Eyepiece Shutter Lever; Accessory Shoe - Nikon F3 High-Eyepoint Instruction Manual

Eyepiece shutter lever
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When it's impossible to keep your eye at the viewfinder
(such as when utilizing the self-timer), you should use the
eyepiece shutter. This shutter prevents stray light from
entering the eyepiece and adversely affecti ng the auto-
matic exposure meter reading. Just push the lever to the
left to close the shutler. As a visual reminder that it's in
use, the blind is painted red.
Accessory shoe
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Located at the base of the rewind knob, the accessory shoe
allows direct mounting of the Nikon SB-12, SB -16A, SB-17
or SB-2IA Speedlight. Three electrical contacts
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for synchronization of the flash unit, automatic through-the-
lens flash output control, and ready-light indication in the
camera's viewfinder (via an LED), plus auto switching to
the proper synchronization speed of 1/80 sec. Three Nikon
Flash Unit Couplers are available allOWing either 1S0- or
Nikon F2-type direct-mounting electronic flash units to be
atlached.
Caution:
1) For flash photography, it is recommended that you use a Nikon dedi-
cated electronic flash unit which operates with a low-voltage current.
Use of any other flash which operates at high voltages may damage
the comera's circuitry. Any damage caused by such use is not covered
by the Nikon Warranty.
2) Even with the coupler, the Nikon Speed/ight SB-19, SB -18, SB -16B and
SB-E cannot be used with an F3 High-Eyepoint camera when a finder
other than the standard DE-3 or Eye-Level Finder DE-2 is used.
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