Nikon Elw instruction manual

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Caution :

To prevent battery drain, keep both the film-advance lever and the shutter-release button in the locked position to switch off the meter whenever the camera is not in use .

Confirm the shutter speed indicator

Under the automatic exposure control, confirm the black needle (indicating the shutter speed) in the viewtinder if it is indicating the proper shutter speed.

With shutter speeds slower than 1/30 sec., secure the camera With a tripod to avoid blurred pictures.

Warning zone

Also note that if the black needle indicates A or B (the warning zones) - i.e. the subject is too bright or too dark, change the aperture to keep away the black needle from A or B.

When the black needle is out of the range of the correct exposure with the first set aperture

Subject is too bright

Subject is too dark

-- The range of correct exposu re

When the black needle is with - in this range secure the

}- camera with a tripod to avoid blur.

Warning zone

reduce the aperture

oes not come in the range even with the minimum (smallest) aperture , use NO filters, etc. to reduce the luminOSity.

open the aperture

not come in the range even with the maximum (full) aperture, use flash lights, etc. to increase the luminosity.

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Contents Page Foreword Contents Nomenclature NOM Enclature Back Nikon Auto Winder AW-l Features Page Specifications Synch cords for positive Page Basic Operations Battery Care Install ing the batteryBattery test Battery Care Replacing the battery Page Mounting the Lens Maximum aperture indicatorRemoving the Lens Maximum aperture scaleAttaching & Removing the Nikon Auto Winder AW-1 To attach the AW-1 To remove the AW-1General Steps of PICTURE-TAKING Loading a film Page Setting shutter-speed dial at a Auto General Steps of PICTURE-TAKING Setting the ASA film speedWinding the film General Steps of PICTURE-TAKING Blank exposure Setting the aperture ring GEN E RAL Steps of Pictu RE-T AKI NG Holding the camera Prefocusing General Steps of PICTURE-TAKING Releasing the shutter Rewinding and unloading film General Steps of Picture -TAKING Continu ed Page Page Appli ED Operations TTL Exposure Meter Page TTL Exposure Meter 800 400 200 160 100 TTL Exposure Meter Section a Exposure Control Shutter speed dial and the usePage Exposure Control Lens aperture diaphragm Stop-down exposure measurement Compensation of Exposure How to Use Memory Lock ~ No Depth-of-field scale Depth of FieldSELF-TIMER Infrared Photography Mirror LockFlash Synchronization 1000 500 250 125 Page Accessories Nikon Auto Winder AW-l Mount FIL TersLens Hood Other Accessories Lubrication should be left to an authorized ser- viceman Page Nikon