Nikon FE2 User manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Shutter

speedrmode

selector

Shltter release

Dutton

Shutter retease

f

rngerguard

Neckstrap

eyeiet

Depth

of

f

reld

prevrew

tever

Sell trmeri rnemory

lock

lever

Lens

mountrnq

t

ange

Focusrng

screen

holder

release

latch

Vrewf

r nder

ready-l

ight

Exposure

compensatron

dral

lock

ASA/lSO

f rlm

speed

lng

Vrewfrnder

eyeprece

Rewrnd

fork

Shutter

curtarns

Film

cartrrdge

chamber

F m

gurde

prn

Frlm gurde

rarls

Data

back

contacts

Shutter

speed/mode

selecior

dial rg

Aperture

drrect readout

(ADR)

window

zo

Film

rewrnd

knob

zt

Sync termrnal

(cover

provided)

zz

Lens mountrng rndex

2e

Lens release

button

zq

Meter couplrng

lever

z:

Reflex

mirror

zo

Filnr

advance lever

2z

Film

sprockets

za

Serial

number

2e

Film

takeup

spool

so

Film

anti-curl roller

Lockrng

catch

locl..rng

button

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Depth-of

-f

ield indrcators

34

Aperture/distance

scale

index

3!

Inf

rared focusing

index

36

Metei'coupling

shoe

sz

Meter

coupling ridge

38

Monitor

contact

ss

Hot-shoe

contact

+o

Exposure

compensation

dial

qt

ASA/lSO

film

speed

index

+2

Film rewind

crank

43

Camera back lock lever

44

FxnosrrrP comDensation

scale

45

Exposure

compensation

index

46

Motor

drive coupling

+z

Motor

drive

shutter coupling

+e

Frlm

rewind

button

te

Camera

back

so

Memo holder

i;,1

Distance

scale

Focusing

ring

Lens

mounting ring

Aperture ring

Aperture

scale

Aperture-direct

readout scale

Shutter

speed/mode

index

Multiple

exposure

lever

Frame

counter

Film

plane

indicator

Accessory shoe

6l

TTL f lash auto-stop

signal contact

\04

Ready-light contact

|"0

Motor

drive

electrical contacts

io+)

Battery chamber

lid

6t

Tripod

socket .0!l

Film

pressure plate

oZ

CONTENTS

IilPORTA]{T!....

......19

coNrRols tN DErAr'i... .

. ..:... ....

.... 20-42

Shutter

Speed/Mode Selector Dial.

. .

20-21

Exposuremetering

system.

.......21

Exposureindications

....:.

......22

Automatic

exposu re

photography-

aperture

priority

shooting.

. .23-24

Automat ic

exposure

photography-

shutter speed

priority

shooting

. . . 24

Manualexposurephotography....

.25-27

Stop-Down Exposure Measurement....

....... 28

EV Range

of the

Gamera

. . . . 29-31

Shutter

Release

Button

. ...

32

FilmAdvance

Lever.

.......33

FrameGounter.

.....33

ASA/ISO

Film

Speed Dial.

.

... . ..

34

ExposureCompensation..

.......35

Exposure

Compensation

Dial

35-36

Memory Lock.

.... . .

37

Depth-of-Field

Preview Lever.

38-39

Multiple

Exposure

Lever.

. ..40

Self-Timer Lever.

Memo Holder

fnfrared Focusing Index.

... 42

Film Plane Indicator

.......

42

CLOSE.UP PHOTOGRAPHY.

.

43-44

FLASH PHOTOGRAPI{Y.

.....45-49

Accessory

Shoe.

....47

Viewfinder

ready-light.

48-49

ACCESSORTES.

.50-58

Interchangeable Focusing

Screens

. 50-51

Electronic

Flash

Units .

.... 52

Motor Drive

MD-12

. ..

53

Data Back MF-16.

.. .

54

Anti-Cold Battery

Pack DB-2.

.... . 55

CableReleaseAR-3.

....i.......55

Right-AngleViewing

Attachment

DR-3.

........

56

Eyepiece

Magnifier DG-2.

........

56

Rubber

Eyecup.

.....56

Eyepiece

Correction Lenses

. .. . ..

56

Filters.

....... 57

Lens

Hoods.....

..

-.57

Camera

Cases.

..... 58

Neckstraps

. .. 58

Compartment

Cases.

......58

TIPS

(,1{

BATTERY

USE.

....59

TIPSONCAMERACARE

.....60-61

SPECTFTCAT|ONS

62-63

FOREWORD

Gongratulations! You now

own the

fastest

SLR

camera

on the

market today.

With a maximum

shutter speed of 1/4000

sec.,

you

can halt the most fleeting

action literally

in its tracks.

Complemented

by a

flash

synchronization

speed of

1/250

sec.,

the fastest

in 35mm SLR

photography,

the FE2 makes it

easy

to fill

in the shadows in

strong daylight. These

speeds

are

made

possible

by Nikon's

advanced

camera technology,

employing lightweight honeycomb-etched,

vertical-traveling,

titanium shutter curtains.

In

addition to aperture-priority

automatic exposure from

1/4000 sec.

to 8 sec., the FE2

offers full manual

exposure

control with accuracy

ensured by

digital

quartz

timing. The

camera also has a

battery

power-saving

feature:

a light touch

of

the lockable

shutter release

button

activates the meter,

which

then automatically

switches off 16

seconds later.

Other exciting

features

include

three

bright interchangeable

focusing

screens, automatic

TTL flash

photography

with

a

Nikon

dedicated flash

unit,

plus

rapid film

advance

up to 3.2

frames

per

second with a motor

drive.

lic

obtain the

best

results,

keep

this

instruction

manual

handy

until

you've

become thoroughly familiar

with

the

FE2's

oper-

ation. A

few

minutes wisely

invested now

will

pay

off later in

many

years

of rewarding

photographic

experiences.

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Turn

the camera

upside down

and

use a

coin

to

unscrew

the battery

clip

lid

os

in a counterclockwise

directton

\i]

f

Wipe battery

terminals

clean

and

insert the battery

into

the battery clip

in

accordance

with

the marks

provided

in

the c.lip,

ril;i(lfr(,1

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llle

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Usable

batteries

are

1) one 3V

lithium battery;

2) two

1 55V

silver

oxide batteries

(3

1V), or 3)

two

1

5V

alkaline-manganese

batteries

(gV)

Cautran:

Keep batteries

away

f rom rntants

and

small

children

In case a battery

rs accrdentally

swallowed,

call a doctor

rmmediately

as

the

material

inside the battenes

can cause

ser/ous

problems

Slip

the

battery

clip back

into

the camera

body baseplate and screw

the lrd clock-

wise

tightly into

place

Note.'For more information on batterres,

refer

to

page

59

Note:Thesmall

numbersinthecrrclesindentify

parts

of the camera as

/lsted

in the

NOMEN

CLATURE

seclion

6

:l

.""

Place

the

lens

on the camera, lining

up the

aperture/drstance index

on

the

lens

sq

with the lens mounting

index on

the camera

body

zs

Then

twist the lens

mounting ring

counterclockwise

until the

lens

clicks

into

olace

Confirm

that the

aperture/distance index is right

on top

To remove:

While

pushing

the lens re

lease

buttofl

2a

,

{g;p the lens

mounting

ring

ir

clockwise until the lens

comes

off

While

pushing

the camera

back lock

lever

43

counterclockwise

with

your

f inger,

pull

up

the film rewind

knob

zr

Then lifl

up

further

until the camera

back

pops

open

Notes;

1)

When

changtng lenses

wrth frlm

loaded rn

the camera,

be careful

nol

to expose the

mrrror

box

lo

direct

sunlrght

2) Thrs

camera

rs

clesrgned

exclustvely for

use

with

At /enses

Non.At tenses

cannol

lle used

wilh

a lew

exceptrons.

p/ease

reter

to

page

19

f or more

cletarls

Position the film cartrrdge

in the

film cartridge

chamber

u

wtth the

film

leader

pointing

towards

the takeup spool,

and

push

the

rewind knob

back

down

to

secure

the cartrrdge

in

place

Notes:

1) You can use any 35mm

film cartndge avail'

able

on the

market

D

Avord

loading film

in

direct sunlight

lf

there

ls no

snade avarlable,

turn

your

back

to the

sun and

use

your

own

shadow

to

shield

the

camera

Pull the

leader

across

the camera and

in

sert

it into

any

one of the slots

in the

takeup spool

Turn the takeup spool

slightly

with

your

finger,

so

that the

first

or second

perfo-

ration at the bottom edge

of the

film is

engaged

with the small tooth at

the bot-

tom

oJ

the

slot

in the takeuo soool

and the

too and bottom

oerforations

mesh

se-

curelv

with the f

ilm

sorockets

Pull

out

and

wind

the

film

advance

lever.

making

sure

the

perforations

on

both

film

edges

are

securely

engaged

with

the

sprocket

teeth

and

the film

is

advanced

properly

Also

confirm

that

the

film

is

located

properly

between

both

film

guide

rails rz

and

there

is no f

ilm

slack

Snap

the camera back

shut

Fold out

the f

tlm rewind crank

+z

and

rotate it

gently

in the direction

of

the

arrow

on

the film rewind

knob until

you

feel a slight

resistance

Then fold

the

crank

back

rn

Lrft up

the ASA/lSO

film

speed

ring and

rotate

it in either

direction

until

the

index

dot

+r

is

opposite

the film speed

in

use

Make sure

the exposure

compensation

dial

ro

is

set

at O

These

actions

are es-

sential

to activate

the camera

s exposure

meter

for correct exposure

of

the film

In

use

Notes;

1) The film speed

ls

printed

on

the

film

carton

and

the cartridge

itselt

2

lf

the exposure

compensatron

dral

rs

not

at

O rrrfPr to nqop 36 for

delails

,v

Yvyv

vv rv

10

The

f ilm advance lever

doubles as

a shutter release

button

lock.

to

unlock the

shutter

release

button

z

,

pull

out the fitm

advance

lever

to the

standoff

position

as shown in the

photo

To

dispose

of the f irst few

f rames

exposed

during

f

ilm loading,

continue

to

alternately

advance the film

and

depress the

shutter release

button

until the frame

counter reaches

frame

"l

"

Check

that

the rewrnd

knob is rotating,

indrcating

the film has

been loaded

correctly and is

being

advanced lf

the knob

does

not rotate.

reload

the f ilm

Notes:

1)

Set

the

shutter

speed/mode

selector dral

rs

to A

or a fast

shutter speed

while makrng

blank exposures

2 Up to f

rame

'1

,"

the meter needle

rn the viewf

rnder

does

not

move

and

this

tndicates

that

the meter ts not

functronrno, therefore

do

not

take

ltrctures

prror

to the f trst

f rame

The

shutter

release

button activates

the

exposure meter when lightly

pressed

The meter

stays on for approx 16

sec

after

you

have

taken

your

finger

off the

button

11

While looking through

the viewfinder

tz

after switchlng

the exposure

meter on,

if

the black

meter

needle

swings

into the

shutter

speed scale

range,

this

indicates that the exposure

meter

is

working

properly

Notes.'

1)

When the shutter speed dialis

set at

B

(BulD

or M250 0

tZS) sec

),

tne

black

meter needle doesn'1

move, therefore

You

cannot check

the

battertes

Be sure

to

set

the dral to another

positlon

lf

the

black

meter

needle

still

doesn l

move.

etther

the

batlery

is

improperly

inslalled

(in

whtch case

vou

should

install it

properll

or

battery

power

rs not

suff

icient

(in

whrch case

you

should

cnange

the

battery)

D

You cannot check

the

batterv

Dower

until

the f rame counter reaches

"1

Rotate the shutter speed dial

until the

"A"

is opposite

the

shutter

speed/mode

index

5/

The

built-in

locking mechanism

ensures

that the dial

cannot be accidentally shifted

f rom

the

"A"

(auto

position

)

du

ring shooting.

Note: The

Nikon FE2 camera

has

one

more

shootrng

mode

besides

aperture-priority

auto exposure:

manual operation

For

details about

shooting

in this mode,

refer to

pages

25-26

12

t,u.p{

fu,

Turn

the lens

aperture

ring

'r+

until the

desired f

-number

is

opposite

the aperture/distance

index

on the lens

The

selected

f

-numbrer

appears in the

vrewfinder

through

the ADR

(aperture

drrect readout)

window for

convenient reference

Intermediate

settrngs

on the lens

aperture ring

can

be used

Use

the

following

suggestrons

as a

gurde

in

setting the f/stop

on

the lens

(when

a 50mm f/1

4 is

used with ASA/ISO

IOO

fitm

speed

)

Outdoors

(cloudy):

Il2

B,-f l5

6

Outdoors

(clear):

f

/5 6-f

/11

Outdoors

(clear

at the

beach

or

rn

the mountains):

f

/i l

-f

/16

Note:

The

depth of f reld

as well

as the

shutter speed

can be controlled

by

your

selection

of the

shootrng

aperture For more

rnformatron,

refer to

oaoes

38-39

Many

blurred

shots are caused

by unsteady holding

of

the

camera

Basic holding

posture:

Use

your

left harrd

to cradle

the

camera, with

your

fingers wrapped

around the lens

and

elbow

propped

against

your

body

for

support, as

you

look

through

the viewfinder

Use

you

right hand's

rndex

frnger to

depress the

shutter

release

button

and

your

thumb to

wind the

film

advance lever Wrap

the other fingers

of

your

right

hand

around the

camera body You

can

adapt this basrc

posture

to

both horizontal

and vertical-format

shooting To hold the

camera

steady,

it is

advisable to lean

on

or against

something

strong

and stable

(eg,

a

wall) Also,

you

can look through

the view-

f inder with

the

right or left

eye,

with

the other

eye open or closed

IJ

I rd&h&

The

FE2 is

provided

with

the fype K2

focustng

screen

as standard

for all-purpose

photography

While

looking through

the viewf

inder,

compose

your photo

with the

main

sublect

tn the

center

to

assure

correct exposure

Then turn

the focusing

ring

of

the lens

r?

until

the

sublect

looks

clear

For

precise pinpoint

focusrng on subjects

with distinct contours,

use the

central

split

image

rangefinder; turn the

focusing

ring

until

the

split

image becomes

whole

(R)

for

rapid focusing and

for

subjects

with rndistinct outlines, use

the

microprism collar;

turn the

focusing ring until

the

shimmering

image

becomes

sharp

(B)

When

taking close-ups or

macrophotography

or

shooting

with

telephoto

lenses of

maximum apertures

of approx

f

145

or

smaller,

the

split

image spot

and microprism

collar are

likely to

darken

Therefore, use

the matte

portion

of the screen;turn

the

focusing

ring

until

the image

looks

sharp

(C)

1L

Outside'exposure

range

warnrng

marks

A

(Auto)

Shutter

speed

scale

Shutter speed/mode

indication

needle

Meter needle

M250

tl

Notes;

1) The shutter speed scale

in

the viewf inder rs color coded

black

numbers

indicate reciprocal shutter

speeds

ie

60

means 1/60

sec

,

whrle red

shows actual

shuller speeds

2) The

finder coverage of

the FE2

is

approx 93o/o

The actual

rmage

srze

will be slightly

larger than

the image

seen

tn the

viewlinder.

(.2)

,31

1,4.t

i5)

to,

7,

B

(Bulb)

:8,

I-number

In

use

st

Fine matte/Fresnel

f ield

J0 3mm

dia split-image

spot

ll

I mm-wtoe

mrcropnsm collar

12.

12mm dra

area

(B)

Microprism

focusing

Out of focus

15

Look

through the

viewfinder

and depress

the shutter

release

button

halfway

The shutter speed,

in accordance

with

the sublect

brrghtness,

is then

indrcated

inside the viewf

inder by

the black

meter

needle lf

the

shutter

speed

needle

potnts

above

1/30

sec

,

depress

the

shutter

release button

all the

way.

lf the

shutter

speed

is

1/30 sec.

or below,

turn the

aperture

ring

on

the lens to

make the speed at

least above

1/30 sec

lf

you

cannot

obtain such

a speed,

refer to

gage

24

Notes;

1) A blurred

photo

may result

if

you

take the shot at

a shutter

speed

between

1/30

sec

and I sec

2)

tf the

black

meter

needle rs on either

of

the red exposure

warning

marks.

the shutter

speed

ls out of

the meterrng

range ln lhls case,

you

cannot

obtatn

the correct

exposure

See

page

24 for

more details

Wind

the film advance

lever as far as

lt will

go

to

transport

the

film to the

next frame and

ready

the camera

for

the

Do

not

apply

excessive

pressure

in winding

the

lever

Note: Don't

press

the f rlm

rewind button

4ii

,

or

certarn

f rames

may be

double

exposed

ro

After the last

exposure has

been made,

the

film

advance

lever

won't

move Then

push

the film

advance lever flush

against

the

camera

body

By so doing

the

shutter

release

button is

locked

and keeps

the

exposure meter

switched

off This

action

pre-

vents inadvertent

shutter release

Note:

Even if the

black meter needle

remains inside

the

shutter

speed

scale after the meter

switch is off

,

it will

automatically

be

switched off

in

approx 76

sec

,

and

the

exposure

measuring

circuit will

simultaneously

be cut off

To rewind

the

exposed

film

back

into

the f ilm

cartrrdge,

turn

the

camera

upside

down and

press

the film rewind

button

You

don't have

to

depress the

button all the

way

17

w

\-

tffi

Fold

out

the

film

rewind

crank

and

turn

it

gently

in the

direction

of

the

arrow

untilyou

feelan

increase

in

tension

Give

it a

few

more

turns

until

Ihe

tension

is

gone

and

the

crank

turns

freely,

tndt

cating

the film

leader

is rewound

com-

pletely

back

into

the cartrtdge

#\

Open

the camera back

by

pulling

up the

rewind knob and

take out

the film car

tridge

Avoid unloading

in direct sunlight

lf

there is

no

shade

available,

turn

your

back

to the sun

and use

your

own shadow

to

shield

the camera

Note: Do

not

open

the camera back

before

film

rewinding is completed

ffi

The

Nikon FE2 is

an Al-type

(Automatic

Maximum

Aperture

Indexing)

camera

whtch

performs

full

aperture metering

with

Al-type lenses

such as Al-Nikkor

and

Nikon

Senes E

lenses

The

aperture rings

of these lenses

are

fitted

with

meter

coupltng rtdges

37

(see

illustration

1)

Almost

all lenses now

manufactured

by Nikon

are the Al type

However.

please

conf

irm

whether

or not

your

lens is

Al

before using

tt

wtth

the

FE2.

Al Nikkor

lenses

are identifred

by the two holes

in the meter

coupling

shoe

ro

(see

illustration

2)

Although

almost

all Nrkkor lenses

that have

the Nikon

bayonet mount,

as well

as

Nikon

Sertes E

lenses.

can be mounted

on the

FE2, the

camera

cannot

be used

wtth

Ntkkor lenses

that

have

not

yet

been modified

to

offer the Al facilrty

nor

with

a

few

special-puroose lenses.

because the FE2's meter

coupling

lever

is

f rxed

and

the FE2

does

not

have

a

mirror

lock

up mechanism

For

particulars,

refer

to the

table

below

F

sheye

N kLor

6mm f

/5

6

Not usable

F

sheye N

kkor

10rnm f/5

6 OP

PC Nrkkor

28mm f/4

PC-N kkor

il5mm f/2

B

Llrl-

r dmo d

\

relc,

Couortng

cve'

Clher Nrkkor lenses

that

have not

been

rnod lred

to offer the Al lacility

H

ts camera

s

meter

coupling

lever Serial No 1BO9O1

and hlgh usable

Seria No

906201 and htgher usable

Serial No 851000 and lower

usable

Ref lex-Nrkkor 1000

mm f /11 f tl

.d-ora

,

-€1tr',

OUD]rng

cVo'

Seria No 143002

and higher usable

Ref ex N kkor

2000mm f/l l

Hlts camera's meter

coupling lever

Serial

No

20031 1 and higher

usable

Zoom-Nikkor

200 600mm f /9

5

H ts camera

s

meter

coupling lever

Serlal

No 300491

and

h

gher

usable

Zoom

Nrkkor ED 180

600mm l/B Hits

camera s meter coupling lever

Ser

al

No

1

741 67 and higher usabie

Zoom N kkor

ED 360

1200mm

f/11

Ser al

No 1 74088

and higher

usable

Focus

nq

Untl AU

Not usable

Requires

Al modif icat

on

Note:

The modif

icatron

at reasonable

cost of most non-Al

/enses having

a

meter

coupling

prong

is

avarlable

for the

convenience

of Nikkor /ens

users

For

further

rnformation

concernino

Al lens

modification,

please

contact

your

local

authorized

Nrkon

dealer

Hits

camera s meter coupling

ever

Hrts camera

s

meter coupl ng lever

H ts carnera's meter

coupl

ng lever

tv

The Nikon

FE2 offers

aperture-priority

automatic

mode

oper-

atron and

manual

control

of all

shutter

speeds from B

to 1/4000

sec

,

includrng

the M25O

(mechanically

controlled-1/250 sec

)

and B

(bulb)

settings

To

set

the

desired shooting

mode

or

shrrller sneed rotate

the shrrtter sneed/mode

selector dial

vvvvv.

uPvv

until the desired setting click-stops

opposrte the

shutter speed/

mode index At the A

settrng, a

locking mechanism

is

provided

to

prevent

acodental shifting of

the

setting

To rotate the

dial

from the A

settrng, depress

the

lock

button

ar,

provided

Note

that shutter speeos between engraved

numbers

(i

e

inter-

mecliale sneeds) cannnl

hc rrsed Sinr:e vou

Can

See

the

shutteruvvvvu

/

v,'

'vv

t

\

speed

in

use

rnside the vrewfrnder, rt's

not necessary

to

look

at

the

shutter speed dial

as

you

turn

it

The dial

has

the

following

settinqs

?QOO?34

A

(Autol:

Used

for

aperture

prrority

automatic

mode

shooiing

You

manually

set

the f/stop first:

then the camera automatically

selects

the matching

electronically controlled shutter speed

steplessly

between

B and

1/4000

sec, depending

on the

scene

brightness and the

f ilm

speed

in

use

t I4OOO-8

sec.

(Manual

l:

Used

for full manual

control

of

both

f/stoo and

shutter soeed,

All

sixteen speeds

indicated on the dial are available with timing

accuracy assured by a

quartz

oscillator

Yellow numbers on the

dial

indicate

actual shutter speeds, while

white

ones are

reci-

procals,

i

e

,

2

means

1/2 sec

,

and

4000 means 1/4000

sec

lhe

250 is indicated with

red

which

means

the

fastest

sync speed

for an

electronic

flash

unit

A

one-stop change

will

either

halve

or double the exposure; e.g, a shutter speed

oI 11125

sec

lets

in twice

as

much light

as

a

setting

of 1/250

sec

and

half

as

much liqht as 1/60 sec.

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