Nikon f instruction manual Recommended Focusing Screens, Variable Aperture

RECOMMENDED FOCUSING SCREENS

Various interchangeable focusing screens are available for F3- and F2-series cameras to suit any type of lens or picture-taking situation. Those which are recommended for use with your lens are listed below. For screens used with Nikon cameras other than F3- and F2-series cameras (e.g., Nikon FA, FE2, FM2 and FE), refer to the column for F3-series cameras. For the K2, B2 and E2 focusing screens, refer to the columns on the K, B and E screens, respectively. For details, also refer to the specific focusing screen's instruction sheet.

A/L B C D E Gl G2 G3 G4 HI H2 H3 H4 J K/P M R T U

F3

F2

•When the Teleconverter TC-201 or TC-20C is attached to this lens, use he following table:

~T~~~~~~——-__	Screen	A/L B		c D E	Gl G2 G3 G4 HI H2 H3 H4 J K/P M R T U
Camera	——_______
F3		• •	Q	©	•	•	# ®
F2		•	n	3	•	•	•

•When the Teleconverter TC-14A is attached to this lens, use the following table:

!2!f.en A/L B C D E Gl G2 G3 G4 HI H2 H3 H4 J K/P M R T U

F3

F2

••	•
•	•

@= Excellent focusing ® = Acceptable focusing

The split-image rangefinder, microprism or cross-hair area is dim. Focus on the surrounding matte area.

Blank means not usable.

Note: The Teleconverters TC-301, TC-300, TC-14B and TC-14 cannot be used with this lens.

VARIABLE APERTURE

As the lens is zoomed out from 35mm to 70mm, the maximum aperture de- creases approx. 5/6 of an f/stop. The two aperture indexes engraved on the chrome mounting ring indicate the difference: the green index is for use at the 35mm setting, while the brown one is for the 70mm setting. For intermediate focal length settings, align the aperture ring between the two indexes. The relationship between the focal length and the maximum aperture is shown in Diagram 1. When this zoom lens is used with cameras having through-lhe-lens

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