NOMENCI-ATURE

Maxi mu m aperture indicator

Meter coupling pin

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Ready-light

Shutter-speedindex
Shutter speedscale
(for extra-long exposure)

Shutter-speedscale

V i ew fi ndereyepi ece

Ready-light contact

Meter w i ndow

Finder releaselever

A S A fi l m-speedi ndex ri ng

Film-speedscale
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Foreword
A t t a c h i n gt h e P h o t o m i c F i n d e r 6
Sh u t t e r - s p e e dc o u p l i n g 7
L e n s - a p e r t ur e c o u p l i n g 8
M a x i m u m a p e r t ur e i n d i c a t o r 9
S e t t i n gt h e f i l m s p e e d . 10
I n s t a l l i n gt h e B a t t e r i e s. . . . 11
C h e c k i n gt h e b a t t e r i e s. . . . 12
E x p o s u r eM e a s u r e m e n t
( f u I l - a p e r t u r em e t h o d ) 't3
S w i t c h i n gt h e m e t e r o n . . 13
D e t e r m i n i n ge x p o s u r e 14
C h o i c e o f s h u t t e r - s p e e d / l e n s - a p erret u
combinations. . . 16
E x t r e m e l o w - li g h t m e t e r i n g 17
M e t e r i n gr a n g e. 18
U n u s u a l l i g h t s i t u a t i o n s. . 't9
E x p o s u r eM e a s u r e m e n t S : p e c i a lC a s e s . 22
S t o p - d o w n e x p o s u r em e a s u r e m e n t . . . 22
Exposurecorrection for special
l e n s / f o c u s i n g - s c r e ecno m b i n a t i o n s . . . . . . . 2 4
R e p r o - c o p y i n gs, l i d e - c o p y i n ga n d
photomicrography ....26
C a r ea n d H a n d l i n g . . 28
Features/Specifications ...30
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TheNikonWarranty ......3'l
FOREWORD
Designed to fit any Nikon F2 camera,the Pho-
t o m i c F i n d e r D P - 2 i n c o r p o r a t e sa p r e c i s ec e n t e r -
weighted CdS exposure metering system coupled
t o t h e l e n s - a p e r t u r ea n d s h u t t e r - s p e e d c o n t r o l s .
l n s t e a d o f t h e u s u a l m e t e r n e e d l e ,l i g h t - e m i t t i n g
diodes in the viewfinder glow bright red in two
signal lights to indicate correct exposure. The
signallights are also visibleon top of the finder.
B e s i d e sp r o v i d i n g e a s y - t o - s e em e t e r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n
even in poor light, the finder extends meter
s e n s i t i v i t y d o w n t o E V - 2 ( 8 s e c o n d sa t f 1 1 . 4 w i t h
a n A S A 1 0 0 f i l m ) . I n c o m b i n a t i o nw i t h t h e E E
A p e r t u r e C o n t r o l A t t a c h m e n t D S - 1 a c c e s s o r yt,h e
Photomic Finder DP-2 provides the Nikon F2
c a m e r a w i t h a u t o m a t i c e x p o s u r em e t e r i n gc o n t r o l .
 A T T A C H I N GT H E P H O T O M I C F I N D E R

T o a t t a c h t h e f i n d e r t o t h e c a m e r am o u n t e d w i t h a l e n s ,
f i r s t s e t t h e l e n sa p e r t u r ed i a p h r a g ma t a n y n u m b e r s m a l l e r
than f/5.6, center the meter coupling pin and loosely
p l a c e t h e f i n d e r i n p o s i t i o n . P r e s st h e f i n d e r d o w n g e n t l y
u n t i l i t c l i c k s i n t o p l a c e a n d t h e t w o c l a m p ss e t t l ei n t o
positionT . h e n t u r n t h e l e n sa p e r t u r er i n g t o t h e m i n i m u m
aperture setting until the meter coupling pin and lens
c o u p l i n gp r o n ga r e l i n k e d .
M o u n t i n g t h e f i n d e r o n t h e c a m e r ab o d y w i t h o u t a l e n s i s
simple. Just set the finder in position and pressit
d o w n w a r dg e n t l y u n t i l i t c l i c k si n t o p l a c e .
T o r e m o v e t h e f i n d e r , d e p r e s st h e b a s eo f f i n d e r r e l e a s e
l e v e r a n d t u r n t h e l e v e r d o w n w a r d , t h e n p r e s st h e f i n d e r
r e l e a s eb u t t o n o n t h e b a c k o f t h e c a m e r a .T h e f i n d e r w i l l
c o m e l o o s ea n d c a n b e l i f t e d o u t .

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S h u t t e r - S p e e dC o u p l i n g
W h e n t h e P h o t o m i c f i n d e r i s a t t a c h e dt o t h e c a m e r a ,t h e
s h u t t e r - s p e e d i a l o n t h e c a m e r a i s i n a c c e s s i b l eT. h e r e -
f o r e , a n a u x i l i a r y s h u t t e r - s p e e ds c a l e i s p r o v i d e d o n t h e
finder. With the finder in place,rock the shutter-speed
s e l e c t o ru n t i l i t e n g a g e st h e d i a l o n t h e c a m e r aa n d t h e
two rotate together.
 T h e P h o t o m i c f i n d e r t a k e s a d v a n t a g eo f t h e a u t o m a t i c
d i a p h r a g mf e a t u r eo f N i k k o r A u t o l e n s e st o m e a s u r el i g h t
w i t h t h e l e n s w i d e o p e n . F u l l - a p e r t u r em e t e r i n gg i v e sa
b r i g h t , c l e a r f i n d e r i m a g e f o r v i e w i n g a n d f o c u s i n ga n d
m i n i m i z e st h e e f f e c t o f l i g h t e n t e r i n gt h e v i e w f i n d e rf r o m
the eyepiece.
I n o r d e r t o m e a s u r ee x p o s u r ea t f u l l a p e r t u r ew i t h l e n s e s
h a v i n g d i f f e r e n t m a x i m u m a p e r t u r e s t, h e m e t e r m u s t b e
c o u p l e d w i t h t h e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r eo f t h e l e n s i n u s e .

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T h i s i s d o n e e a c h t i m e t h e l e n s i s a t t a c h e d o r c h a n g e da s
follows:
P o s i t i o n t h e l e n s i n t h e c a m e r a ' sb a y o n e t m o u n t s o t h a t
t h e i n d i c a t o r d o t s o n t h e l e n s a n d t h e c a m e r ab o d y a r e
a l i g n e d .G r a s p t h e l e n s b y t h e w h i t e m i l l e d r i n g a n d t w i s t
i t c o u n t e r c l o c k w i s eu n t i l i t c l i c k s i n t o p l a c e . T u r n t h e
a p e r t u r er i n g a l l t h e w a y t o t h e m i n i m u m a p e r t u r es e t t i n g
(largestf/number), then all the way in the opposite
d i r e c t i o n .T h i s s t e p a u t o m a t i c a l l yf i t s t h e c o u p l i n g p i n o f
the Photomic finder into the couplingprong on the lens
a n d a d j u s t st h e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r eo f t h e l e n s .

Maximum Aperture lrrdicator

The above adiustment can.be verified by checkingthe
maximum aperture indicator in the window on the
Photomic finder. The scale has a range from f l'1.2 to
f 1 5 . 6 .F o r e x a m p l e ,i f t h e 2 4 m m f 1 2 . 8 l e n s i s m o u n t e d o n
t h e c a m e r a ,2 . 8 s h o u l d a p p e a ri n t h e w i n d o w .
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Setting the Film Speed

The exposure meter of the Photomic finder must be
a d j u s t e d f o r t h e s p e e d( A S A n u m b e r ) o f t h e f i l m i n u s e .
L i f t u p t h e m i l l e d r i n g a r o u n d t h e f i l m - s p e e dd i a l a n d t u r n
i t s o t h a t t h e f i l m s p e e da p p e a r so p p o s i t e t h e r e d a r r o w .
T h e f i l m - s p e e dd i a l c o v e r sa r a n g ef r o m A S A 1 2 t o 6 4 0 0
w i t h t w o d o t s b e t w e e ne a c h p a i r o f n u m e r i c a ls e t t i n g sf o r
intermediate v a l u e s s, u c ha s A S A 6 4 , 8 0 , 1 2 5 , e t c .

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T w o 1 . 5 V s i l v e r - o x i d eb a t t e r i e sa r e s u p p l i e d w i t h t h e
P h o t o m i c f i n d e r . T h e y m u s t b e i n s t a l l e di n t h e b a t t e r y
c h a m b e r o n t h e N i k o n F 2 c a m e r a b a s e p l a t eb e f o r e t h e
m e t e rc i r c u i tw i l l o p e r a t e .
T o i n s t a l l t h e b a t t e r i e s t, w i s t t h e b a s e p l a t ec a p w i t h a c o i n
o r s i m i l a r o b j e c t t o r e m o v e i t a n d d r o p t h e b a t t e r i e si n t o
t h e c h a m b e r . M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e p l u s ( + ) s i d e f a c e so u t .
T h e n r e p l a c et h e c a p .

C a u t i o n : R e m o v e t h e b a t t e r i e sw h e n t h e c a m e r a i s n o t
u s e df o r l o n g p e r i o d s .
A t b e l o w - f r e e z i n tge m p e r a t u r e st,h e b a t t e r i e sm a y m a l -
f u n c t i o n o r c e a s et o o p e r a t e u n t i l t h e t e m p e r a t u r er i s e s
a g a i n . B e c a r e f u l n o t t o e x p o s e t h e m t o s e v e r ec o l d f o r
l o n gp e r i o d s .
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continued

Checkingthe Batterics
P u l l o u t t h e f i l m - a d v a n c el e v e r t o u n c o v e r t h e r e d d o t o n
top of the camera and watch the signal lights in the
viewfinder or on top of the finder. lf either of the two
l i g h t s g l o w s w i t h a b r i g h t r e d l i g h t , t h e b a t t e r i e sa r e i n
g o o d c o n d i t i o n . l f n o t , t h e y n e e dt o b e r e p l a c e d .

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E X P O S U RMEE A S U R E M E N T ( f u l l - a p e r t u
The exposure meter of the Photomic finder features a
c e n t e r - w e i g h t e dt h r u - t h e - l e n sm e t e r i n g s y s t e m c o u p l e d t o
the shutter speedand aperture controls. The meter reads
the light over the entire focusing screen but favors a
c e n t r a l a r e a . T h i s a l l o w s y o u t o m a k e p r e c i s er e a d i n g o f
t h e s e l e c t e ds u b i e c t a r e a .

Switching the Meter On

T h e f i l m - a d v a n c e l e v e r a l s o s e r v e sa s a n o n - o f f s w i t c h f o r
t h e e x p o s u r em e t e r . T o t u r n t h e m e t e r o n , p u l l o u t t h e
lever just enough to uncover the red dot on top of the
c a m e r a .W h e n t h e m e t e r i s n o t i n u s e , p r e s st h e l e v e r f l u s h
a g a i n s tt h e c a m e r a b o d y t o a v o i d b a t t e r y d r a i n .
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Ex p o s u re
D e te rmi n i n g
The Photomic finder has two signal lights in the view-
f i n d e r , o n e w i t h t h e p l u s ( + ) s i g n f o r o v e r e x p o s u r e ,t h e
o t h e r w i t h t h e m i n u s ( - ) s i g n f o r u n d e r e x p o s u r e .T o
d e t e r m i n e t h e c o r r e c t e x p o s u r e ,f i r s t s w i t c h o n t h e m e t e r
and either of the two signal lights glows. Then turn the
aperture ring and/or shutter-speedselector until both
s i g n a ll i g h t sg l o w .
T h e s i g n a l l i g h t s a r e a r r o w - s h a p e ds o t h a t b y t h e d i r e c t i o n
the arrows point you will know at a glance which
exposure control, the aperture ring or the shutter-speed
s e l e c t o r , i s t o b e r o t a t e d f o r c o r r e c t e x p o s u r e .F o r a d d e d
convenience,the actual shutter speed and the aperture
s e l e c t e da l s o a p p e a r i n t h e v i e w f i n d e r .E i t h e r t h e a p e r t u r e
ring or the shutter-speed selector (except for speeds
s l o w e r t h a n 1 / 8 0 s e c o n d ) p e r m i t s r e l i a b l ei n t e r m e d i a t e
settings for more precise exposure of less than one
f/number. The signal lights also appear on top of the
f i n d e r f o r c o n v e n i e n c ew h e n t h e c a m e r a i s h e l d a t w a i s t
l e v e lo r m o u n t e d o n a t r i p o d . l n l o w l i g h t , t h e t w o s i g n a l
lights may light up at "B" setting on the shutter-speed
s c a l e .l f s o , c o r r e c t e x p o s u r et i m e i s 2 s e c o n d s .

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MEASUREMENT-continued
C h o i c eo f Sh u tte r-S p e e d /Lens-A perture
C o m b i n a ti o n s
T h e a m o u n t o f l i g h t r e a c h i n gt h e f i l m i s d e t e r m i n e d b y a
c o m b i n a t i o n o f l e n s a p e r t u r e a n d s h u t t e r s p e e d .S i n c e t h e
t w o a r e i n t e r r e l a t e d ,d i f f e r e n t c o m b i n a t i o n s w i l l g i v e t h e
s a m e a m o u n t o f e x p o s u r e .T h e b e s t c o m b i n a t i o n d e p e n d s
on the results desired. Use fast shutter speeds to freeze
motion or slow ones to qeate deliberate blur. Small
apertures give greater depth of field, large ones let the
s u b j e c t s t a n d o u t a g a i n s ta n o u t - o f - f o c u s b a c k g r o u n d .
The table below shows how the aperture and shutter
speed are interrelated; all combinations givd the same
exposure.

Aperture rfi.q fl2 f 12.8 tl4 f ls.6

Shutter
speed 1 /s 0 0 1 1 2 s0 1 1 1 2 s 1 l 6 0 1130
(second)

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D r e q u i r i n g2 - t o 1 O - s e c o n d e x p o s u r et i m e a t t h e m a x i m u m
a p e r t u r eo f t h e l e n s i n u s e . F i r s t s e t t h e s h u t t e r - s p e e ds c a l e
a t " 8 " . T u r n t h e s h u t t e r - s p e e ds e l e c t o r w h i l e d e p r e s s i n g
the locking button in the center of the ASA film-speed
d i a l u n t i l b o t h s i g n a l l i g h t sg l o w . R e a d o f f t h e n u m b e r o n
t h e e x t r a - l o n g s h u t t e r - s p e e ds c a l e w h i c h a p p e a r so p p o s i t e
t h e w h i t e d o t . T h e n s e t t h e s h u t t e r a t t h e i n d i c a t e dt i m e
u s i n g t h e s e l f - t i m e ro n t h e c a m e r a ( s e e t h e N i k o n F 2 o r
F 2 P h o t o m i c i n s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l ) . W h e n m e a s u r e m e n ti s
made in this way, the shutter speedvisible in the view-
f i n d e r r e s t s a t " B " r e g a r d l e s so f t h e n u m b e r o n t h e e x t r a -
l o n g s h u t t e r s c a l ea p p e a r i n go p p o s i t et h e w h i t e d o t .
R e m e m b e rt h a t a t l i g h t i n g l e v e l sl o w e r t h a n E V 0 ( e . g . , 2
s e c o n d sa t f 1 1 . 4w i t h A S A 1 0 0 f i l m ) , t h e e x p o s u r e m e t e r
o842
t a k e s2 t o 3 m i n u t e s t o r e a c h a s t e a d y r e a d i n g .

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EEASUREMENT-continued
MeteringRange
lf the two signal lights do not light up even after all
p o s s i b l e l e n s - a p e r t u r e / s h u t t e r - s p e e cd o m b i n a t i o n s h a v e
b e e n t r i e d , t h e n t h e a v a i l a b l el i g h t i s t o o b r i g h t o r t o o d i m
f o r t h e m e t e r ' s r a n g e .S w i t c h t o a n e w f i l m t h a t m a t c h e s
t h e a v a i l a b l el i g h t ; o r m o u n t a n e u t r a l d e n s i t y f i l t e r o n t o
the lens to cut down on the amount of light; or use
a r t i f i c i a l l i g h t i n gt o i n c r e a s el u m i n o s i t y ,w h a t e v e rt h e c a s e
m a y b e . W i t h t h e 5 0 m m f 1 1 . 4 l e n s a n d a f i l m s p e e do f
A S A 1 0 0 , t h e m e t e r ' s e f f e c t i v e r a n g ee x t e n d s f r o m f 1 1 . 4
a t 8 s e c o n d st o f / 8 a t 1 l 2 O O 0s e c o n d .

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Unusu aLl i g h t S it uat ions

W h e n t h e r e a r e s e v e r eb r i g h t n e s sd i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n t h e
s u b j e c ta n d t h e b a c k g r o u n d ,y o u w i l l o f t e n o b t a i n b e t t e r
r e s u l t sb y s e t t i n g u p t h e c a m e r a s o t h a t t h e s u b j e c t f i l l s
the central part of the viewfinder during exposure
m e a s u r e m e n t .F o r e x a m p l e , i f t h e p i c t u r e i n c l u d e s a n
u n u s u a l l yb r i g h t s o u r c eo f l i g h t , s u c h a s a l i g h t b u l b , m o v e
the camera to center the subject for reading, or if
a c c e s s i b l e ,m o v e i n o n t h e s u b j e c t t o t a k e a c l o s e - u p
r e a d i n go f t h e p a r t y o u w a n t t o e m p h a s i z e ,a n d t h e n
m o v e b a c k u n t i l t h e d e s i r e d c o m p o s i t i o n a p p e a r si n t h e
v i e w fi n d e r .
F o r l a n d s c a p e sw h i c h i n c l u d e a n e x p a n s eo f s k y , t i l t t h e
c a m e r ad o w n w a r d d u r i n g m e a s u r e m e n t o p r e v e n tu n d e r -
e x p o s u r ec a u s e db y t h e b r i g h t s k y l i g h t .
F o r b a c k l i g h t e ds u b j e c t s ,m o v e u p c l o s e t o a n d i n c l u d e
d a r k a r e a so f t h e s u b j e c ti n y o u r r e a d i n g .
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EE A S U R E M E N T - c o n t i n u e d

M e a s u r i n gt h e b r i g h t a r e a i n t h e
center of the screen will cause
u n d e r e x p o s u r eo f t h e m a i n s u b -
ject.

rerD G2rF
Keep out stray light!
T h e f i n d e r i s d e s i g n e dt o m i n i m i z e t h e e f f e c t o f l i g h t e n t e r i n g
t h r o u g h t h e f i n d e r e y e p i e c eu n d e r n o r m a l c o n d i t i o n s . H o w -
e v e r , i n t h e f o l l o w i r r g s i t u a t i o n s t, h e u s e o f a f i n d e r e y e c u p i s
r e c o m m e n d e dt o i n s u r e c o m p l e t e e x c l u s i o no f s t r a y l i g h t :
o When the camera is in sunlightand the subjectis in
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For correct exposure,first meas-

ure the light striking the main
s u b j e c t ,t h e n c o m p o s ea n d s h o o t .

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o W h e n a s h a l t o l s u n l i g h t f a l l s b e t r v c c nt h e c y c a n d t h e
e Y ep r ec e .
W h e n t h e s i g n a l l i g h t s o n t o p o l t h c l i n d e r i s u s c d t o d e t t :r -
mine cxposure, the eyepieceshould be coveted rvith thc hand
t o p r e v c n te \ t r . l n c o u sl i g h t f r o m c n t c r i n g t h e l i n d c r .
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MEASUREMEN
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Stop-Down Exposure Measurement
W i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g l e n s e s a n d a c c e s s o r i e sf,u l l - a p e r t u r e
e x p o s u r e m e a s u r e m e n t i s n o t p o s s i b l e ,e i t h e r b e c a u s et h e
l e n s h a s n o a u t o - d i a p h r a g mo r b e c a u s et h e d i a p h r a g mw i l l
not couple with the meter. Therefore, the stop-down
m e t h o d m u s t b e u s e d . T h i s m e a n s m e a s u r i n ge x p o s u r e
w i t h t h e l e n s a p e r t u r e d i a p h r a g ms t o p p e d d o w n t o t h e
taking aperture.First, push the coupling pin up into the
Photomic finder with a coin or similarobiect so that the
f / n u m b e r 5 . 6 a p p e a r si n t h e m a x i m u m a p e r t u r ei n d i c a t o r
w i n d o w . M o u n t t h e l e n s o r l e n s / a c c e s s o rsye t u p o n t h e
c a m e r aa n d s w i t c h o n t h e m e t e r i n t h e u s u a lw a v .

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B e l l o w sf o c u s i n g a t t a c h m e n t , e x t e n s i o n r i n g s a n d f o c u s i n g
I
i:'l.,.rrine exposure,selectthe desiredshutterspeed
and stop down the lens manually until the two signal
l i g h t sg l o w .
Presetlenses
U s et h e s a m e p r o c e d u r ea s a b o v e f o r l e n s e sh a v i n g a p r e s e t
d i a p h r a g ms, u c h a s t h e P C - N i k k o r 3 5 m m f 1 2 . 8 .
A u t o l e n s e sw i t h o u t c o u p l i n g p r o n g
S o m e l e n s e s ,l i k e t h e Z o o m - N i k k o r A u t o 2 0 0 - 6 0 0 m m
f / 9 . 5 , h a v e a u t o d i a p h r a g m sb u t n o c o u p l i n g p r o n g s .U s e
the depth-of-field preview button to stop down the lens
u n t i l t h e t w o s i g n a ll i g h t sg l o w .
R e f l e x - N i k k o rl e n s e s
T h e R e f l e x - N i k k o 5r 0 0 m m f / 8 , 1 0 0 0 m m f / 1 1 , 2 0 0 0 m m
f l 1 1 l e n s e s h a v e n o a p e r t u r e d i a p h r a g m s .A d j u s t t h e
s h u t t e r s p e e du n t i l b o t h s i g n a l l i g h t s g l o w .

, N o t e : S i n c e f o c u s i n g m a y b e d i f f i c u l t o r i m p o s s i b l ea t
s m a l la p e r t u r e sd u e t o i m a g ed a r k e n i n go n t h e s c r e e n ,f i r s t
1l open the lens to full apertureto focus.Then determine
l I t f r e c o r r e c t e x p o s u r eb y t h e s t o p - d o w n m e t h o d .
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E X P O S U R EM E A S U R E M E N T S

Exposure Correction for Special

Lens/ Focusing-Screen Combinations
B e c a u s et h e l i g h t - t r a n s m i t t i n gp r o p e r t i e so f s o m e f o c u s i n g
s c r e e n s d i f f e r f r o m t h o s e o f o r d i n a r y s c r e e n s ,c e r t a i n
l e n s / s c r e e nc o m b i n a t i o n s r e q u i r e e x p o s u r e c o r r e c t i o n t o
c o m p e n s a t ef o r t h e i n f l u e n c eo f t h e s c r e e n T . he numbers
i n t h e t a b l e o n t h e o p p o s i t e p a g e s h o w t h e e x p o s u r ec o r -
r e c t i o n si n f / s t o p s . W i t h t h e P h o t o m i c f i n d e r , t h e m e t h o d
used is to set the film speed (ASA) against the proper
c o m p e n s a t i n gm a r k e n g r a v e do n t h e f i l m - s p e e di n d e x r i n g .
For example, the table indicates a half-stop decrease
( - 1 1 2 ) f o r t h e F i s h e y e - N i k k o rA u t o 8 m m f / 2 . 8 t e n sw i r h
t h e T y p e C s c r e e n .l f t h e f i l m s p e e di s A S A 1 0 0 , l i f t u p
the index ring and set the number 100 on the film-speed
d i a l o p p o s i t et h e - l 1 2 m a r k . W h e n n o e x p o s u r e c o r r e c t i o n
( O ) i s i n a i c a t e d ,t h e A S A r a t i n g f o r t h e f i l m i n u s e s h o u l d
be opposite the red arrow.
= Meosure exposure by the full-aperture method.
f : Use the stop-down measuring method.
J = Neither method works. The viewfinder con be used only
for focusing, not exposure meosurement,
Combinations represented by a blonk spoce ore unusoble
becouse of image darkening or consideroble moire over the
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and
Photomicrography
S o m e e x p o s u r e c o r r e c t i o n m a y b e n e c e s s a r yd e p e n d i n go n
t h e t y p e o f f i l m a n d t h e s u b j e c t o r t h e o r i g i n a l s l i d e .T h e
n u m b e r s i n t h e t a b l e s b e l o w s h o w t h e e x p o s u r ec o r r e c t i o n
in f/stops. Readjust either the shutter speed or the lens
diaphragm according to the indicated numbers, or reset
t h e f i l m s p e e d . T h r e e m a r k s o n t h e f i l m - s p e e ds c a l ea r e
e q u i v a l e n t t o o n e f / s t o p . l f t h e t a b l e i n d i c a t e sa o n e - s t o p
i n c r e a s ew i t h a f i l m r a t e d a t A S A 1 0 0 , r e s e t t h e r e d a r r o w
opposite the number 50.

Original & Slide

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Ready-Light
The Photomicfinder hasa built-in ready-lightfor usewith
unit. The tamp lights up to let you
the Nikon speeUtigtrt
know, without removingyour eye from the viewfinder,
when the speedlightis fully chargedand ready to fire. lt
goes out after the speedlighthas fired. The ready'light
is connectedto the speedlightby meansof an optional
ready-lightadapter.For details,seethe speedlightinstruc'
tion manual.
 HANDLINC
Y o u r F 2 5 P h o t o m i c F i n d e r D P - 2 i s d u r a b l e .H o w e v e r , i t
a l s o d e s e r v e st h e s a m e c a r e y o u w o u l d g i v e a n y p r e c i s i o n
instrument. Follow the simple precautions given on the
o p p o s i t e p a g e a n d t h e f i n d e r w i l l g i v e y o u m a n y y e a r so f
d e p e n d a b l ep e r f o r m a nc e .

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l. Always attach or removethe finder properly.Do not
use excessiveforce in either case.
W h e n n o t i n u s e ,s t o r e t h e f i n d e r w i t h a p r i s m g u a r d i n
a c a s e .A v o i d s t o r i n g i t w h e r e i t i s l i a b l e t o e x c e s s i v e
h e a t ,c o l d o r d a m p n e s s .

F. Avoid fingerprints and dust on the prism surface.

Brush away grit or dust with a soft brush or use a
r u b b e r s y r i n g e .D o n o t u s e c l o t h o r o r d i n a r y t i s s u e .l f
smudges or fingermarks persist, use a lens tissue
s p a r i n g l y d a b b e d w i t h a p r o f e s s i o n a l l yr e c o m m e n d e d
l e n s c l e a n e r .W i p e w i t h a c i r c u l a r m o t i o n a n d g e n t l e
p r e s s u r e .( E v e n a n a p p r o v e d l e n s c l e a n e r c a n c a u s e
d a m a g ei f i t s e e p si n t o t h e p r i s m m o u n t . )
W h e n i t i s n o t b e i n g u s e d f. o r a l o n g p e r i o d , c h e c k t h e

F
f i n d e r p e r i o d i c a l l yt o s e et h a t i t o p e r a t e sp r o p e r l y .
Before leaving for a holiday, m ake a few trial
e x o o s u r e sa n d a l l o w a t l e a s t t w o o r t h r e e w e e k s ' t i m e
f o r f i l m p r o c e s s i n ga n d m a k i n g a n y n e e d e dr e p a i r so r
adjustment.This simple precaution will make your
h o l i d a y a m e m o r a b l eo n e .
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URES
L i g h t m e a s u r i n g m e t h o d : T T L c e n t e r - w e i g h t e d ,f u l l -
a p e r t u r em e a s u r e m e n t .
E x p o s u r e i n d i c a t i o n :T w o l i g h t - e m i t t i n gd i o d e s i n s i d e
v i e w f i n d e ra n d i n w i n d o w a t o p p r i s m h o u s i n g .
Filr ., A S A 12 - 6 4 0 0 .
M e t e r i n g r a n g e : E V - 2 - 1 7 a t A S A 1 0 0 ( 8 s e c .a t f l 1 . 4 t o
1 1 2 0 0 0s e c .a t f / 8 w i t h 5 0 m m f / 1 . 4 l e n s ) .
A p e r t u , r Jc o u p l r t Sr,a n g e : f 1 1 . 2 - f1 3 2 .
S h u t t e r - s p e e dc o u p l i n g r a r ,' , ' 1 - 1 1 2 A 0 0 s e c . , p l u s B , o n
d i r e c t c o u p l i n g ; 1 A b 2 s e c .w i t h m a n u a l o v e r r i d e .
M a x i m u m a p e r t u r es e t t i n gr a n g e : t 1 1 . 2 - t 1 5 . 6 ,
M e t e r s w i t c h : C a m e r a f i l m - a d v a n c el e v e r s w i t c h e sm e t e r
on and off.
B a t l ; ' . , r i , . : c k :P r o v i d e d .
R e a d y - l i g h tc o n t a c t : P r o v i d e d
B a t t e r i e s :T w o 1 . 5 V s i l v e r - o x i d eb a t t e r i e s .
Weight:2709

l n c o m b i n a t i o n w i t h t h e E E A p e r t u r e - C o n t r o lA t t a c h -
m e n t D S - 1 , t h e F 2 S P h o t o m i c F i n d e r p r o v i d e st h e N i k o n
F 2 c a m e r aw i t h a u t o m a t i c e x p o s u r e c o n t r o l i n w h i c h t h e
shutter-speed setting has priority over the aperture
setti ng.

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T h e N i k o n W o r l d w i d eS e r v i c eW a r r a n t y R e g i s t r a t i o nC a r d
w h i c h i d e n t i f i e sy o u r F 2 S P h o t o m i c F i n d e r b y i t s s e r i a l
n u m b e r i s y o u r g u a r a n t e et h a t t h e f i n d e r y o u b u y i s a n e w
o n e .W h e n y o u r e t u r n t h i s c a r d t o a N i k o n d i s t r i b u t o ry o u
will receive your Nikon Worldwide Service Warranty
Certificate,which entitles you to a one-yearwarranty
a n y w h e r et h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d , s u b j e c tt o t h e c o n d i t i o n s
listedin the certificate.
O n l y a f r a n c h i s e dN i k o n d e a l e r c a n p r o v i d e y o u w i t h a
N i k o n W a r r a n t y R e g i s t r a t i o nC a r d . W e c a n n o t g u a r a n t e e
any finder or camera sold to you by an unauthorized
d e a l e rw i t h o u t a W a r r a n t y R e g i s t r a t i o nC a r d , s i n c e i t m a y
be second-hand equipment.