Specifications - Nikon FA Instruction Manual

SPECIFICATIONS

Type of camera 35mm single-lens reflex
Picture format 24mm X 36mm (standard 35 mm film
format)
Lens mount Nikon bayonet mount
Lenses More than 60 Nikkor and Nikon Series
E lenses available
Viewfiner Fixed eyelevel pentaprism type; 0.8X
magnification with 50mm lens set at
infinity; 93°/0 frame coverage; eye
piece shutter provided
Focusing screen Matte/Fresnel focusing screen with
central split-image rangefinder spot
and microprism collar (Nikon Type K2
screen); two other types of screens
available optionally (Type B2 and E2)
Exposure metering TTL full-aperture exposure
measurement; employs two silicon
photo diodes (SPD's) with automatic
multi-pattern and centerweighted
metering methods; selection of
metering method via metering control
button
Automatic multi-pattern metering:
Light is individually measured from five
separate areas of focusing screen,
providing correct automatic exposure,
even in difficult lighting situations
Centerweighted metering: Major
portion of meter's sensitivity
concentrated in 12mm dia. center spot
of focusing screen
Exposure meter Meter turned on when shutter release
switch button is depressed halfway; meter
stays on for approx. 16 sec. after
finger is lifted off button
Metering range EV1 to EV20 at ASA/ISO 100 with f/1.4
lens
Exposure control range Automatic multi-pattern metering:
EV1 to EV16-1/3 at ASA/ISO 100 with
50mmf/1.4 lens.
Centerweighted metering: EV1 to
EV20 at ASA/ISO 100 with 50mmf/1.4
lens.
Exposure control Three automatic exposure modes: P
(programmed), S (shutter-priority) and
A (aperture-priority); M (manual)
exposure mode also provided
P mode: Shutter speed and aperture
are both set automatically and
steplessly; normal program operative
with all Al-type lenses. high-speed
program operative with Al S Nikkor and
Nikon Series E lens of 135mm or
longer
S mode: Shutter speed set manually
while aperture is set automatically and
steplessly; shutter speed automatically
corrected for correct exposure in case
shutter speed you set is improper.
A mode: Aperture set manually while
shutter speed is set automatically and
steplessly
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