Mount Lens - Nikon F65 - F65 35mm SLR Camera Body Only Instruction Manual

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Mount Lens

Turn the power switch off and mount the lens to the camera body.
CPU contacts of CPU
CPU Nikkor lens
Nikkor lens
other than G-type
1 Check the lens type.
CPU Nikkor lenses other than G-type (Illustration
is D-type Nikkor lens), with aperture ring
G-type Nikkor lens, without aperture ring
G-type Nikkor lens
The G-type Nikkor lens has no aperture ring; aperture should be selected from
camera body. Unlike other CPU Nikkor lenses, aperture does not need to be set
to minimum.
2 Turn the power switch off and mount the
lens to the camera body.
With CPU Nikkor lens with aperture ring (other
than G-type)
Position lens in the camera's bayonet mount so that
the mounting indexes on lens and camera body are
aligned, then twist lens counterclockwise until it
locks into place. (Be sure not to touch the lens
release button.) And then, set the lens aperture to
its minimum and lock.
• When the lens is not set to its minimum aperture
setting and the power switch is turned on,
blinks in the LCD panel and viewfinder and the
shutter cannot be released.
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G-type Nikkor lens
With G-type Nikkor lens
Position lens in the camera's bayonet mount so that the
mounting indexes on lens and camera body are aligned,
then twist lens counterclockwise until it locks into place.
(Be sure not to touch the lens release button.)
3 Detaching the lens.
• Push and hold the lens release button, then turn the
lens clockwise to detach the lens.
When camera is left unattended without lens
When you leave the camera unattended without a
lens attached, be sure to attach the supplied
body cap (page 3), or optional body cap BF-1A.
(BF-1 body cap cannot be used.)
NOTE: Non-CPU Nikkor lens
When a non-CPU Nikkor lens is attached and the power switch is turned on,
blinks in the LCD panel and viewfinder, and the shutter cannot be released
(except in Manual exposure mode). See page 90 for a non-CPU lens.
Check points
• Use a D- or G-type AF Nikkor lens to utilise all of this camera's functions. (See
page 88 for Lens Compatibility.)
• Make sure to turn the power switch off when attaching/detaching the lens.
• Avoid direct sunlight when attaching/detaching the lens.
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