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Nikon EM Owner's Manual

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Nikon EM
I. Nomenclature
01. Frame counter;
02. Shutter operation mode selector;
03. Shutter release button;
04. Shutter release fingerguard;
05. Film winding lever;
06. Battery power check button;
07. Battery power LED lamp;
08. Neckstrap eyelet;
09. Exposure compensation button;
10. Self-timer;
11. Lens mounting flange;
12. Lens mounting index;
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13. Lens release button;
14. Reflex mirror;
15. Aperture direct readout (ADR) scale**;
16. Lens aperture scale;
17. Lens aperture ring;
18. Lens mounting ring;
19. Aperture/distance scale index;
20. Infrared photography focusing index;
21. Depth of-field indicators;
22. Focusing distance scale;
23. Lens focusing ring;
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  • Page 1 Nikon EM Owner’s manual Nikon EM This text is identical to the Owner’s manual. I. Nomenclature 01. Frame counter; 13. Lens release button; 02. Shutter operation mode selector; 14. Reflex mirror; 03. Shutter release button; 15. Aperture direct readout (ADR) scale**;...
  • Page 2 Nikon EM Owner’s manual 24. Film rewind crank; 33. Film cassette chamber; 25. Film rewind knob; 34. Film rewind fork; 26. ASA film speed selector ring; 35. Film guide rails; 27. ASA film speed setting index; 36. Shutter curtains; 28. ASA film speed scale;...
  • Page 3 Nikon EM Owner’s manual II. Basic Operation 2. Insert two silver-oxide batteries or one 1. Unlock battery chamber 46. lithium battery into battery clip with the “+” sign(s) up. 4. Pull out film rewind knob 25 to open camera 3. Mount lens after closing battery chamber.

  • Page 4: Frame Counter

    Nikon EM Owner’s manual 11. Confirm film advance: film rewind knob 25 12. Repeat Steps 9 and 10 until frame counter ❶ indicates “1”. Camera is then ready to take turns opposite engraved arrow as winding lever is stroked. first picture.

  • Page 5: Shutter Operation Mode Selector

    Nikon EM Owner’s manual IV. Setting Up the Camera Body and Lens A. Install the Batteries Proper batteries: Two 1,55V silver oxide types (S-76, SR-44 or equivalent) or one 3V lithium battery. 1. Unlock the battery chamber lid 46 with a coin.

  • Page 6: Shutter Release Button

    Nikon EM Owner’s manual B. Mount the Lens Proper lenses: Nikon Series E lenses, Al-type Nikkor lenses and others (see list). 1. Remove the camera body. 2. Remove the rear lens cap. 3. Seat the lens on top of the camera body’s lens 4.
  • Page 7 Nikon EM Owner’s manual 5. After closing the camera back, press the 6. To take up film slack, turn the film rewind crank shutter release button ❸. 24 in the direction of the engraved arrow, until you feel a slight resistance. Be careful not to wind the film back into the cassette.
  • Page 8 Nikon EM Owner’s manual C. Focus 1. Aim your camera at your subject, then compose the 2. Rotate the lens focusing ring 23 until your picture through the viewfinder. subject appears in the viewfinder. Out of focus In focus ① Shutter speed scale ②...
  • Page 9 Nikon EM Owner’s manual D. Determine Exposure 1. Set the shutter operation mode selector ❷ to 2. Select an aperture by turning the lens aperture ring ⓱. AUTO. 3. Press the shutter release button ❸ halfway (i.e., cushion your finger with the shutter release fingerguard ❹) to switch the camera’s meter on.

  • Page 10: Exposure Compensation Button

    Nikon EM Owner’s manual E. Shoot 1. Depress the shutter release button ❸ with 2. Advance the film to the next frame by stroking the film winding lever ❺. steady, even pressure. You can move the grooved winding lever with your right-hand thumb in one sweep or a series of short strokes.

  • Page 11: Lens Mounting Flange

    1/90 sec., it is also used for flash photography with an electronic flash unit other than the Nikon SB-E or SB-10. B is for long exposures — the shutter curtains remain open for as long as the shutter release button ❸ is kept depressed.
  • Page 12 VII. Special Accessories for the Nikon EM A. Motorized Shooting with the Nikon MD-E Motor Drive You don’t have to be a pro to discover the excitement of motor-drive photography. The EM’s special, equally compact and handsome accessory, the MD-E, makes motorized shooting easy for everyone.
  • Page 13 The FB-E Compartment Case has been specially designed to accommodate the Nikon EM with a Nikon Series E 50mm ƒ/1.8 lens attached and other EM accessories such as Nikon Speedlight SB-E, Nikon Motor Drive MD-E, Nikon Series E 35mm ƒ/2.5, 100mm ƒ/2.8 and sundry items.
  • Page 14 If you mount the EM on a tripod with a large head, contact between the lens barrel and the head may make it impossible to operate the lens. In this case, use Nikon’s special adapter between the camera body and the tripod head.

  • Page 15: Reflex Mirror

    Picture format 35 mm (24 mm × 36 mm film size). Lens mount Nikon bayonet type. Nikon Series E 50 mm ƒ/1.8 as Standard; other Series E lenses; Al-type Lenses usable Nikkor lenses and others. Shutter Electronically controlled, vertical-travel, metal focal-plane shutter;...

  • Page 16: Film Rewind Crank

    Nikon EM Owner’s manual Exposure measurement Exposure TTL center-weighted exposure metering at full aperture; meter incorporates one silicon photo diode (SPD). EV 2 to EV 18 (i.e., ƒ/2 at 1 sec. to ƒ/16 at 1/1000 sec. at ASA 100 and Metering range with 50mm ƒ/1.8 lens).

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