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TTL EXPOSURE METER
Center-weighted exposure meter
The
exposure
meter
adopts the
TTL center-weight-
ed
light metering
system.
The meter
reads
light
over
the
entire focusing
screen,
but its light
sensitivity
is
concentrated
in
the
center, which
corresponds
to the central
12mm diameter
spot of
the
screen. For
best
results,
always
place the main
subject
in this
central area
when metering. The meter takes
advantage of the automatic
diaphragm
feature of
the Nikkor lenses (auto) to measure light at the
maximum
aperture of
the
lens.
This insures the
brightest possible image
on
the
focusing screen for
viewing and focusing and
minimizes the influence
of
light
entering through
the
finder eyepiece.
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To turn on exposure meter
When the film is manually
advanced,
the
exposure
meter is turned on by pulling the
film-advance
lever
out
to uncover the red dot (an
angle of about
30°). In this case, the shutter button lock is to be
placed in its locked position.
When using the Auto Winder AW-1, the
exposure
meter is turned on by turning the shutter button
lock so as to uncover the red dot. In this case, the
film-advance lever is to be placed in its locked
position, flush against the camera
body.
I n
automatic exposure control,
it is
sufficient
to
simply release the shutter
after
setting the lens
aperture and
focusing the subject. However, it is
recommended that the position
of
the
exposure
meter needle (shutter speed value in the finder) be
confirmed
without fail before taking pictures.
Since photographs may be blurred if the camera is
held by hand
at
speeds of 1/30 sec. or slower, ad-
just the lens
aperture
to obtain a shutter speed
faster than 1/60 sec. When you wish to use slower
shutter speeds stabilize the camera by means of a
tripod or something
solid.
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