NOMENCLATURE
1. Focus lock button | 6. | Lens mounting index |
2. | ON/OFF switch | 7. | Lens speed indexing post |
3. | Lens type signal pin | 8. | Focal length indexing ridge |
4. | AF connecting pins for F3AF | 9. Lens release button |
5. | Camera mounting index | 10. | Meier coupling ridge |
BEFORE USING THE TC-16
(Read the following carefully and get the most out of your new AF teleconverter TC-16 now and in the many years to come.)
Like Nikon cameras and lenses, your new teleconverter is a high-precision instrument. Mounted between the Nikon F3AF camera body with the DX-1 AF Finder installed, the only camera assembly the TC-16 can work with, it in- creases the prime lens's effective focal length to 1.6X with but a 1-1/3 f/stop loss in effective aperture.
You'll find your TC-16 able to work with a large number of lenses, providing autofocus operation only (i.e., focus-aid function not available) with Nikkor and Nikon Series E lenses. A built-in micromotor enables the teleconverter lens elements to move, assuring virtually instantaneous focus detection and pinpoint subject focus.
An advanced, multiple-element lens construction ensures your teleconverter will deliver optimum optical performance with but negligible decrease in image quality. As with most Nikon optics, the TC-16 benefits from Nikon Integrated Coating (NIC), applied to all air-to-glass surfaces to reduce ghost images and flare and to make color rendition more natural-looking.
