Nikon 2174 user manual Recommended focusing screens

13. Recommended focusing screens

Various interchangeable focusing screens are available for certain Nikon SLR cameras to suit any picture-taking situation. The ones recommended for use with this lens are:

Screen

A

B

C

E

EC-B

F

G1

G2

G3

G4

J

K

L

M

P

U

Camera

EC-E

F6

◎

◎

―

◎

―

―

―

―

―

―

◎

―

◎

―

F5+DP-30

◎

◎

◎

◎

―

◎

◎

―

◎

―

F5+DA-30

◎

◎

◎

◎

―

◎

―

◎

―

F4+DP-20

―

◎

◎

―

○

○

◎

◎

―

◎

(-0.5)

(-0.5)

F4+DA-20

―

◎

◎

―

○

○

◎

◎

―

◎

: Excellent focusing

: Acceptable focusing

Slight vignetting or moiré patterns appear in the viewfinder, but not on the film.

− : Not available.

( ): Indicates degree of exposure compensation needed (Center- Weighted metering only). For F6 cameras, compensate by selecting “Other screen” in Custom Setting “b6: Screen comp.“ and setting the EV level to -2.0 to +2.0 in 0.5 EV steps. When using screens other than type B or E, “Other screen” must be selected even when the required compensation value is “0” (no compensation required). For F5 cameras, compensate using Custom Setting #18 on the camera body. For F4-Series cameras, compensate using the Exposure Compensation Dial for the focusing screen.

See instruction manual of the camera body for more details. Blank box means not applicable. Since type M screen can be used for both macrophotography at a magnification ratio of 1:1 or above and for photomicrography, it has different applications than other screens.

Note:

•For F5 cameras, only EC-B, EC-E, B, E, J, A, L focusing screens are usable in Matrix Metering.

•When using the B and E focusing screens in cameras other than those listed above, refer to the columns for the B and E screens.

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