Nikon F65 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Meet a Nikon SLR photographer.

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The F65

can do it all.

Great potential is wonderful. Great results are even better. Are you ready to take the step from imagining more stunning photos to shooting them? With a Nikon F65 in your hands, taking betterpictures has never been easier. Simply select a desired mode for the type of photo you want to shoot. Trust Nikon’s Dynamic AFsystem, 3D Matrix Metering, Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash, and other features of superior performance renowned among the world’s finest professional photographers. And capture more magic of unforgettable moments and everyday fun. Every opportunity is yours for the taking when you’ve got the right camera to do it all. Just apply your vision and start experiencing the joy of being a Nikon SLR photographer.

So can you.

With

fully automatic

mode

and five

Vari-Program modes (s d f g h )

you don’t have to be a pro to take better pictures—just press the shutter button.

Crisp, precise film advance and shutter release make

2.5-frames-per-second continuous shooting

supremely assured.

Wide-coverage

Five-Area

Dynamic AF system

keeps subjects in clear focus and eliminates

unintended blurring.

The

auto pop-up

Speedlight,

featuring

Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash

throws just the right light on a scene to make the shot look beautiful and natural.

The big, high-visibility

LCD

lets you check camera settings at a glance.

AUTO

This Nikon SLR is so

compact

and

lightweight

(395g),

anyone can handle it.

3D Matrix Metering

can read atmosphere as well as brightness and contrast, for recording the scene in all its nuanced detail.

Other features include:

• AF-Assist Illuminator

• Multiple exposure

• Exposure compensation

• Auto Exposure Bracketing

• Versatile flash modes including Slow Sync,

Rear-Curtain Sync and Red-Eye Reduction

• Durable metallic lens mount

• Self-timer and optional remote controller

• Dioptre adjustment

• Depth-of-field preview function

• F65D offers data imprinting

Mode Dial

makes

operation

simple

and

intuitive

so great pictures are a snap in every shooting situation.

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It takes a smart AF-Assist Illuminator

to keep focus on a subject when light is low or you’re shooting in total darkness. The F65 keeps your subject looking natural because it doesn’t use a harsh pre-flash that can daze or distract your subject.

Autofocus

▼ Expect more from your pictures. Nikon F65

Dynamic AF keeps the F65 focused as intended, regardless of position of the subject (in red shirt, below) in the frame, using five AF sensors (centre, top, bottom, right, and left).

s a parent, you keep your eye out for what makes a precious moment shine.

It’s good to get to the essence of things at a moment’s notice without a

fuss. Life’s pleasures should be as simple and satisfying as child’s play. Like a

photo shot in AUTO

mode. The key is to take it easy and stay true

to your vision.

You can select one of Five Focus Areas

to activate, according to how you intend to compose the shot. The focus area select button is easy to reach and intuitive to operate without taking your eye off of the viewfinder.

Lock-On™AF keeps focus firmly on a main subject even if some other

object momentarily blocks it in the viewfinder.

Won’t let you miss a shot

The F65’s Dynamic AF system with Five Focus Areas covers various “sweet spots” to keep the subject sharp, even when it’s not in centre frame. It’s all so automatic and easy, you hardly have to think about a thing. Just enjoy capturing the moment!

Stays focused at every crucial moment

The F65’s Focus Tracking with Lock-On™feature keeps a moving subject—even as quick and unpredictable as an animal or a child—in clear focus, as long as the shutter release button is pressed. It’s foolproof and automatic!

ction is spontaneous. No stopping, no posing, no holds barred. And to go with the

flow, it helps to be totally free, far from the routine, and within comfortable reach

of what catches your eye. Shooting in Sports Continuous

mode is fantastic for

freezing sports and other movement on the fly, knowing that you can capture fleeting

moments for posterity.

Natural movement.

That’s what the F65’s AF system lets you capture.

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The four exposure modes—Auto-Multi Program (P), Shutter-Priority Auto (S)

, Aperture-Priority Auto (A), and Manual (M)—offer precise

control of shutter speed and aperture setting combinations, for flexibility in

getting exactly the results that you want.

eing a stranger in a strange land is like a journey to enlightenment that

changes your outlook forever. You start seeing the big picture from a fresher

perspective. Like a shot taken with Landscape

mode—living details, near or

far, come alive in a new way. Then you realise that you’re in the middle of it all.

Metering/Exposure

▼ Expect more from your pictures. Nikon F65

3D Matrix Metering also reads camera-to-subject

Distance

Information

from D-type and G-type Nikkor lenses. This enhances accuracy for every kind of exposure, from close-ups to distant landscapes.

Capturing the mood of the situation

3D Matrix Metering accounts for the entire image to analyse and preserve the special ambience of a scene. The F65 relies on over 30,000 pieces of data in its built-in database referring to every type of shooting situation, in order to capture a particular moment with its mood intact.

Exposure control at your command

Versatile Vari-Program modes give you all the automatic picture-taking latitude you need. Each of the five modes (

Portrait, dLandscape, fClose-Up, gSports Continuous

andhNight Scene) are specifically geared for optimal results in certain situations.

he closer you look, the more art looks like life. Sometimes you want to take

a clear look at every detail. At other times you want to make a single

outstanding point. Whatever finer things in life you want to focus on, Close-Up

mode provides more choice in achieving the right perspective in appropriate depth.

For shooting with complicated lighting or experimenting with various exposure levels, an

exposure

compensation

button lets you compensate exposure within a range of ±2 EV in 1/2 increments.

Metered value –1 EV +1 EV

An electronic depth-of-field preview button

lets you confirm the zone of sharpest focus before shooting in any exposure mode.

multiple exposure button lets

you shoot more than once on a single frame.

Intricacies of light.

That’s what F65 metering lets you explore.

Or you can apply exposure bracketing to three frames in steps ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 EV in

P, S, A

andMmodes (Auto Exposure Bracketing).

Aperture-Priority Auto Shutter-Priority Auto

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e’ve been together as long as she can remember. But it’s clearly her

moment to shine, so we’re leaving everything in good hands and nothing

to chance. The F65’s built-in Speedlight catches the sparkle in those eyes,

and Portrait

mode makes her stand out as pretty as a picture right

where she deserves to be—at the heart of the action.

Flash control

▼ Expect more from your pictures. Nikon F65

Brilliance of colour.

ARed-Eye Reductionlamp is precision-timed to contract the subject’s eye pupils right before shutter release, minimising “red eye” from the final picture.

Enhancing quality of light in a flash

Flash isn’t just for nighttime shooting. It can enhance the look of daylight and twilight shots. The F65’s built-in Speedlight automatically controls flash in order to add just the right light to keep the scene looking natural and create catchlight in a subject’s eyes—not wash out the subject’s face. (

Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash)

Combining flash and ambient light enhances detail all around

Slow Sync is activated when flash is used in Night Scene mode, automatically slowing the shutter speed to provide enough exposure of background detail, while throwing natural-looking illumination on the foreground subject.

ature gives you every opportunity to wonder how light can create such

drama in its shifting moods. Night Scene

mode makes it especially

rewarding to catch the sun’s slow-burning beauty at the end of a long day—even

as it illuminates the down-to-earth details that make the scene really worth

remembering.

That’s what the F65’s flash system lets you reveal.

Attach an optional Nikon Speedlight unit with TTL Remote Cord SC-28/29 to perform remote flash functions. Hold a

remote flash off to the

side to cast proper light on the subject without casting harsh background shadows.

Rear-Curtain Sync fires the flash just before the second (or rear) curtain of the shutter starts to move. The photographic effect is an action-enhancing stream of light trailing the flash-illuminated subject.

A built-in Speedlight quietly pops up and fires automatically when light is low or subject is backlit in AUTO and Vari-Program modes.

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Controls/Accessories

Complete SLR control easily at hand

1 Aperture/Exposure compensation/Film

rewind button

2 Camera strap eyelet 3 Shutter release button 4 Power switch 5 LCD panel 6 Self-timer/AF-Assist Illuminator/Red-Eye

Reduction lamp

7 Accessory shoe 8 Auto Exposure Bracketing/Multiple expo-

sure/Film rewind button

9 Exposure mode dial ! Remote control sensor " Depth-of-field preview button # Focus mode selector $ Self-timer/Remote control button % Camera strap eyelet & Flash lock-release/Flash sync mode button ( Focus area/AF-Assist Illuminator cancel

button

) Lens release button ~ Film confirmation window

+ Camera back lock release lever , Rubber eyecup

- Viewfinder eyepiece . Dioptre adjustment lever / Command Dial : Tripod socket ; Battery chamber cover lock lever

LCD Panel

< Shutter speed = Remote control

> Self-timer ? Aperture @ Flash sync mode [ Exposure compensation \ Focus area ] Auto Exposure Bracketing ^ Frame counter/Exposure compensation

value

_ Battery power { Multiple exposure

Nikkor lenses & accessories

Close-Up Attachment Lenses

SC-28

SU-4 attached to the SB-27

Eyepiece Correction Lenses

Nikon Filters

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CF-61

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Top deck LCD panel

The easy-to-see LCD panel provides vital information at a glance.

Viewfinder LCD information

Most data on the upper LCD panel also appears in the viewfinder LCD, for setting adjustment without taking your eye from the viewfinder.

Focus area select button

Simply use your left thumb to select a desired focus area, even as you shoot. The button can be used to cancel AF-Assist Illuminator operation, too.

Command Dial

Designed for easy selection of exposure, focus area, and a range of other settings.

Aperture/Exposure compensation button

Press this button while rotating the Command Dial to select aperture in Manual exposure mode.

Exposure mode dial

For simple control of F65 exposure modes.

Auto Exposure Bracketing/Multiple exposure button

This button lets you activate Auto Exposure Bracketing or multiple exposure function.

Self-timer/Remote control button

Use the self-timer and it’s easy to put yourself in the photo. The optional remote controller can be used for a similar purpose.

Optional remote controller

Nikon F65D

with data imprint

function

Dioptre Adjustment

Enables near- or farsighted photographers to adjust the eyepiece dioptre to any setting from -1.5 to +0.8m–1.

MB-17

AF Nikkor lenses

The extensive Nikkor range includes Zoom, Micro, Defocus Control, Perspective Control, Super Wide and Telephoto Nikkor lenses, AF-S Nikkors with SWMs (Silent Wave Motors) for ultraquiet, highly precise operation, and VR Nikkor lenses with Vibration Reduction System to minimise image blur that results from camera shake. Every one of these lenses provides consistently sharp results in autofocus and manual shooting.

D-type and G-type AFNikkor lenses

These lenses send subject-to-camera Distance Information to the F65 for enhanced exposure control.

60mm

300mm

Usable lenses with built-in Speedlight

• 28 to 200mm CPU lenses except AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED and AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D IF-ED

• AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED

• Make sure to remove the lens hood.

• The built-in Speedlight cannot be used at shooting distance less than 0.6m.

Vignetting occurs at the edges of the frame resulting in underexposure with the following AF zoom lenses, which have limitations in usable focal length or shooting distance.

AF 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5D: 35mm or longer focal length; AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF: 50mm or longer focal length — 50mm focal length at 1m or longer shooting distance, 70-85mm at 0.7m or longer; AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED: 28mm or longer focal length — 28mm focal length at 1m or longer shooting distance; AF-S VR 24-120mm f/3.5-

5.6G IF-ED: 50mm or longer focal length — 50mm focal length at 1m or longer shooting distance; AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED: 70mm focal length at 1.5m or longer shooting distance; AF 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G: 28mm focal length at 1.8m or longer shooting distance; AF 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6G: 35mm or longer focal length — 35mm focal length at 1m or longer shooting distance; AF 35-70mm f/2.8D: 50mm or longer focal length; AF Micro 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D ED: 70mm focal length at 1.7m or longer shooting distance or 85mm at 1.3m or longer, 105-135mm at 0.8m or longer; AF-S VR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED: 105mm focal length at 1.8m or longer shooting distance; AF 80-200mm f/2.8D IF-ED: 80mm focal length at 3m or longer shooting distance.

Note: The data above relates to positive films. The amount of vignetting decreases when the images are viewed in regular colour prints, the edges of which are cropped during photo processing.

SB-800

AF Nikkors

AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D IF-ED AF 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5D AF 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED AF-S VR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED AF 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G AF 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6G AF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D IF AF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF 35-70mm f/2.8D AF-S VR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED

AF VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF-S VR 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED AF 14mm f/2.8D ED AF Fisheye 16mm f/2.8D AF 18mm f/2.8D AF 20mm f/2.8D AF 24mm f/2.8D AF 28mm f/1.4D AF 28mm f/2.8D AF 35mm f/2D AF 50mm f/1.4D AF 50mm f/1.8D AF 85mm f/1.4D IF AF 85mm f/1.8D AF DC 105mm f/2D AF DC 135mm f/2D AF 180mm f/2.8D IF-ED

AF-S VR 200mm f/2G IF-ED AF-S VR 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED II AF-S 500mm f/4D IF-ED II AF-S 600mm f/4D IF-ED II AF-I Teleconverter TC-14E AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E II AF-I Teleconverter TC-20E AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E II AF Micro 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro 200mm f/4D IF-ED AF Micro 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D ED

Dedicated Accessories

• Power Pack MB-17

Accepts four R6/AA-size batteries.

• Camera case

The CF-61 houses the F65 plus AF 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G, AF 28-100mm f/3.5-5.6G or any smaller lens.

Nikon Speedlights

For more flash power, add as an option a Nikon Speedlight like the SB-800 or SB-600. These extend shooting range, and feature bounce flash, auto zoom and more. Only Nikon Speedlights can communicate with the F65 to transmit data like film speed, zoom, aperture, etc.

Wireless Slave Flash Controller SU-4

When connected to an accessory Nikon Speedlight, the SU-4 enables wireless TTL multiple flash control while using the F65’s built-in Speedlight as a master unit. You can use several SU-4 Flash Controllers simultaneously, too.

TTL Remote Cord SC-28/29

Used with an accessory Nikon Speedlight, it offers easy off-camera TTL flash control capability.

Eyepiece Correction Lenses

Nine optional eyepiece correction lenses let you adjust the dioptre beyond its standard range of –1.5 to +0.8m

–1

Close-Up Attachment Lenses

For a simple way to try your hand at close-up photography. Seven types available: 0, 1, 2, 3T, 4T, 5T, 6T.

Nikon Filters

Nikon offers a full line of filters, including Circular Polarising filters, Soft Focus filters, and Skylight filters, that can add a colourful, exciting dimension to your pictures. For consistently superior results, use only Nikon filters with Nikon lenses.

Nikon Film Scanners

Nikon 35mm/IX240 film scanners SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED and COOLSCAN V ED offer superior-resolution scanning to deliver exceptionally sharp digital images. A new optical system that features the SCANNER NIKKOR ED lens and image correction functions enable easy access to the exciting world of digital images.

COOLSCAN V ED

SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED

SB-600

AUTO

SLOW REAR

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All specifications apply when fresh CR2-type batteries are used at normal temperature (20°C). Specifications and designs are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.

Type of camera: Integral-motor autofocus 35mm single-lens reflex with electronically

controlled focal-plane shutter and built-in Speedlight

Exposure modes: a: AUTO mode; Vari-Program modes (s: Portrait,

d: Landscape, f: Close-Up, g: Sports Continuous, h: Night Scene) ¡: Auto-Multi Program (Flexible Program possible); ™: Shutter-Priority Auto £: Aperture-Priority Auto; ¢: Manual

Picture format: 24 x 36mm (standard 35mm film format)

Lens mount: Nikon F mount (with AF coupling, AF contacts)

Lens: AF Nikkor and AI-P Nikkor lenses (except AF Nikkor for F3AF,

DX Nikkor and IX-Nikkor)

Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level penta-Dach-mirror type, built-in dioptre adjustment (–1.5

to +0.8m

–1

)

Eyepoint: 17mm (at –1.0m–1)

Focusing screen: B-type Clear Matte Screen V with focus brackets

Viewfinder frame coverage

: Approx. 89%

Finder magnification: Approx. 0.68-0.60x with 50mm lens set to infinity (at –1.5 to +0.8m–1)

Viewfinder information: Focus indications, focus area, shutter speed, aperture, electronic

analogue exposure display/exposure compensation value display, exposure compensation, ready-light/flash recommended/full flash output; Five sets of focus brackets (area)/ø12mm reference circle for Centre-Weighted metering

Reflex mirror: Automatic, instant-return type

Lens aperture: Instant-return type, with depth-of-field preview button

Autofocus: TTL phase detection, Nikon Multi-CAM900 autofocus module with

AF-Assist Illuminator (approx. 0.5-3m); Detection range: EV –1 to EV 19 (ISO 100, at normal temperature)

Lens servo: AF: Auto-Servo AF: camera automatically chooses Single Servo AF

or Continuous Servo AF operation according to the subject status, i.e. stationary or moving (including directional information); Single Servo AF (focus is locked when the subject is in-focus); Continuous Servo AF (camera continues to focus on a moving subject), Focus Tracking with Lock-On

™

automatically activated by subject’s status

M: Manual focus

Focus area: One of five focus areas can be selected

Focus Area mode: Dynamic AF Mode with Closest-Subject Priority; Dynamic AF Mode;

Single Area Mode with

M (manual focus)

Metering system: TTL full-aperture exposure metering system; Three metering systems

selectable (limitations with lens used) — 3D six-segment Matrix Metering: with D-/G-type AF Nikkor; Six-segment Matrix Metering: with AF Nikkor other than D-/G-type (except AF Nikkor for F3AF, DX Nikkor and IX-Nikkor), AI-P Nikkor; Centre-Weighted Metering: automatically selected with Manual exposure mode

Metering range: 3D Matrix Metering: EV 1-20; Centre-Weighted Metering: EV 1-20

(at normal temperature, ISO 100, f/1.4 lens)

Exposure meter coupling

: CPU

Exposure compensation

: Exposure compensated in ±2 EV range, in 1/2 steps (except in M or a)

Auto Exposure Bracketing

: Bracketing range: ±2 EV; number of shots: three; bracketing

steps: 0.5, 1, 1.5 or 2 EV (except in

a or Vari-Program mode)

Film speed setting: Automatically set to ISO film speed of DX-coded film in use (manual

not selectable); Film speed range: DX: ISO 25-5000, automatically set to ISO 100 with non-DX-coded film

Shutter: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter

Shutter speeds: In a, s, d, f, g, h, P, A: Automatically set between 30 to

1/2000 s; In

S: 30 to 1/2000 s (in 1/2 steps); In M: 30 to 1/2000 s

(in 1/2 steps), Time

Sync contact: X-contact only; flash synchronisation up to 1/90 s

Built-in Speedlight: In a, s, d, f, g, h: Automatically activated; In P, S, A, M:

Activated by pressing flash lock-release button; Guide number: 12 (at ISO 100, m); flash coverage: 28mm or longer lens; film speed range: ISO 25 to ISO 800

Flash control: Controlled by TTL Sensor; Matrix Balanced Fill-Flash: Built-in

Speedlight or optional Speedlight and CPU Nikkor lens (except in Manual exposure mode); Standard TTL: In Manual exposure mode

Flash sync mode: Front-Curtain Sync (normal sync), Slow Sync, Rear-Curtain Sync,

Red-Eye Reduction, Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Flash Cancel

Ready-light: Flash fully charged: light in green; Full output warning: blinks in green

Flash recommended Blinks when the subject is dark or backlit and Speedlight is

indication: recommended in P, S, A and M

Accessory shoe:

Standard ISO-type hot-shoe contact (sync contact, ready-light contact, TTL auto flash contact, monitor contact, GND), safety lock provided

Self-timer: Electronically controlled; timer duration: 10 seconds

Remote control (optional): Infrared, activated by pressing the shutter release button; Immediate

release mode and 2 seconds delay mode; Operating distance: approx. 5m directly in front of the camera; Battery: One 3V CR2025 lithium battery; Battery life: Approx. 5 years (may differ with usage amount or other operating conditions); Dimensions: Approx. 60 x 28 x 7mm (W x H x D); Weight: Approx. 10g including battery

Depth-of-field Stop-down lens aperture by pressing depth-of-field preview

preview button: button; electronically controlled

Film loading: Film automatically advances to first frame when camera back is

closed (shutter and reflection mirror not activated)

Film advance: Automatic advance with built-in motor; Continuous shooting possible

g Sports Continuous mode (built-in Speedlight cannot be used);

Film advance speed: Approx. 2.5 fps (fresh batteries)

Film rewind: Automatic rewind with built-in motor; Rewind speed with fresh

batteries: Approx. 16 seconds with 36-exposure film, Approx. 13 seconds with 24-exposure film

Multiple exposure: Selectable in P, S, A, M

LCD panel information:

Shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, exposure compensation value, Auto Exposure Bracketing, Multiple exposure, flash sync mode, focus area, battery power, frame counter, self-timer, remote control

Date/time imprint Built-in clock: 24-hour type with timing accuracy within ±90

function (F65D only): seconds a month; leap year adjustment until December 31,

2049; Usable film: ISO 32 to 3200 DX-coded film; Display mode: Year/Month/Day, Day/Hour/Minute, No Imprint, Month/Day/Year and Day/Month/Year; Power source: One 3V CR2025 lithium battery, battery life; approx. three years (depending upon use of data imprint function and other operating conditions)

Camera back: Hinged back with film confirmation window; F65D: Data imprint LCD

panel/buttons

Power source: Two 3V CR2 lithium batteries; optional Battery Pack MB-17 is also

available (for four LR6/AA-size alkaline, lithium, NiCd or Ni-MH batteries)

Power switch: Power ON and OFF position

Exposure meter: Auto meter shut-off 5 seconds after power turned on if no operations

are performed; activated by lightly pressing shutter release button after power is turned on

Battery power In LCD panel, with exposure meter on; N for sufficient power;

confirmation: M indicates batteries are nearing exhaustion; Blinking M

indicates batteries are just about exhausted

Usable number of

36-exposure

(24-exposure) film rolls

per set of two fresh 3V lithium batteries:

Autofocus operation using an AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D lens, covering the full range from infinity (∞) to the closest distance and back to infinity (∞) before each shot, with a shutter speed of 1/90 s or faster.

Tripod socket: 1/4 (ISO 1222)

Dimensions (W x H x D): F65: Approx. 139.5 x 92.5 x 65.5mm;

F65D: Approx. 139.5 x 92.5 x 68mm

Weight: F65: 395g; F65D: 400g

F65 Specifications

At 20°C At –10°C Without flash Approx. 50 (75) Approx. 25 (37)

With flash and AF-Assist Approx. 10 (15) Approx. 7 (10) Illuminator for half of all exposures

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