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3. INSTALLING AN[) REMOVING THE TAM RON ADAPTALL
CUSTOM MOUNT
i
.
Align the green dot
on
the
custom
mount with the matching
green
dot
on the lens
barrel
and
turn the mount
c
lockwise until the mount is locked
(clicks
)
into
th
e
proper position
.
2.
Move
the
meter
coupl
ing
lever
9"
provided on the
custom
mount
so
th
at
it
engages
in the
slot
provided
o
n
the
lens
and now the
aperture
of
the lens
w
ill
coup
le
to the
exposu re
con tro
l
mechanism of your
camera.
The
method
of
installing
custom
mounts for Canon FD. Minolla
and
Nikon is
the
same as
described in
Steps 1 and 2. however, the
custom
mount
for Canon FD, Minolla and
Nikon
have
two
coupl
ing
levers
9
.
Therefore. when the mount is
installed,
engage
the two
coupli"
ng
levers
in
the
corresponding
slot~
•
on
both
sides
of the
lens.
Note
1. When
Fitting
The
Custom
Mount For Nikon with
500mm
Mirror
Lens.
A
I
With A
ll
N
i
kon Cameras
and
The
Nikkormat FT3
:
For use with Nikon
came ras
and the
Nikkormat FT3
l
and
also all
other
brand SLRs) the
rear
ring of the
SP500mm
is
set
during manufacture
with
the
two green dots aligned
together. Therefore with the above
cameras be sure
to use the lens in
this position.
With
AI
syst
em
cam
eras
push
th
e exposu re
meter coupling
lever
on the camera upwards
t
o
pre-
vent the lens from
cross-coupli
ng
t
o
the
meter. This
all
ows
the lens to
be
used
in
the
stop-down
metering
mode
in
the
same
manner
as
a
Nikon
lens.
(Pi
cture
©
on next page.)
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