• u >X%"i--xi;i|slrt-r 4ÍI-&IÍ, !t!,1‘#H*lLL>X=í -c 'У 7?r LT«L'T < ti
it'. ífc, №BSlÍ'»l:LTl(S»LT<f;StL \^ > X ШЧ ÜiLtz i tm
LíTi, L>Xi;Sæii)±**<Jab-3fcU, т-дл'^»Г4Ь'^Л*'*и í
f.
NOMENCLATURE
1 Macro Range Line
2 Distance Scale
3 Macro Focusing Button
4 Distance Scale Index Line
5 Infrared Line
6 Focusing Ring
7 Focal Length Scale
8 Zooming Ring
9 EE Servo Coupling Post
to Meter Coupling Shoe
11 Aperture-Direct-Readout Scale
12 Aperture Indexing Post
13 Focal Length/Aperture Index Dot
14 Aperture Scale
15 Meter Coupling Ridge
16 Aperture Ring
FOREWORD
With a twist of its zooming ring, the Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.5 offers you a
choice of the most widely used focal lengths from 35mm wideangle through
50mm normal, to 70mm moderate telephoto with everything in between. In
addition, at the 70mm focal length setting a special macro focusing button
allows you to shoot macro photography down to 0.35m (1.2 ft) camera-tosubject distance. At this distance, the subject is pictured 1/4X life size.
Contributing to its compact design, the front attachment size was reduced to
62mm—appreciably smaller than the 72mm size usually found on other Nikon
wideangle zoom lenses. In addition, it has independent focusing and zooming
rings, allowing rapid changes of focal length without affecting the focusing.
With an innovative optical design of 10 elements in 9 groups, the Zoom-Nikkor
35-70mm delivers sharp images with virtually no distortion. Moreover, Nikon
Integrated Coating (NIC) was applied to the air-to-giass surfaces of lens elements
to minimize ghost images and flare while insuring better contrast and color
rendition.
Actually four functions in one (wideangle, normal, telephoto and macro), the
Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.5 is perfect for snapshots, travel and wedding photog
raphy, portraits, and macro photography.
The lens couples fully to both the full-aperture metering systems and automatic
diaphragm mechanisms of all Nikon and Nikkormat cameras.
MOUNTING---------------------------------------------------------------- A
Align the aperture index of the lens with the mounting index of the camera: then
position the lens in the camera’s bayonet mount. Twist the lens counterclockwise
until it clicks into place.
When mounting the lens on a camera with a meter coupling lever (Al type),
make sure that the camera’s meter coupling lever is correctly positioned; when
mounting on a camera without this lever (non-AI type), ‘‘manual" maximum aper
ture indexing is required, In both cases, refer to the camera’s instruction manual.
FOCUSING--BC
The Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.5 focuses from infinity down to 0.7m {2.5 ft). Note
that the longer the focal length, the larger the image and the shallower the depth
of field. To focus, rotate the focusing ring until the image on the viewfinder
screen appears sharp and crisp. (You don’t have to refocus every time you
change focal lengths.) You can prefocus by using the distance scale, which is
engraved in both meters and feet on the focusing ring. Make sure you align for
distance index (black dot) with the camera-to-subject distance as measured or
estimated
Macro Focusing
By setting the zooming ring to 70mm (engraved in orange) and pulling back the
macro focusing button (so that the arrow on the button is directly above the
orange M on the zooming ring), you can focus continuously from infinity (»)
down to 0.35m (1,2 ft). At this distance, the reproduction ratio is 1/4X. The
macro focusing range is indicated by an orange line on the focusing ring. With
the macro focusing button engaged, the zooming ring is locked at the 70mm
setting.
To return the lens to normal zoom operation, turn the focusing ring until the
orange line is no longer opposite the white distance index and push the macro
focusing button forward. Now, you can rotate the zooming ring as usual.
Recommended Focusing Screens
Various interchangeable focusing screens are available for Nikon F3- and F2-
series cameras to suit any type of lens or picture-taking situation. Those which
are recommended for use with this Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/3.5 lens are listed
below. As to the screens used for Nikon cameras other than F3- and F2-series
cameras (e.g., Nikon FA. FE2, FM2 and FE), refer to the column for F3-series
cameras. (For details, also refer to your focusing screen’s instruction sheet).