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NOMENCLATURE Preset ring alignment index Preset ring Aperture ring Distance scale Depth-of-field indicators frared index Distance scale index...
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Apertu scale Aperture ring alignment index Focusing ring Shift scale Shift knob Maximum permissible shift value index Maximum permissible shift values Mounti index...
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PC-Ni kkor is ideally suited for commercial properly without tilting or angling the and the photographer take panoramic shots with a Nikon camera having inter- focusing screens, the etched horizontal have so that image quality is truly outstanding. an optical groups.
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Then, if sary, turn the milled shift knob until the distance scale index dot is aligned with the shift scale index dot. mounts on all Nikon and clockwise. neces-...
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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.
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It is important note that must be performed before measurement be performed meter readings may occur. cameras, such as the Nikon F3 camera's memory lock speed before shifting the composition. Since Nikon EM memory lock the correct exposure cannot ed while shifting.
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(photo 3). Note The Type E2 focusing with FM3 Nikon with F2/F3/FE Nikon cameras. ntal lines etched on the screen mera proper perspective correction of of the PC-Nikkor...
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F3- and ries lens cture-tak Those which recommended for your lens a re listed below. For screens with Nikon meras other than F3- series cameras (e.g., Nikon FA, FE2, FM2 FE), refer to the lumn F3-series cameras.
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SHIFT AND ROTATION MOVEMENT 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 combining the parallel movement the lens, ments be made. To shift the lens, turn the knurled shift knob.
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Note: When use a Nikon polarizing filter in combination with lens hood, vignetting will occur even at permissible amount of shift at each click-stop. of shift, however, there in the picture...
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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 spective 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...
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Inevitably, the camera must be tilted in order to include the top of the building and minimize the foreground (Fig. 2). But with the camera plane of the film is no longer parallel to the subject, and because the image size varies according to subject distance, the nearer parts of the subject are repro- duced on a scale larger than those farther away.
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FRAMING - continued The PC-Nikkor's shift and rotation movements enable you to create balanced composition without tilting the camera, that the film remains parallel to the plane of the subject (Fig. 3). To photograph a tall building, hold the camera parallel to the plane of the building.
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PANORAMAS The shift movement of the PC-Nikkor can also be used for making panoramic pictures by joining exposures. Its advan- tage over the normal lens mounted on panoramic equipment is that it enables you to maintain exactly the same film plane in both exposures so that the fin- ished photographs will match exactly.
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To take panoramic shots, place the lens in normal position, shift scale facing upward, and operate the milled shift knob to shift the lens as far to the left as possible. Compose, focus, and shoot. With- out moving the camera, wind the film advance lever to advance the film one frame, and rotate the lens mount through so that the shift scale faces straight...
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PANORAMAS - continued These two exposures together cover a horizontal angle of 78° without turning the camera, 4° more than the range of a 24mm the added advantage of larger image size. The below gives a comparison of the angles of various wideangle lenses and In making a vertical panorama, a 65°...
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CLOSE-UP TABLES Close-up attachments Close-up Lens No.O Close-u lens No.1 Close-up No.2 Close-up l No ,1 +No,2 £2 Ri ng K Ri ng Set PK Ring Attachm ent PB-5 Bellows Attachment Micro-Copy Stand PB-6M Extension Bellows PB-6E Repro-Copy O utfit Model PF-2, PN Ri ng Close-up...
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11 mm off-center shift for perspective control; shift adjustments via at side of lens; shift scales graduations at 1 mm intervals Mount: Nikon bayonet type in 7 groups meters and feet (00) preset ring for Attachment size: Dimensions: Approx. sion from Weight: Approx.
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