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Filters • Nikon filters can be divided into three types: screw-in, slip-in, and rear- interchange. Use Nikon filters; filters manufactured by other makers may interfere with autofocus or electronic range finding.

•The D2Xs can not be used with linear polarizing filters. Use the C-PL circular polarizing filter instead.

•The NC and L37C filters are recommended for protecting the lens.

•When using an R60 filter, set exposure compensation to +1.

•To prevent moiré, use of a filter is not recommended when the sub- ject is framed against a bright light, or when a bright light source is in the frame.

•Color matrix and 3D color matrix metering may not produce the de- sired results when used with filters with an exposure factor (filter fac- tor) over 1 × (Y44, Y48, Y52, O56, R60, X0, X1, C-PL, ND2S, ND4S, ND4, ND8S, ND8, ND400, A2, A12, B2, B8, B12). We recommend center-weighted metering. For details, see the manual provided with the filter.

Optional ♦SB-800: This high performance Speedlight has a Guide Number of Speedlights 38/125 (m/ft, 35-mm zoom head position, ISO 100) and supports i-TTL, TTL, auto aperture (AA), non-TTL auto (A), manual, and repeat- ing flash control. Flash sync mode, including slow and rear-curtain sync, can be set from the camera. When used with the D2Xs, the SB-800 supports Auto FP High-Speed Sync for sync speeds faster than ½50 s (repeating flash mode excluded), Flash Color Information Communication for optimal white balance, FV Lock for recomposing photos without changing flash level, and Advanced Wireless Lighting with support for i-TTL, auto aperture, manual, and repeating flash control. The built-in AF-assist illuminator can be used with all of the D2Xs’s eleven focus areas. For bounce-flash or close-up photogra- phy, the flash head can be rotated through 90 ° above and 7 ° below the horizontal, 180 ° left, and 90 ° right, while soft lighting can be achieved with the supplied SW-10H bounce adapter. Auto power zoom (24–105 mm) ensures that the illuminating is adjusted in ac- cord with lens focal length. The built-in wide panel can be used for illuminating angles of 14 mm and 17 mm. An illuminator is included to assist in adjusting settings in the dark. The SB-800 accepts four

AAbatteries (five AA batteries when powered by the supplied SD- 800 battery pack) or SD-6, SD-7, or SD-8A power sources (available separately; see the Speedlight manual for details). Custom settings are available for fine-tuning all aspects of flash operation.

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