FEATURES/SPECIFICATIONS
Ty^pe of camera: 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR)
Picture format: 24mm x 36mm (35mm film format)
Lens mount: Nikon F mount (bayonet type)
Lenses available: Nikkor 50mm f/1.4, f/2 or 55mm f/1.2 as standard; more than 50 Nikkor lenses in all Shutter: Vertical-travel focal-plane shutter; speeds of from 8 seconds to 1/1000 second and " B " ; automatic shutter speed selection available when set to " A " set- ting; shutter release via shutter button or self-timer Flash synchronization: Automatic selection as shutter speed is manually set; hot-shoe contact (ISO-type) with built-in safety switch provided;one threaded PC
terminal provided for off-camera flash operation Synchronization range: 1/1000 ~ 8 sec. and " B " for
flashbulbs; 1/125 ~ 8 sec. and " B " for electronic flash
Accessory shoe: ISO-type built into finder housing; fit- ted with hot-shoe contact and electric safety switch which turns on contact as flash unit is mounted
Viewfinder: Fixed eyelevel pentaprism type with built- in through-the-lens (TTL) exposure meter; shutter speed indicated to the left within the viewfield
Focusing screen: Matte Fresnel field with central split- image rangefinder surrounded by microprism ring; 12mm diameter reference circle defines area of meter center-weighting; similar to Nikon Type K screen
Reflex mirror: Instant-return type; lockup lever pro- vided
Exposure metering: Through-the-lens, center-weighted, full-aperture measurement employing two silicon photo-diodes (SPD) for fast response; exposure cor- rectly set either automatically or by matching two needles; meter cross-coupled with both diaphragm and shutter speed controls and automatically index- ed as lens is mounted; powered by one 6V silver-oxide battery
Metering range: EV 1 ~ EV 18 (i.e., f/1.4 at 1 second ~ f/16 at 1/1000 second) with 50mm f/1.4 lens and ASA 100
Film speed scale: Settings provided for ASA 12~3200
Lens diaphragm coupling: Built-in meter coupling lever for Nikkor lenses capable of automatic maximum aperture indexing; meter/diaphragm coupling of from f/1.2 to f/32 provided
Film winding: Via single-stroke lever with 135° winding angle and 30° stand-off angle; lever also serves as meter ON/OFF switch
Frame counter: Shows number of frames exposed (ad- ditive type); automatically resets to "S" (twoframes before "0") when camera back is opened
Film rewinding: Manual via film rewind crank
Depth-of-field preview: Via button provided on front of camera
Body finish: Satin-chrome and semi-gloss black
Weight: 780g (body only)
Dimensions: 145mm x 93.5mm x 54.5mm
