Shooting In The Manual Exposure Mode; Speed - Nikon NIKONOS-V Instruction Manual

Shooting in the Manual Exposure Mode
The following procedures apply when you want to:
• Select your own aperture and shutter speed.
• Use an exposure other than what the viewfinder
LEOs indicate.
• Use the "B" (Bulb) setting.
• Use a Nikon Speedlight other than the 8B-103,
SB-102 or 8B-101.
• Use the" M90" (1/90 sec.) setting.
1. Estimate or measure the camera-to-subject dis-
tance'.
2. Unlock the shutter release button.
3. Set the shutter speed/mode selector dial and the
aperture index to the desired shutter speed and
f/stop, respectively.
4. Look through th e viewfinder, compose the scene,
and gently depress the shutter release button half-
* See page 59 for more information.
Shutter speed
set on dial
Correct
shutter speed
way to activate the meter. The viewfinder LED
indicator which corresponds to the shutter speed
you selected will light. If, at the same time, one or
two other shutter speed LEOs blink, the camera's
microcomputer has determined that a different
shutter speed is needed to obtain the correct ex-
posure with the existing scene brightness and
aperture.
To obtain the co rrect exposure , rotate either the
lens aperture knob (in the case of the LWNikkor,
rotate its aperture ring) or the shutter speed/mode
selector dial until only one shutter speed LED
remains lighted.
If the LED overexposure warning arrow ( .... ) blinks,
either turn the shutter speed/mode selector dial to
a faster shutter speed or set the lens to a smaller
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