi t ion. xcept or B (bulb) , heself- t imer an be used t any shutter peed.

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Multiple exposure lever @Taking picture f different ubjects r twoor more of the samesubject n he same rame means mult iple xposure. omake amult iple xposure, bserve he ol lowing:t ) Take he rst shot . Press he shutter elease ut ton.)Z)putt he mult iple xposure ever n the direct ion f the arrow

shown n the photo, s you wind he lm advance ever ul ly.The ame counterwil lnot advance; nly he shutter s readyto be released gain. l though he inger pull ing he mult ipleexposure everwil lautomatical ly l ipoff the ever as the lm

advanceever s wound, mult iple

exposureperat ion wil l

have been performed orrect ly.3)Rtter winding he f i lm advance ever ul ly, ake the second

shot .To ake hree exposures r more on he same ame, epeat heprocedures escribed n 2) and 3).

Note: In multiple exposure photography, th e 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 ype and number f exposures nthe rol l of f i lm n use, cl ipoff the end of the f i lm package ndinsert t nto he memo holder. fcourse, ou can use he memoholder o store anything,ncluding our name ard.

ffiffi_

Infrared compensation index @When you shoot nfrared ilm,note hat he plane of sharpestfocus s sl ightly ar ther away han that in visible-l ight hoto-graphy. s a rule of thumb, ou can compensate or this shif tin focus by referr ing o the nfrared ompensat ion ndex in heformof ei ther dot or a l ine) ear he ocusing ndex n he ensbarrel (Some enses, ncluding he Reflex Nikkor, o not neeocompensat ion.)After ocusing he mage harply hrough he viewfinder, heckthe ocused istance nd urn he ocusing ing o the eft unti lthe ed nf ared ompensat ionndex ines pwith he prefocuseddistance. e sure o shoot with appropriate i l ter, uch as theR60, etc. , tn this photo, he subiect- to-camera istance s sera t o o . ) .

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Flash photographyA N i k on e l ec t ron i c l a sh u n i t w i l l p ro ve ve ry conven i en t fori n do o ro r n igh t t im e h oo t i n g r fo r u se n t he day t ime as supp l e -m e n t a ry igh t i ng Th e F M 2 ' s bu i l t - i n o t - shoe on t ac t @ enab l e sd i rec t mounting of the Nikon SB-20, SB-22, SB-19, SB- '18 , B- '168or SB- '15 peedl ight , equi r ing o spec ia l connect ing ords. Whensho o t i ng wi th a f l a sh un i t , you s hou ld de t e rmine he ape r tu r ese t t ing hat corresponds o the shooting dis tance af te r checkingthe g u ide number o f t he e l e c t ron i c l a s h un i t o r f l a shbu lb n useAl s o , f t he speed l i gh t eq u i r e s he us e o f a connec t i ng co rd ,i n s e r t he co rd in to t he camer a b ody ' s sync co rd t e rmina l @.S in ce he FM2 ' s ho t - sho e on t a c t bec omes ac t i ve on ly when ane l e c t r on i c l a sh un i t i s m oun ted , t ouch ing i t a cc iden t a l l y sha r m l e s sThe use of f l a sh un i t s no t p ro v id ed wi th a ho t - shoe con t ac t* i snot r ecommended b ecau se acc iden t a l i r i ng i s l i ke ly o occu rdu e t o sho r t c i r cu i t i ng a t t he co n t a c t When u s ing such f l a shun i t s , Sea l he ho t - sh oe co n t ac t on t he camera body wi th v iny ltape o r some th ing pp r op r i a t e o in su l a t e t .

The FM2,provided nlywi than X-contac t or synchroniza t ion ,synchronizes i th he speedl ight hen he shut te r peed et s11250 ec. or s lower.*Old ype lash unitswithmetallic eaf spnng on mounttng ortion

Synchroniza t ion RangeShut te r peed( s e c 1 4000 1 2000 / 1 0 0 0 1 / 5 0 0 1 / 2 5 0 / 125 1 / 6 0 1 / 3 0 - 1

B

S p e e d l i g t

M F P n d M FF l a s h b u l b s

ffi,,,,',.i1'.i,-Ynchronized

li l i i Cannot e used

Note,' When using a specralelectronic f ash unit with provision fo r time lag,an electronic flash unit with long flash duration, th e Medical-Nikkor120mm f 4 tF, or th e 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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Pic ture aken y balanc34

Ready-l ight@

When he SB-20, B-22, B-19, B-18, 8- '168, r SB-.15sa t tached o the FM2, the bui l t - inLED ready-l ight e l l s you whenthe speedl ight s recyc led and ready o fire or when the shut te rspeed is set outside sync range, without your having to removeyour ey e from the viewfinder. Before yo u shoot, make sure theready- l ight s on. The moment the shut te r s released, he speed-l i gh tw i l l i r ea nd he ready - l i g h t i l lg o ou t .l f the shut te r speed s set between 1/500sec . and 1/4000 ec . , heready- l ight i l lb l inkwhen the speedl ight s fu l lycharged, o warnyou that the shutter speed s outside sync 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 - ' 1 8 , B -1 68 , nd SB-15, e f e r o pa ge 35 .

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Ready-Light Sta tus Per Shut te r Speed Dia l Se t t ing

1/4000 ec - '1 l500 ec Bl ink s11 2 5 0 e c 1 s e c L i g h t su p c o n t i n u o u s l y

L igh t s p c on t i n uous ly

Gombination Ghart of Nikon FM 2 and Nikon Speedlights

SB - 21A Via 45-6 coupler Yes M a n u a lS B - 2 1 8 D i r e c Yes M a n u a l

sB-20/sB-22 D i r e c Yes Auto,manualSB . \l D i r e c Yes AutoSB - R D i r e c Yes M a n u a lSB - 7 Via 45-6 coupler Yes Auto,manua MDSB.6A Via 45-6 couoler Yes Auto, manua MDSB . 6 B Direct Yes Auto, manua MDSB. 5 Direct Yes Auto. manua MD

s B - 11 1 4 t 1 4 0Vi a SC-'1'1 ync cord N o Aut o** , manual

Via SC-13 ensor cord Yes Auto**,manualVi a SC-23 TTL remote cord Yes Manual

S B- 1 2 Via A5-6coupler Yes ManualS B . 1 O Direct Yes Auto , manualSB.7E Via AS-2 coupler N o Aut o , man ualSB-E Direc l Yes Auto

SB-6Vi a SC-6 sync cord N o M a n u a l

Vi a AS-2 couoler wi thSC-9 extension cord

N o Auto ,manual

R i n g l i g h t n i tSR-2

Vi a sync cord (provided) N o M a n u a l

M a c r o R i n g l i g h tU n i t S M - 2

Vi a sync cord (provided) N o Manu al

Medica l -Nikkor1 2 0 m m l 4 l F

Via 2-pin sync cord SC-20(provided) N o

Vi a 3-pin sync cord SC-22(provided) Yes

IVotes.'1)No matter how the s hutter speed dial is sef, the speedlight will fire

when the ready-light s on the moment the shutter release button sdepressed

2) fne ready-light will function regardless f whether he camera s ex-posure meteris on or off

9 Wnen he camera's exposure meter is on, the LED exposure displayinside he viewfinder hows the exposure condition of the moment

regardless f whether or not the flash i res. f the shutter peed s sefat B, he LEDexposure isplay willnot be activated

Caution: For lash photography, t is recommended hat you use a Nikondedicated lectronic lash unit which operates t a low voltage current.Use of any other flash which operates at high voltages may damage hecamera's circuitry. Any damage caused by such use is not covered bythe NikonWarranty,

* F l a s h output i s de termined by th e lens ' ASA/lSO r ing se t t ing The focus ing r ing i scoupled to the diaphragm, so as the lens i s focused , he aper ture s s imul taneous lyset 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$Three different ypes of focusing creens are usable with heNikonFM2.The Type K2 screen comes with the camera as astandard ccessory. wo optional ocusing creens, ype 82(matte/Fresnel i th ocusing pot)and Vpe E2 (matte/Fresnerwith ocusing pot and etched grid ines) re also available orthe FM2 o match ourpart icular equiremenrs.

To change focusing screens, ollow this procedure:

1. Remove he ens om he camera ody.2. Sl ip he small ip of the special weezers that come with heoptional creens) nder he ocusing creen elease atch @at the op front of the mirror box cast ing nd pulloutward ospring pen he holder.

3. Take he screen ut by grasping he small ab with he weez-ers .

4. Careful ly osi t ion nother creen n place with he f lat s idefacing ownand he side with he ab acing p.

5. Then ush he ont edge of he holder pward i t h he weez-ers un t i l tc l icks nto os i t ion .

Note: Toavoidgetting mudges r fingerpilnts n the screen's opticatsurface, onothandle he screen ith our ingers

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Focuslng Screen Selector Guide

Sui tab le or genera l photographyHa s micropr ism col la r a rqund thecent ra l sp l r t - rmage angefrnder spot

With PC-Nikkor or lenses having amaximum apera ture s lower than J/ 4 5,tne sp l r t - image angef inder or micro-p r i s m c o l l a r s d i m I n t h i s c a s e , J o c u son the sur rounding mat te a rea

Splil- imageangef n d e r / m i c r o p r i smsystem

Works wel l for genera l photography,c lose-up photography and dupl ica t ionwork Especia l ly usefu l f6 r peoplewh o prefer to focus on the mat tefocus ing spot a t the center of 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 n t ouse the sp l i l - image rangel inder fo rlocus ing , as i s the case wi th le lephototenses

|\/atte ystem

Extremely selul n pictorial ompo-sit ion Consists fType 82 matte ieldwilhetched orizontal nd vertrcall ines Alsousefulwith PC-Nikkorlenses

Horizonta l andver t ica l l inee tched sys tem

Type K2clear-matte creen

Type Kscreen

Caution: TypeK2/82/E2 ocusing creens have a notched ab. f you use

the Type K/B/E creen, you must make exposure ompensation.

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ACCESSORI ES r continuedGlose .uF equipmentThe following re some of the accessories ou can use forclose-up hotography.1)Close-Up enses o .O,No. 1 , No. 2 , No. 3T,No. 4T,No. 5T,

No .6T .Since hese enses

re at tached o the front of the lens nuse, metering an st i l lbe done at ul laperture.2) AutoExtension ings K-11A,2and 13.g) Bettows ocusing ttachment B-6.

TheAutoExtension ings nd he pB-6are at tached etweenthe ens and camera ody. f one of the r ings s used withanAl lens,exposure eterminations at ful l aperture ecausethe exposure meter s l inked o the automatic iaphragm fthe ens. As for the PB-6, top-down xposuremeasurementis necessary ecause he exposure meter s not inkedwiththe automatic iaphragm f the ens. ou can change magni-f cat ions ontinuously yextending he bellows.Note, oo, hat t i s possible o use a crose-up ens, ingandthe PB-6 llat he same ime.

4) Micro-Nikkor 5mm f 12 .8 , F Micro-Nikkor5mm il2 .8 ,105mm 2.Band 200mm 14 F enses.These special ly esigned enses or crose-up hotographyoffercontinuous ocusing om nf nitydown o 1l2X ifesize.The closest ocused distance of the lenses are o 25 m(o.gz t t ) , 23m (o.zs t t ) , .41 ( t .g+t t ) ,

nd 0 .71m Q.a+f t ) ,respectively.

Note hat n close-up hotography, he depth of field s generallyshallow. hus, you should stop down as much as possible nphotographing subject ithvery ittle epth. lso, t s advisable ous e the Type K2's matte outer ield or focusing or to changefocusing creens) ecause t is no t easy o focus with he spLit-image r micropr i sming.38

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

M cro-N kkors

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Motor Drive IUID12The use of the MD-12 motor drive unit with the FMz enablesautomatic lmadvance hen he unit 's r igger ut ton s pressed.In addi t ion o s ingle- f rame hoot ing , ont inuous i r ingat themaximum ate of 3.2 ames per second s possible i .e . ,when

the shutter peed set is between 11125 nd 1/4000 ec.) . nemotordrive unit proves very convenient hen shooting ast-moving ubjects ince he photographer oes not have o windfi lmmanually r ake hiseye off he viewfnder.The MD-12 an be mounted nto he FM2 by simply nsert ingand ightening ts buil t - in crew nto he tr ipod ocket @ at thebase f the camera ody.Note hat ightly ressing he MD-12'str igger ct ivates he FM2's xposure eter.


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N i k o n s p e e d l i g h t s r e c o n v e n i e n t o r s h o o t i n g n d i m l i g h t o rt a k i n g a c k l i t o r t r a i t s , s w e l l a s f o r s y n c h r o - s u n l i g h t h o o t i n gVa r i ous mode l s a r e a va i l ab l e - f rom speed l i gh t s o r beg inne r sto those or profess ionals . he Nikon SB-20, SB-22, SB-19, SB-18,

S B- 168 , o r SB-15 Sp e ed l i gh t an be d i r ec t l y moun ted on to t heFM2's bui l t - in hot shoe . These speedl ights a lso ac t iva te thecamera 's LED ready- l ight ns ide he viewf inder which l igh ts upwhen the f lash uni t i s fu l ly recyc led and ready o f i re , and bl inkswhen he shutter peed se t s outs ide he synchroniza t ion ange-al l without having to remove your ey e from the viewfinder (seepage 34)

S8.15

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Tokeep rack of when photoswere aken, he FMz accepts hes l im, ightweight a ta Back MF-16. h is back at taches n placeof he FM2's egular amera back with no sync cord requiredThree mpr in t ing odes are provided ' . ear lmonth lday, ay l

hour /minute , r p ic ture ount ing up to 2000) ; each mode sd isp layed n the da ta back n clear LCDnumera ls nd pr in tedby LED's , n the photo n unobt rus ive ed numera ls . e rv ingas a handy lock , quar tz imerwi tha larm s ncorpora ted .Note; The Nikon FM 2 also accepts Data Back MF 12 ln this case, us e 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 at tery Pack DB-2,whichaccepts wo AA-type atter ies , s an al ternat ive ower supplyto the bat ter ies nside he camera body. Simplyconnect heDB-2 o the camera body, hen sl ip he assembly nside our

pocket r coat o keep t warm.Thisassures hat he camera 'smetering ystem will unction ven n very cold emperatures.

Screws nto he viewf nder eyepiece o, o provide viewfinderimage t a 90o angle o the camera 's pt ical xis.Very helpfulforcloseup hotography, uplicat ion orkand photomicrography.

Attached o the viewfinder yepiece, his accessory nlargesthe mage t the center f the viewfindero assure ver precisefocusing n closeup photography, uplicat ion ork and tele-photography.

Attached o the findereyepiece, his eyecup excludes tronglight nd helps revent ye at igue.

Accessory enses hat screw onto he viewfinder yepiece oenable ear-and arsighted hotographers o ake pictures i th-out having o wear eyeglasses. ine models are avai lable,offer ing choice f the o l l owing iopters : 5 , -4 , *3 , -2 ,0 ,+ 0 . 5 , + 1 , + 2 a n d + 3 ; t h e d i o p t e r s e p r e s e n t h e c o m b i n e ddioptry f the viewfinder nd lens, and not the dioptry of theeyeprece orrect ion ens only.For best esul ts , hoose he eye-

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piece correct ion ens most sui table or you only after actual lytrying utvariousmodels t he camera hop.

The screw-type R-3makes or vibrat ion-freehutter elease

WWWG-2 Rubber yecupR.3

dae\&s@h /@tr@q@\k*;' k*--j \a* J U / %*^f s&. /

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As s shown on the table, Nikon il ters re broadly ivided ntothe crew- in , rop- in , nd bayonet ype .For he Nikon M2, hefi l ter actor an be gnored xcept n he case of the R6O.Whenus ing he R6O n tungs ten ight ing , e t he aper ture ne / s top

wider han he gure ndicated y he exposure eter.Alotes.'1)For ens rotection, he L37C s recommended.il When hooting backlit subject or if there's a bright ight sourge n the

frame, a ghost mage s likely o result rom the use of a filter. n thiscase, ou should ake he picture withouta filter.

Recommended o prevent extraneous ight rom str iking helens, Nikon's ens hoods ome n four styles: crew-in, l ip-on,snap-on, nd collapsible-rubber.very ens hould e i t ted withthe ens ood pecial ly esigned or t .Note, owever, hat somelens oods an be used n common vseveral enses.

For 8o1h Color ndB ack and.Wh e F m

For Black and

For Bolh Color ndB ack and-Wh e F n

Fo r Color F m

2 - 111! )2 \ 1 14 \ 2 \t !r ,40 0 8 3l

r 2 ! / r l

2 ( 1 )

12 ' / , )I 6 '1 ' i2 ? 1 ' / ^ t

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Semi-soft ases, such as Ihe CF-27, CF-28 and CF-29, areavailable. he CF-27 case accommodates he FM2 mountedwi th a lens smal le r han SOmm /1 .4 .The CF '28 s lor thecamera mounted i th any ens om 50mm l1 .2 Io 05mm /2 .5 .

When motor r ive s at tached o the FM2,use he CF-29 ase.The soft- type S-16 ase s also available.

: . ,Available re he eather eckstrap N-l (black), ebbed ylonneckstraps AN-4Y (yellow)and AN-48 (black), and widerwebbed ylon neckstraps N-6Y yellow) nd AN-6W brown).

A wide select ion f s ix types o choose rom, ranging rom acompact ype o a large ype whichcan accommodate arge orbulky amera equipment : B-8 ,FB- l1A,FB-l4 , FB-15, B-16and FB-'17.

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TIPSON BATTERYUSE. Keep batter ies way rom infants and small children. n

case a bat tery s accidental ly wallowed, al l a doctorimmediately s the material nside he bat ter ies an causeserious roblems.

o Battery power allsoff in extremely old emperatures ndthis may cause he camera 's hotometeric ircui t o mal-function. n this si tuat ion, se new batter ies nd protectthe camera body rom the cold. Note hat bat tery powerwill be recovered as soon as the temperature ecomesnormal.

o Should he battery e ef t n he battery hamber or a longperiod, nsufficient ontact may occur due to batteryleakage. hus, t is good pract ice o periodical ly lean hebattery and the contact sect ion n the bat tery chamber

witha soft cloth. f t he battery hamber s stained with aleaking battery, remove he battery at once and cleanthe chamber.

. l fyou're sing pairof bat ter ies , hange hem at he sametime;nevermixnew and oldbatter ies .

o When not using he camera or a long period, , ake bat-ter ies ut , ndstore hem n a cool , ryplace.

o Never isassemble at ter ies r discard hem n re.r When usinga pair of bat ter ies , ake sure hey are of the

same maKe.o Always check battery power before he shooting ession

because battery power can become exhausted withoutwarning. t is a good dea o have spare batter ies n handduring protracted hooting ssignment.

o In normal use, a bat tery 's ifespan s about one year. Thebattery acked with his camera, owever, s for test pur-poses nlyso ts ifespan ay be shorter han usual .

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Althoughhe FM2 s a toughand durable amera , ear nmind hat s a prec is ion p t i -ca l ns t rument , nd ha t a reless or rough handl ingmaydamage t . Observe he fol-lowing ips , nd he FM2 wi l lalways work as perfect ly stheday oubought t .

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

. D o n t t o u c h t h e r e f e x m i r r o r o rthe focus ing screen to p r e v e n tt h e r n f r o m g e t t i n g s c r a t c h e dRemove d u s t w i t h a b lower y peb r u s h

o l f t h e camera body r s exposedt o r a i n o r m i s t , w i p e m o i s t u r eg e n t l y w i t h a s o l l c t o t h a n d d , yt h e c a m e r a A f e r u s i n g t h ec a " n e r a near s a l t w a t e r, t a k ec a r e t h a t y ou w i p e i t w i t h ac l o t h m o i s t e n e d w i t h p u r ew a l e r t o r e m o v e p o s s i o l et races of s a l t .

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o l f t h e i n s i d e o f t b e c a m e r a bodya c c r d e n t a l l y e t s w e t . i t s i n t e r -na t p r e c t s r o n p a r t s m ay gelr u s t y Ta k e t h e c a m e r a r i g h la w a y t o t h e n e a r e s t a u t h o r i z e dI ' J O p 693 g r 1 9 ' a Cnpckupw h r c h m a v r e O U ' r e e p a i r p a ym e n l

. C l e a n g l a s s sur faces such ast h e e n s o r t h e f n d e ' e y e p r e c pw r t h a b l o w e r- t y p e r u s h . avoidu s l n g l e n s I r s s u e a s m u c n a sp o s s i b l e . G e n t l y w i p e d i r t ,s m u d g e s o r f n g e r p r i n l s w i t hs o f t c o t t o n m o i s t e n e d w i t h as m a r l a m o u n t o ' a b s o l u t e a .cohol . us ing a s p i r a l m o t i o n

f om c e n t e r t o p e r i p h e r y Makes u r e you l e a v e n o w r p r n g r a c e s

o W h e n n o t u s i n g h e c a m e r a o ra long t i m e , t a k e out lhe b a t -t e n e s a nd s t o r e t h e c a m e r aaway f rom high t e m p e r a t u r e ,h i g h h u m i d i t y, n a p h t h a l i n e , rc a m p h o r

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Caution: Please note that the useof a spray-gun type blower toclean the lens may cause posstb/edamage to the g/ass (especiallywhen ED g/ass ls used for thefront lens element), by suddenlylowering the temperature on thelens surface. To avoid damage.hold the blower upright. keep it snozzle more than 30cm awayfrom the lens surface and move

the nozzle around so that thestream of ai r is not concentratedtn one spot.

r Note hat s tor ing eather asesr^ a v,ny l ag nay cause heleather o deteriorate, o exer-^ ^ ^ i , ^ ^ ^ , ^U ) E U U E U d I E .

. C l e a n m e t a l l i c p a r t s w i t h ab l o w e r ' t y p e b r u s h or wi th a dry,s o f c l o t h

. B e f o r e u s i n g he camera , t t s agood prac l ice to check t t t h o r 'o u g h l y r s t

r l n a humid env on m e n t , i sbes t o s to 'e the cane 'a In av rn y bag wr th a de s i c can t okeep away dus t , mois ture nd^ ^ +> d l

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spEctFtcATtoNsType of camera:

Usable i lm:Picture ormat:Lens mount:Shutter:

Shutter speed settings:

Self-timer:

Viewlinder:

Viewfinder display:

Focusing screen:

Mirror:

35mm single-lens eflex SLR) ocalplane hutter ameraAnycartr idge-type 5mm ilm24mmx 36mmNikonF bayonet mountVertical-travel, etal ocal planeshutterwith i tanium urtains1 sec .n ,1 /4000 ec . ,B (bulb) ; 4fixed ett ings n allSet/cancel ype provided; pprox.1O-sec. hutter elease elayEye-level ype, with 93 % f ramecoverageShutter peed, /number, nd LEDexposure isplay or overexposure

+, correct exposure and under-exoosureSpli t - image icroprism ype TypeK2)provided s standard;mattetype B)and matte withhorizontaland vert ical ineetchings f )optionally vailable.Quick-returnype

Film advance:

Automatic i lm advance:

Multiple exposure ever:

Frame counter:

Film rewind:

Flash synchronization:

Ready.light:

Exposure meter:

Lever rovided; 0o standoff ngleand 135owinding nglePossible i th ootionalMotorDriveM D - 1 2Provided, isengages ramecounter or correct ountAddit iveype S, 0.v36);auto-matical ly esets o S when cameraback s openedBy crank provided fter i lm rewindbutton s pressedBuil t- in ot shoe or mounting lashunit ; ync cord erminal lsoprovided; /250 ec. syncProvided nside he viewfinder

TTLcenter-weightedullapertureexposure measuring ystem singa pairof SPD's si l icon hotodiodes)as photoelectr ic lement;measuresfrom EV 1 to EV 18 at ASA/lSO100 ndwi th50mm /1 .4 ens i . e . ,from 1 sec. at f 11.4lo /4000 ec. atf /B)

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Film sensi t ivi ty ange:Power source:

I Exposure eter witch:

Battery power check:

Camera ack:

Dimensions:(camera ody nly)Weight:(camera ody nly)

ASA/lSO12,-6400Choice of one 3V ithiumbattery,two 1.55V ilver-oxideat ter ies , rtwo'1 5V alkal ine-manganesebatter ies

Lightressure

n shutter eleasebutton witches meter on; meterstays on fo r approx. 0 sec. afterf inger eaves utton, hen auto-matical ly witches ffLEDexposure isplay nside iew-finder ights p when he exposuremeter s switched n if there ssuff icient ower i .e . , ne shutterspeed ial should e set anywhere

exceot B)Pops open when he film rewindknobas the camera back ock spushed; etachable; emo holderorovided.Approx . 42 .5 m(W) 90 mm(H)6 0 m m ( D )Approx. 409

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IMPORTANTIThe Nikon FM2 is an Al-type AutomaticMaximumAperture ndexing) amerawhichperforms ull-aperture etering ithAl-typeenses uchas he Al-NikkorndNikonSeries E lenses. he aperture ings of these enses re f i t ted with metercoupling idges see l lustrat ion).lmost l l enses owmanufactured y Nikon rethe Al type. However, lease onfirmwhether r not your ens s Al before usingi twi th he FM2.Although lmost l l Nikkor enses hat have he NikonF bayonetmount, s well asthe NikonSeries E lenses, an be mounted n the FM2, he FM2 cannot be usedwithNikkor enses hat have not yet been modified o offer he Al faci l i ty nd witha few special-purposeenses ecause he FM2's meter oupling idge s ixed, ndthe FM2 does not have a mir ror ock-up echanism. or par t icu lars , e fer o thetablebelow.

Fisheye-Nikkorm m / 5 6 No t usable

F i s h e y e - N i k k o r O m m f / 5 6 O P

PC-Nikkor 9mmt14 Ser ia l No 180901 an d higher usable

P C - N i k k o r 5 m m f / 2 8 Ser ia l Nos 851001 o 906200 not usable

Ref ex-Nikkor 00 0 mm f 11 Ser ia l No lower h an 142361 an dhigher han 143000 usable

Ref ex-Nikkor 00 0 mm f 1 S e r i a l No 2 0 0 3 11 a n d h i q h e r u s a b l e

Zoom-Nikkor00-600mm f/9 5 Ser ia l No 300491 and h iqher usableZ o o m - N i k k o rD1 8 0 - 6 0 0 m m / B S e r i a l N o 1 7 4 1 6 7 n d h i q h e r u s a b l eZoom-Nikkor ED 360-1200 mm f 11 Ser ia l No 174088 an d hiqher usable

Focus ing ni t U - 1 No t usableOther Nikkor enses hat have

no t been modif ied o offert h e A l f a c i l i t y

Requi res Al modif ica t ion

Note.' The modification at reasonable osf of most non-Al Nikkor enses having a metercoupling prong s available or the convenience f Nikkor ens users For further nformationconcerning Al lens modification lease ontact your l th i d Nik l

Requires i r ror ock-up

Hits camera ' s metercoupl ing ever