Nikon Nikomat, Nikkormat FS User Manual

NOMENCLATURE

Film

plane

indicator

--------

__

--,

Depth·of

.fieIC:

preview

button

--------

--,

Exposure

coun

ter

~

Shutter

release

button

Film

advance

lever

I

'--

,'-'

Should

er strap

eyelet

S

hutter

speed

index

Self·timer

Aperture

ring

Aperture

index

---~...:..:=

Distance

scale

Focusing

ring

,--

---

Rewind crank

knob

Lens lo

ck

index

Lens lock

button

S

hUI

ter s

peed

lev

er

~

----

Ap

erture

scale

-:--j'"":

::::=-....::.:..-..!..,L. ____

In f ra

red

marki

ng

IL-

____

Distance

inde

x

L

____

---.:. _____

Depth·of.field scale

Nikkol'mat

Came

ra

back

----

Take-up

spool-----,

Sprocket----

-,

Film

guide

rails-----,

Shutter

curtain

------,

Finder

eyepiece------,

Synch _ socket

'-----

Film

pressure

plate

L-

____

~

R

ewind

button

~

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'-------

Tripod

socket

Film

chamber

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SPECIFICATION

Film

to

be

used:

Viewfinder:

Finder

screen:

Mirror:
Shutter:

4

The

Nikkormat

FS is supplied

with

Nikkor

Auto

50

mm

Fi

lA

or

F/21ens as a

stand·

ard

equipment

. These lenses have

auto

·

matic

diaphragms

.

NIKKORMAT MODEL

FS

Standard

35

mm

film

in

daylight

cartridges

available

in

36

and

20

exposure

loads . Each

frame

measures

24x36mm

.

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. Remaining 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

speeds,

set

at

B,

1~1/1000

sec., are

graduated

equi

distant

.

A one·

stroke

lever

wind

of

155" advances

the

film

and

winds

the

shutter.

Depth

of

field

preview

button:

Flash

synchronization:

Self-ti~er

:

Exposure

counter

:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Nikkormaf

While being

pressed

, closes

down

the' diaphra

gm

to

the pre-se

lected

ap~r.ture

.

M-

contact

and X-contact

provided

with

automatic

t ime lag

adjustment. Synchronizes

to X-contact

and

speed-lig

ht

flash

at

the

shutter

speed

of 11125

sec.

or

slow

er.

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)

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PICTURE TAKING PROCEDURES

1

Load the

cam

era

with

film

.

5

FOCUS

and

compose

the

picture

.

6

2 Set

the

shutter

speed.

6

Press

the

shutter

release

butt

on.

One

picture

frame

is exposed.

3

Set

tile

lens ape

rture to

tile

proper

F·number.

7

When

the

whole

film

is

exposed,

rewind

the

film

back

into

the

ori

ginal cartridge.

Nikkormat

4

Wind

the

film

advance

lever

.

8

After

complete

rewindinjl" ,

the

film

can

be .

removed

.

7

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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

••

lIikko,mat

To

Mount

the

Lens

After

inserting

the

lens i'nto

the

camera

, wi

th

the

distance

index

on

the

lens lined

up

to

the

black

dot

on

the

camera

front,

turn

the

lens

counterclockwise

, and

the

lens will

click

in

position

.

When a lens is

removed, the

opening

in

the

camera

body

should

not

be ex

po sed

to

dir

ect

sunlight

, es

pecially

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

du st

by

using

a case as well as

front

and

rear

caps.

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LOADING THE CAMERA

1

5

10

Pull

down

the

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

.

3

, : I

Rotate

the

take

·up

sp

ool so

that

the

slit

in

the

spool face

s

upward

.

Holding

the

film

with

the

perfora

·

tion

engaged

in

the

teeth

of

the

transport

sprocket,

close

the

camera

which, if

properly

closed, s

hould

click

shut

.

Nikkormat

4

Ins

ert

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

.

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