SPECIFICATIONS

Type of camera

35mm single-lens reflex

Picture format

24mm X 36mm (standard 35 mm film

 

format)

Lens mount

Nikon bayonet mount

Lenses

More than 60 Nikkor and Nikon Series

 

E lenses available

Viewfiner

Fixed eyelevel pentaprism type; 0.8X

 

magnification with 50mm lens set at

 

infinity; 93°/0 frame coverage; eye

 

piece shutter provided

Focusing screen

Matte/Fresnel focusing screen with

 

central split-image rangefinder spot

 

and microprism collar (Nikon Type K2

 

screen); two other types of screens

 

available optionally (Type B2 and E2)

Exposure metering

TTL full-aperture exposure

 

measurement; employs two silicon

 

photo diodes (SPD's) with automatic

 

multi-pattern and centerweighted

 

metering methods; selection of

 

metering method via metering control

 

button

 

Automatic multi-pattern metering:

 

Light is individually measured from five

 

separate areas of focusing screen,

 

providing correct automatic exposure,

 

even in difficult lighting situations

 

Centerweighted metering: Major

 

portion of meter's sensitivity

 

concentrated in 12mm dia. center spot

 

of focusing screen

Exposure meter

Meter turned on when shutter release

switch

button is depressed halfway; meter

 

stays on for approx. 16 sec. after

 

finger is lifted off button

Metering range

EV1 to EV20 at ASA/ISO 100 with f/1.4

 

lens

Exposure control range Automatic multi-pattern metering:

 

EV1 to EV16-1/3 at ASA/ISO 100 with

 

50mmf/1.4 lens.

 

Centerweighted metering: EV1 to

 

EV20 at ASA/ISO 100 with 50mmf/1.4

 

lens.

Exposure control

Three automatic exposure modes: P

 

(programmed), S (shutter-priority) and

 

A (aperture-priority); M (manual)

 

exposure mode also provided

 

P mode: Shutter speed and aperture

 

are both set automatically and

 

steplessly; normal program operative

 

with all Al-type lenses. high-speed

 

program operative with Al S Nikkor and

 

Nikon Series E lens of 135mm or

 

longer

 

S mode: Shutter speed set manually

 

while aperture is set automatically and

 

steplessly; shutter speed automatically

 

corrected for correct exposure in case

 

shutter speed you set is improper.

 

A mode: Aperture set manually while

 

shutter speed is set automatically and

 

steplessly

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