Document Outline

• CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• NOMENCLATURE
• BASIC OPERATION
  • MOUNTING THE LENS
  • INSTALLING BATTERIES
    • About exposure meter
    • Data Link System users
    • About electronic beeper
  • LOADING FILM
    • Data Link System users
  • BASIC SHOOTING
    • Data Link System users
    • MF-26 users
    • With Nikon Autofocus Speedlight SB-25
  • REWINDING FILM
• GENERAL FUNCTIONS
  • FILM ADVANCE MODE
  • EXPOSURE METERING SYSTEM
    • MATRIX METERING
      • SETTING METERING SYSTEM
      • If you are using a lens without CPU, or accessories such as bellows or extension rings
  • FOCUS
    • FOCUS AREA
      • When using Nikon dedicated Speedlight
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    • AUTOFOCUS
      • Data Link System users
      • Caution
      • Single Servo AF with Focus-Priority
      • Continuous Servo AF with Release-Priority
    • AUTOFOCUS WITH MAIN SUBJECT OFF CENTER
      • In Single Servo AF mode
      • In Continuous Servo AF mode
    • SPECIAL FOCUSING SITUATIONS
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  • MANUAL FOCUS
    • Manual focus with Electronic Rangefinder
    • Manual focus using clear matte field
  • EXPOSURE MODE
    • SELECTING EXPOSURE MODE
    • Programmed auto exposure modes (P/Ps)
    • Program chart of Auto Multi-Program
    • Shutter-Priority Auto exposure mode
    • Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode
    • Manual exposure mode
    • SETTING EXPOSURE MODE
      • Data Link System users
      • For users of lenses that have no CPU, or accessories such as bellows attachment or extension rings
      • FLEXIBLE PROGRAM
    • OPERATION IN SHUTTER-PRIORITY AUTO EXPOSURE MODE
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  • OPERATION IN APERTURE-PRIORITY AUTO EXPOSURE MODE
    • With lenses having no CPU, f - - appears instead of aperture value in LCD panel and viewfinder.
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  • OPERATION IN MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE
    • With lenses having no CPU, F- - appears instead of aperture value in LCD panel and viewfinder.
  • VARI-PROGRAM
    • WHAT IS VARI-PROGRAM?
      • Portrait Program (P o)
      • Portrait Program with Red-Eye Reduction (r E)
      • Hyperfocal Program (HP)
      • Landscape Program (L R)
      • Silhouette Program (5 L)
      • Sport Program (5 P)
      • Close-Up Program (C u)
    • SELECTING VARI-PROGRAM
      • To confirm selected Vari-Program in the LCD panel
      • To cancel Vari-Program
      • MF-26 users
    • SHOOTING WITH VARI-PROGRAM
      • PORTRAIT PROGRAM
        • Recommended lenses
        • With Nikon Speedlight
        • Procedure
        • For beautiful portrait pictures
      • PORTRAIT PROGRAM WITH RED-EYE REDUCTION (with SB-25 exclusively)
        • Recommended lenses
        • Speedlight
        • Recommended camera settings
        • Procedure
        • To further reduce red-eye
      • HYPERFOCAL PROGRAM
        • Recommended lenses
        • Recommended camera settings
        • With Nikon Speedlight
        • Procedure
        • To ensure sharper focused subject and background
      • LANDSCAPE PROGRAM
        • Recommended lenses
        • Recommended camera settings
        • Procedure
        • Some ways to increase apparent sharpness
        • MF-26 users
      • SILHOUETTE PROGRAM
        • Recommended lenses
        • Recommended camera settings
        • Procedure
        • To make your main subject beautifully silhouetted
      • SPORT PROGRAM
        • Recommended lenses
        • Recommended camera settings
      • Procedure
      • CLOSE-UP PROGRAM
        • Recommended lenses
        • Recommended camera settings
        • Procedure
  • SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
    • EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
      • About reflectance
      • AE-L (AUTO EXPOSURE LOCK) LEVER
      • TO OBTAIN METER READING FOR A PARTICULAR SUBJECT IN MANUAL EXPOSURE MODE
        • EXPOSURE COMPENSATION BUTTON
    • SELF-TIMER OPERATION
    • LONG TIME EXPOSURE—USING buib SETTING
      • MF-26 users
      • MC-20 users
    • TO USE NON-DX-CODED FILM
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    • INTERCHANGING FOCUSING SCREENS
  • LENSES
    • LENS COMPATIBILITY CHART
  • FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
    • NIKON SPEEDLIGHT COMPATIBILITY
      • When using Programmed Auto exposure mode
      • WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR NIKON SPEEDLIGHT
      • TYPE OF TTL AUTO FU\SH
        • When using Vari-Program
        • When using Vari-Program
        • With SB-23, SB-22 , SB-20, SB-21 B*1, SB-16B , SB-15, SB-14*2, SB-11*2 or SB-140*2
      • CENTER-WEIGHTED/SPOT FILL-FLASH
        • STANDARD TTL FLASH
      • SHUTTER SPEED/APERTURE FOR EACH EXPOSURE MODE IN TTL AUTO FU\SH
        • Note for selecting aperture
        • Note for selecting shutter speed
        • TTL AUTO FU\SH OPERATION
        • In Auto Multi-Program mode
        • In Shutter-Priority Auto exposure mode
        • In Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode
        • In Manual exposure mode
    • TO CREATE NATURAL-LOOKING STREAM OF LIGHT—REAR-CURTAIN SYNC
    • RED-EYE REDUCTION (for use with SB-25 only)
      • To further reduce red-eye
    • NOTES ON FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
    • EV CHARTS FOR FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
  • MISCELLANEOUS
    • ACCESSORY COMPATIBILITY
    • CAMERA CARE TIPS
    • NOTES ON BATTERIES
    • SPECIFICATIONS
    • GLOSSARY
      • Balanced fill-flash operation
      • Continuous Servo AF
      • CPU
      • Depth of field
      • D-type AF Nikkor lenses
      • DX code
      • EV
      • Exposure compensation
      • Exposure control
      • Fill-flash
      • Focus-Priority for autofocus
      • Flash synchronization
      • f-number
      • Hyperfocal distance
      • ISO film speed
      • LCD
      • Manual flash
      • Matrix metering system
      • Release-Priority for autofocus
      • Single Servo AF
      • SLR
      • TTL
      • TTL auto flash
      • Wide-Area AF
    • LCD PANEL/VIEWFINDER INDICATIONS
      • LCD panel/Viewfinder
      • Shutter Cause and remedy
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