User manual NIKON F5 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

[. . . ] Instruction Manual E FOREWORD Thank you for choosing the Nikon F5 for your photography. Designed with a combination of strong and reliable construction, plus today's newest and most advanced technology, the F5 35mm SLR and the Nikon system will provide you with the opportunity to advance your picture-taking capability. The Nikon F5 has been designed and built to meet the needs of demanding professionals, for sports, photojournalism, scientific, industrial, forensic and nearly every other professional use of photography, as well as high-quality personal photography. The F5 features Nikon's F system bayonet lens mount, and offers its highest level of performance and features, with D-type Nikkor lenses. [. . . ] See the instruction manual of the focusing screen for the required compensation value. to 30 minutes can be selected by rotating the MainCommand Dial when the Custom Setting is set to 19-1. Selectable shutter speeds are: 40 sec. , 50 sec. , 1 min. , 1. 5 min. , 2 min. , 3 min. , 4 min. , 5 min. , 6 min. , 8 min. , 10 min. , 13 min. , 15 min. , 20 min. , 25 min. Shutter speed is not varied when bracketing is performed and electronic analog display does not appear. 20 TTL flash sync speed: To set the top TTL flash sync speed at 1/300, 1/250, 1/200, 1/160, 1/125, 1/100, 1/80 or 1/60, select 3oo, 25o, 2oo, 16o, 125, 1oo, 8o or 6o. 1/300 can be selected only in Shutter-Priority Auto or Manual exposure mode. (To select 1/300, set 3oo after selecting flash sync speed of X25o by rotating the Main-Command Dial. Shutter speed is controlled to 1/250 in Programmed Auto or Aperture-Priority Auto exposure mode. ) · When 1/300 TTL High-Speed Sync is selected, see page 116 to determine the correct flash shooting distance range. 21 AE-L/AF-L button: At the default setting, pressing the AEL/AF-L button locks both focus and exposure. 22 Aperture setting via Sub-Command Dial: At the default setting, aperture can be changed by rotating the SubCommand Dial. 23 > and < focus indicators: To stop display of > or < (focused at rear or in front of the subject) in viewfinder in Autofocus mode, select 23-1. 24 Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing: At the default setting when bracketing is activated, both Auto Exposure and Flash Exposure Bracketing are performed. To change this to perform only Auto Exposure Bracketing or Flash Exposure Bracketing, select 01E or 10E. 90 To Make a Custom Setting 1 Select Custom Setting mode by rotating Main-Command Dial while pressing · (Custom Setting Menu) button. 2 Keeping · button pressed, rotate Main-Command Dial further to select your desired function number, then rotate Sub-Command Dial to set your desired option. To cancel all Custom Settings, press , and · buttons simultaneously. Custom Settings except for #0 are canceled to initial factory settings. To cancel each Custom Setting, select the setting you want to cancel, then select "0" (default setting). Refer to the following tables for available functions and options, and to the Custom Setting's corresponding LCD panel displays of numbers and symbols. Note that those numbers with 0 at the end represent the F5's default settings. 91 Number Function 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Selecting Custom Setting Continuous Servo AF Single Servo AF Bracketing order Autofocus activated when shutter release button is lightly pressed AE Lock Direction of Command Dial rotation AE Lock when shutter release button is lightly pressed Auto film loading when camera back is closed Your option Custom setting A Custom setting B Release-Priority Focus-Priority Focus-Priority Release-Priority 0, ­, + ­, 0, + Activated Disabled Detected value Controlled value Default Opposite Disabled Activated Disabled Enabled (when power is on) LCD panel 0-A 0-b 1-0 1-1 2-0 2-1 3-0 3-1 4-0 4-1 5-0 5-1 6-0 6-1 7-0 7-1 8-0 8-1 92 Number Function 9 10 11 12 13 Film advance speed in CH Film advance speed in CL Alert LED in buLb exposure Auto film stop Multiple exposure Your option Default (8 fps) 8 fps, 6 fps Default (3 fps) 5 fps, 4 fps, 3 fps Does not blink Blinks Disabled 35 frame, 36 frame, Disabled Canceled after release Remains after release Default (75% concentration in 12mm dia. area) (75% concentration in ) 8mm dia. , 12mm dia. , 15mm dia. , 20 mm dia. , Average, Custom (by PC) Default (8 sec. ) 4, 8, 16, 32 sec. Default (10 sec. ) 2 to 60 sec. LCD panel 9-0 CH8, CH6 10-0 CL5, CL4, CL3 11-0 11-1 12-0 E35, E36, -13-0 13-1 14-0 C 8, C12, C15, C20, A, PC 15-0 L 4, L 8, L16, L32 16-0 L 2, L 3, L 4 . . . L60 14 Center-Weighted Metering Time delay for auto meter-switch-off Self-timer duration 15 16 93 Number Function 17 Bracketing in Manual exposure mode Focusing screen compensation Prolonged shutter speed 18 19 20 TTL flash sync speed 21 22 23 AE-L/AF-L button Aperture setting via Sub-Command Dial > and < focus indicators Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing 24 Your option Default (shifts shutter speed) Shifts shutter speed/aperture combination, shutter speed, aperture, flash output level 0 ­2. 0 to +2. 0 in 0. 5EV steps Disabled Enabled Default (1/250) 1/300, 1/250, 1/200, 1/160, 1/125, 1/100, 1/80, 1/60 Default (Double lock) AE Lock, AF Lock, Double lock Enabled Disabled Displayed Not displayed Default (Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing) Auto Exposure Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, Auto Exposure/Flash Exposure Bracketing LCD panel 17-0 11A, 10A, 01A, 00A 18-0 -2. 0, -1. 5, -1. 0 . . . 2. 0 19-0 19-1 20-0 3oo, 25o, 2oo, 16o, 125, 1oo, 8o, 6o 21-0 AEL, AFL, L-L 22-0 22-1 23-0 23-1 24-0 01E, 10E, 11E 94 CONTROLS IN DETAIL This chapter explains how to operate the various controls of the F5. 95 VIEWFINDER DIOPTER--To see clearly through viewfinder ILLUMINATION SWITCH--To view LCD panels in the dark With supplied Multi-Meter Finder DP-30, adjusting the finder diopter enables near- or far-sighted photographers to adjust the eyepiece diopter within a continuous range of from ­3 to +1. Pull the diopter adjustment knob and rotate it in either direction until the focused image in 12mm-dia. circle within the viewfinder appears sharp, then push back to lock. In dim light, rotate Power/LCD panel illumination switch toward OE to illuminate the top and rear LCD panels. [. . . ] (in 1/3 steps); electromagnetically controlled Bulb setting Nikon Multi-Meter Finder DP-30 provided as standard; fixed eyelevel pentaprism high-eyepoint type; 0. 7X magnification with 50mm lens set at infinity; approx. 100% frame coverage; metering system selector, diopter adjustment knob, accessory shoe and eyepiece shutter lever provided; interchangeable with Nikon AE Action Finder DA-30, 6X High-Magnification Finder DW-31 and Waist-Level Finder DW-30 Approx. 20. 5mm Provided Nikon advanced EC-B-type screen; interchangeable with 13 other optional screens Viewfinder information LCD shows metering system, focus indication, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, electronic analog exposure display, frame counter/exposure compensation value and exposure compensation mark; exposure level indicators, flash ready-light LED, aperture direct-readout, focus indicators and focus area indicators are also shown Top LCD panel Shutter speed, aperture, exposure information mode, AF area mode, focus area, Flexible Program mark, exposure compensation mark, frame counter, exposure compensation value, exposure bracketing mark, multiple exposure mark, shutter speed/aperture/ focus area position lock marks and battery power Rear LCD panel Flash sync, film speed, DX mark, information Custom mark, exposure bracketing indications and personal computer mark LCD panel illumination LCD panel illuminated by rotating power/LCD panel illumination switch Film speed range ISO 25 to 5000 for DX-coded film; ISO 6 to 6400 can be manually set Film speed setting At DX position, automatically set to ISO speed of DX-coded film used; manual setting possible (ISO 6 to 6400) Film loading Film automatically advances to first frame when shutter release button is depressed once 165 Film advance Frame counter Film rewind In single-frame shooting mode, film automatically advances one frame when shutter is released; in CH (Continuous High) CL (Continuous Low) or CS (Continuous Silent) shooting mode, shots are taken as long as shutter release button is depressed; in CH mode, shooting speed is approx. 1 fps using Ni-MH Battery Unit MN-30; in CH mode, shooting speed is approx. 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