Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] (See "Stop-Down Measurement" on page 6 for metering procedures. ) To remove the lens from the camera body, press the lens release button on the camera and, keeping the button depressed, twist the lens clockwise. To use the PC-Nikkor as a normal 35mm lens without using the perspective control feature, rotate the lens barrel so ttiat the shift scale faces up. Then, if necessary, turn the milled shift knob until the distance scale index dot is aligned with the shift scale index dot.
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SETTING THE APERTURE
The PC-Nikkor is provided with a manual diaphragm operable from f/2. 8 to f/32 and a spring-loaded preset ring to aid in setting the diaphragm quickly to the shooting aperture; a total of eight click-stop positions, at full -stop intervals, makes for precise placement of the preset ring. [. . . ] For deta il s, a lso refer to the specific focusing sc reen's instruction sheet.
o = Excellent focusing . , = Acceptable focusing The split-image rangefinder , micro prism or cross- hair area is dim _ Focus on the surrounding matte area. 0= Exposure measurement via stop-down met hod Blank mea ns not usable.
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SHIFT AND ROTATION MOVEMENT
The front part of the PC-Nikkor shifts up to 11 mm from the center in a plane parallel to the film, and the whole lens mount rotates through a full 360 0 . By combining the parallel shift with the rotation movement of the lens, an infinite variety of adjustments can be made. To shift the lens, turn the knurled shift knob. The knob should always be turned so that it is facing away from the direction in which the lens is to be shifted. The shift scale shows the degree of shift in millimeters. When the shift scale is facing upward, the lens can be shifted 11 mm to the right of center. In order to shift the lens in other directions, simply rotate the whole lens mount, stopping at one of the 12 click-stop settings provided at 300 intervals, or choosing a desired intermediate position. By combining these two movements, the lens can be sh ifted up to 11 mm from the center in any direction.
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Maximum Permissible Shift Depending on the direction of shift, however, there is a maximum permissible shift, beyond which distortion and/or vignetting may occur in the picture corners, because the film format is rectangular while image area produced by the lens is circular. The amount of maximum permissible shift (7, 8 or 11) is indicated in millimeters at each click-stop on the lens barrel. The diagrams at right show the limits based on the direction of shift.
Note: When you use a Nikon polarizing filter in combination with a lens hood, vignetting will occur even at the maximum permissible amount of shift at each click-stop.
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FRAMING
As long as the camera is held in a position parallel to the subject when shooting, it reproduces scenes more or less as the eye sees them , with no unpleasant perspective distortion. However, shooting from this position often produces unbalanced composition, since the camera is usually used close to ground level. Much unwanted foreground is included in the lower . half of the frame, while part of the main subject, for instance the top of a building, is excluded (Fig. [. . . ] The table below gives a comparison of the angles of various wideangle lenses and the PC-Nikkor panorama range. In making a vertical panorama, a 65° vertical angle can be covered using the extreme rise and fall shifts, with the camera still in the horizontal position. 4 xJl7 - 8. 4 x lV) (15, 1 X22. 6- 7. 3 Xl0 , 9) (6. 2 x9, 3- 4, 2 x6 , 3) (15. 0 x 22. 5 - 1. 6 x 2. 4) (10. 9 X16, 3-1. 5 x 2. 3) (2, 0 x3. 0- 0. 47 xO. 70) (1 . 8 x V-0 , 42 xO. 63) (1. 8x 2. 7 - 0. 55 XO. 83) (1 , 8 X2. 7-0, 34 XO. 52) (49. 6 x 74. 4-13. 1 x 19. 6) (1. 7 x 2. 5 -1. 5 x 2. 2)
Focused distance
60. 1- 11 . 2 18, 0-9, 6 13. 8 - 9 , 0 6, 3- 7. 4 13. 2 -7. 1 10, 6-7. 2 6. 9- 11 , 6 7, 0-12. 5 7, 0- 10. 6 7. 0-21. 4 33. 6- 11. 8 7. 1- 7. 3 (153 -26. 5) (45. 7- 24, 3) (34, 9-22. 9) (21, 1- 18. 7) (33. 5-16. 1) (27. 5 -16. 2) (17. 6- 29. 5) (17. B- 31. 7) (17. 8-26. 9) (17, 8 - 54. 4) (85. 3 - 30. 0) (18. 0- 16. 4)
Close-up Lens No. O
Close-u p lens No. 1 Close-up l ens No. 2
1/39 - 1/4. 6
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1/6. 3-113. 0
31. 2 - 10, 6 (79. 3-26, 8)
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