Nikon Nikkormat FS, Manual

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Page 2: ... advance lever I Sh ou lder strap eye let Shutter speed index Self timer Aperture ring Aperture index Distance scale Foc using ring Rewind c rank knob Len s lo c k index Lens loc k button ShUI t er s peed lever Aperture scale j L _ ___ In f ra red marki ng IL ____ Distance index L ____ _ ____ Depth of fiel d scale ...

Page 3: ...Nikkol mat Camera back Take up spool Sprocket Film guide rails Shutter curtain Finder eyepiece Synch _ socket Film pressure plate L _ _ _ _ Rewind button Tripod socket Film chamber 3 w J U Z w o z ...

Page 4: ... 24 x 36mm Eye level type using roof prism Eyepiece accepts ac cessory angle finder as well as ye correction lenses Circular micro prism spot in center dia 4 mm sur rounded by a mat ring to 12mm dia Remain ing area is Fresnel lens Screen field covers 92 of the actual picture field Automatic return following exposure Double focal plane type The shutter curtains made of metal run vertically Shutter ...

Page 5: ...r ture M contact and X contact provided with automatic t ime la g adjustment Synchronizes to X contact and speed light flash at the shutter speed of 11125 sec or slower Built in Starts by depressing the shutter release button Automatically returns to S Start with the camera back opened 146 mm width x 95 mm height x 33 mm thickness x 73 mm shoulder height 715 g 5 IJ z o u U w IJ ...

Page 6: ...PICTURE TAKING PROCEDURES 1Load the camera with film 5 FOCUS and compose the picture 6 2Set the shutter speed 6Press the shutter release button One picture frame is exposed ...

Page 7: ...erture to tile proper F number 7 When the whole film is exposed rewind the film back into the original cartridge Nikkormat 4Wind the film advance lever 8 After complete rewindinjl the film can be removed 7 cJ w o w U o l ...

Page 8: ...EXCHANGING THE LENS 8 To Remove the Lens Holding the lens by the milled ring press the lock button and turn the lens barrel clockwise until it stops cautio ...

Page 9: ...osition When a lens is removed the opening in the camera body should not be ex posed to direct sunlight especially with the camera loaded Protect the inside of the camera by using a body cap whenever the camera is carried or kept with the lens removed When the lens is carried separately from the camera protect it from damage and dust by using a case as well as front and rear caps 9 II z W l W J l ...

Page 10: ...he latch to open the camera back Place the cartridge jnto the chamber below the rewind knob Push back the knob to lock the cartridge in place 2 Pull up tne rewind knob 6 Gently push the flIm advance lever forward to catch the flIm securely ...

Page 11: ...erfora tion engaged in the teeth of the transport sprocket close the camera which if properly closed should click shut Nikkormat 4 In sert the trimmed end of the film into the slit Turn the rewind knob gently in 7 the direction of the arrow on it to take up any film slack in the cartridge 11 z Ci o J ...

Page 12: ...As this is being done note that the rewind knob rotates in the oppo site direction to the arrow on the knob This indicates that the film has been cor rectly loaded and is being advanced pro perly Exposure Counter The exposure counter now registers 0 With the film advance leyer operated again the counter will register 1 and the camera is ready for the first shot It then continues to register the nu...

Page 13: ...wind crank on the rewind knob Turn the crank in the direction of the arrow When the whole film is rewound and de tached trom the take up spool a release in the film tension will be felt Open the camera in subdued light 13 For 20lh shol For 36 1h shol Nikko mat Pull up the rewind knob Remove the film cartridge from the camera The rewind button on the camera bottom will snap back into position when ...

Page 14: ...e numbers from 1 to 1000 repre sent the denominations of the shutter speeds in sec Thus for example the figure 125 represents 1 125 sec The speeds are so arranged that each subsequent speed is twice as high as the preceding The shutter speed lever clicks at each marked number The shutter does not give an intermediate exposure time except from 1 250 to 1 1000 sec When set at B the shutter will rema...

Page 15: ...dot Each number will permit the passage of half the light of the number preced ing it Thus F1 8 will allow half the light allowed by F 5 6 COMBINATION OF SHUTTER SPEED AND APERTURE The amount of light admitted through the lens to fall on the film is adjusted by the exposure which is determined by the combination of the shutter speed and aperture of the lens Therefore a number of different combinat...

Page 16: ... the shutter since any jarring or Vibra tion will result in a blurred picture Every effort should be made to familiarize one self with holding the camera and operating its controls In holding the camera the eye should look through the center of the viewfinder and the camera itself should be held firmly against the face ...

Page 17: ...aken The subject to be photographed is brought into sharp focus on the viewing screen by turning the focusing ring of the lens When the image is brought into focus the image within the micro prism in the center of the viewing field appears crisp and clear The distance between the camera and the subject can be obtained after focusing by reading the number engraved on the focusing ring opposite the ...

Page 18: ...imini sh Within certain limits howevet these may appear reasonably and acceptably sharp The range within which points in front of and behind the point of focus appear acceptably sharp is called the depth of field Depth of field increases as the aperture of the lens is made smaller Shortening the lens focal length or increasing the distance between lens and subject also increases depth of field The...

Page 19: ... on either side of the black index will be between 8 ft and 00 T is means that a picture taken at Fj16 with the lens focused at 15 ft will show a range of acceptable sharpness be tween 8 ft and 00 The sharpest point will be at 15 ft DEPTH OF FIELD PREVIEW BUTTON Nikko mat Press the button located on the camera top at the right side of the viewfinder viewed from behind the camera and the aperture d...

Page 20: ...depress the shutter release button The shutter will auto matically be released after about 8 seconds The self timer can be set before or after winding the shutter It should not be used at the B setting When the timer once starts it cannot be stopped 20 The use of a tripod or similar support is necessary when a shutter speed of 1 30 or slower is used A cable release screwed into the shutter release...

Page 21: ...act distance from camera to subject Nikkormat When taking infra red pictures an extra focusing adjustment must be made The subject should be focused as for normal photography the distance be tween the camera and the subjec t should then be noted from the focusing ring and the ring rotated so that this distance is brought to the red dot engraved on the depth of field scale 21 ...

Page 22: ...flash can be used provided he unit is equipped with a standard PC flash cord tip The red M socket on the side of the camera should be used with all M or FP class flash bulbs lhe black X socket is a zero delay socket and is used for electronic flash and F class bulbs Be sure you plug into the correct socket The shutter speed range which will permit positive synchronization with each class of flash ...

Page 23: ...subject distance which will be furnished with the instructions accompanying the flash unit and or the particular flash bulbs Nikkormat Ji _ n i i 41 _ I Compensated by flash Even in bright daylight the use of a flash is sometimes quite effective as an auxiliary light source to compensate for a great difference in brightness be tween the subject and the background 23 z o N Z o J U Z en J en J ...

Page 24: ... the buttons one located on either side of the hood the hood is attached or detached The hood will also fit directly over a screw in filter permitting use of both units with the lens at one time The hood can also be stored in reverse position on the lens Screw in Lens Hood Screw in hoods can be used with screw in fil ers or Series filters However screw in filters are recommended because the hood i...

Page 25: ... the normal ex posure is required e g use 1 30 in stead of 1 60 sec or change the aper ture from say F 8 to F 5 6 Correct filter factors also depend upon color of lighting and color sensitivity of fllm used E C c u 1ii E g 2 1 8 g 1ii Type Ught Yellow Medium Deep Orange Red Green light Deep Ultra violet Polarizing Neutral Density Skylight Amber light Deep light Blue Medium Deep Designation Y 43 Y ...

Page 26: ...INTERCHANGEABLE NIKKOR LENSES FOR NIKKORMAT FS 26 ...

Page 27: ...Nikkor Auto Automatic 55mm F 3 5 Telephoto Nikkor Auto 85 mm F 1 8 Automatic Closest focus Hood distance 0 6m Screw in and 2ft 0 3m Screw in and 1 ft 0 3m and 1ft Screw in 0 3m Screw in and 1 ft 0 6m Snap on and 2 ft 0 6m Snap on and 2 ft 0 6m Snap on and 2 It 0 241 m Screw in or 9 1 2 in 1m Screw in and 3 5 It Filter Weight 52 mm 215g 52mm 200g 52 mm 290 g 52mm 285 g 52mm 205g 52 mm 325g 52mm 420...

Page 28: ... 1 5 m Built in 52mm 620 g and 5 It Telephoto Nikkor Auto 200mm F4 Automatic 3m Built in 52mm 600 g and 10 It Medical Nikkor With built in speed light Special purpose 200mm F 5 6 Automatic 670 g Repro ratios 1 15 3 x with attachment lenses Telephoto Nikkor Auto 300mm F 4 5 Automatic 4m Built in 72mm 1 kg and 13 It Ultra Telephoto Nikkor Auto 400mm F 4 5 Automatic 5m Built in 1 9 kg Used with Focus...

Page 29: ... or B 5 ft Auto Nikkor Telephoto 4 m or 13 It Zooming Zoom B5 250 mm Automatic With attach ment lens F 4 F 4 5 2 2 m or 7 5 ft Auto Nikkor Telephoto 4m or 13ft Zooming Zoom 200 600 mm Au omatic With attach ment lens F 9 5 F 10 5 2 3 m or7 5 ft Hood Filter Built in 122 mm Built in 122 mm 34 5 mm Slip on Built in Slip on 52mm Built in Built in 122mm Screw in 52mm 95mm Screw in Series 9 Screw in Seri...

Page 30: ...ACCESSORIES EXCLUSIVELY USED ON NIKKORMAT FS 30 ...

Page 31: ...ing glass of the finder eye piece Prevention of extraneous light by the use of the eyecup not only serves to avoid the influence of the light upon the built in ex posure meter but also ensures crispness of the finder image Nikkormat Eveready Cases Made of gen uine lea ther Two t ypes sem i soft and hard are available each with a det ach able front The tripod socket at the bottom permits attachin g...

Page 32: ... used on the Bellows for photography from infinity to I x repro ratio For attaching BRI tube is required Reprocopy Outfit Consisting of bracket post and table clamp or carrying case wh ich serves as a base plate Con veniently used for reprocopy and close ups Bellows Focusing Attachment Perm its continuous elongation of the lens to camera distance for close ups and macrophoto graphy up to 3 5 with ...

Page 33: ...change over socket for using AG 1 or pin less miniature bulbs Expo sure calculator 8 flash cord cor nection Accepts 15 volt battery Nikkormat EI Nikkor 50 mm F 2 8 Optically and mechanically ideal enlarging lens with screw mount White colored F number fig ures especially convenient for darkroom use Microscope Adapter Connecting the camera with a standard micro scope it fac ilitates photomicrograph...

Page 34: ... but also if left for a long time will corrode the lens surface 4 Do not wipe the lens surface tOJ often with 34 out any need If need arises first remove dust using a brush and thereafter wipe it using washed out cotton cloth or lens tissue soaked with a bit of alcohol 5 The camera should be stored at a place free from dust and moisture 6 If the camera is dropped in water bring it immediately to a...

Page 35: ...Guarantee Card No Camera No I Purchased Name of Owner Address ...

Page 36: ...U K K 1 7 Nihonbashi dori Chuo ku Tokyo Japan Nishikawa Bldg l 272 3311 NIPPON KOGAKU USA INC 623 Stewart Avenue Garden City N Y 11533 U S A NIKON AG Kirchenweg 5 8008 Zurich Switzerland Printed in Japan 65 10 Be e ...