Nikon Nikomat Elw Bedienungsanleitung

·INSTRUCTION MANUAL

8 SPECIFICATIONS Type ... 35 mm Single lens Reflex Camera Picture area ... 24 mm x

* Metering range : EVl ~ EV18 with ASA 100 and Fl.4 lens (e.g., f/1.4, 1 sec. ~ f/16, 1/1000 sec. at ASA 100 with 50 mm Fl.4 lens) Full apertu

BASIC OPERATIONS The Nikomat ELW is an aperture-priority elec-tronic automatic exposure camera, and its handling is very easy. Before using this c

BATTERY CARE Install ing the battery Either a 6-volt silver-oxide or alkaline-manganese battery is used to power both the exposure meter and

Battery test The battery should be checked when: * A new battery is installed. * A camera is about to be used after a long period of storage. * It is

BATTERY CARE-Continued Replacing the battery When the battery check lamp does not glow when pressing the battery check button, replace the b

Notes on Battery Care Preventing unnecessary discharge To prevent unnecessary discharge, set th e film-advance lever and the shutter-release

MOUNTING THE LENS To mount a lens, first push the camera's meter coupling pin to the right as far as it will go. Set the lens dia

Maximum aperture scale The above adjustment can be co nfirmed by look-ing at the maximum aperture scale on the ring with the coupling pi

Foreword The Nikomat ELW is Nikon's new 35 mm SLR with automatic exposure con-trol, which is thorough-going in its accuracy, durability

ATTACHING & REMOVING THE NIKON AUTO WINDER AW-1 To attach the AW-1 Align the spindle of the coupling portion of the Auto Winder AW-l with the

GENERAL STEPS OF PICTURE-TAKING Loading a film ... ... P20 Setting the ASA film speed ... ...

GENERAL STEPS OF PICTURE-TAKING Loading a film (1) To open the camera back, slide the safety lock backward and lift up the film rewind knob as far

knob and turn it gently in the direction of the arrow until you feel a slight resistance. This takes up any slack in the film cartridge. Th

GENERAL STEPS OF PICTURE-TAKING-Continued Setting the ASA film speed The ASA film-speed dial has a scale calibrated from ASA 25 to 1600 with tw

Winding the film When advancing the film manually, keep the film-advance lever pulled out at a 30° clearance angle so that the red dot is visibl

GENERAL STEPS OF PICTURE-TAKING-Continued Blank exposure The blank exposure is to release the shutter dispos-ing of the first few inches of film whi

Setting the aperture ring When shooting with the camera set at A(Auto), once the film speed (ASA) dial is set, the only ex-posure control you

GEN E RAL STEPS OF PICTU RE-T AKI NG - Continued Holding the camera Steady camera holding is important since even the slightest camera shake at

out of focus The range surrounded by the broken line is the approx-imate frame area seen through the viewfinder, and the outer area is the actual prin

CONTENTS NOMENCLATURE ... •... . ... 2 Reminder checklist ... . 32 FEATURES ... 6 APPLIED OPERATIONS

GENERAL STEPS OF PICTURE-TAKING-Continued Releasing the shutter When the shutter button is released, an exposure is made on the film. It is important

Rewinding and unloading film When the frame counter indicates that the last exposure has been made or when the film-advance lever can no longer

GENERAL STEPS OF PICTURE-TAKING-Continued Photography with Automatic Exposure Control The flow chart below shows the basic picture-taking of a

You can obtain a picture of correct exposure by ... simply snapping the shutter. You can obtain a picture of correct exposure; only that the shutter

Before you start shooting, double-check to make sure you have done the following: 1) I nstalled the battery in the battery chamber correct

APPLI ED OPERATIONS It is hoped "that you have understood the basic operations of the Nikkormat ELW for taking pictures with automatic exp

TTL EXPOSURE METER Center-weighted exposure meter The exposure meter adopts the TTL center-weight-ed light metering system. The meter reads light

Caution: To prevent battery drain, keep both the film-advance lever and the shutter-release button in the locked position to switch off the meter when

TTL EXPOSURE METER-Continued Extreme-high or low light situations If the black needle remains in "A" or "B" after all possible

• Auto exposure control at full aperture For example, with an f/1.4 lens and ASA 100 film, the ELW's automatic shutter will function down to

NOMENCLATURE Front (ELW body only) r------------Depth-of-field preview button .--------Mirror (do not touch the surface) Meter coupling pin Lens-relea

TTL EXPOSURE METER-Continued • How to read the EV range chart The chart indicates the EV (for ASA 100) vs. shutter speed range. To determine the s

Section B E V Range Chart 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ~ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 f--------IExposure value for ASA 100 --------1 1.4--1 2--

EXPOSURE CONTROL The shutter speed dial and the use The manual shutter speeds range from 4 to 1/1000 sec., plus B. The orange numbers on the dia

Manual exposure control Manual exposure is used in the following situa-tions: 1. When a photograph is to be taken at a certain shutter speed, re

EXPOSURE CONTROL-Continued Lens aperture diaphragm The Nikomat ELW can be used with any Nikkor interchangeable lens with a Nikon F bayonet moun

Stop-down exposure measurement Full-aperture exposure measurement is not possi-ble with the following lenses and accessories. either because the l

COMPENSATION OF EXPOSURE Due to special lighting conditions, or in situations of high contrast such as occur in repro-copying, it may not be des

How to Use Memory Lock First place the subject in the central part of the viewfinder, or better still, if the subject is accessi-ble, move in on it

COMPENSATION OF EXPOSURE - Continued Repro-copying, slide-copying and photom icrography Some exposure compensation may be necessary depending on the

DEPTH OF FIELD Depth of field refers to a zone within which blur (or lack of definition) will be negligible and everything can be accepted as

NOMENCLATURE Top (With 50 mm Fl.4 lens installed) Shutter speed indi Film-advance lever / meter on-off <witdh----Film-plane indicator---..,. 3 Met

SELF-TIMER The built-in self-timer, usable for both automatic and manual-override shutter-speed settings, allows delayed exposures of approximately

MIRROR LOCK The reflex mirror must be locked in the up position when the battery is replaced, or during microscopic photography, where even

FLASH SYNCHRONIZATION The Nikomat ELW is designed to synchronize with various types of flashbulbs at almost all shut-ter speeds and with the speedli

Remember that the camera's auto exposure con-trol works only with constant light sources such as sunlight or photo floods and not with a

ACCESSORIES 53

NIKON AUTO WINDER AW-l The Auto Winder AW-l is installed on the Nikomat ELW and makes possible the automatic film winding by one frame, of

FIL TERS Nikkor lenses and Nikon filters are compatible with each other, Therefore, for best results, use Nikon filters, which are made

LENS HOOD The use of a lens hood is recommended at all times to prevent extraneous light from striking the lens surface and causing flare or

OTHER ACCESSORIES Eyepiece correction lenses The nine eyepiece correction lenses are designed to perm it nearsighted or farsighted users to view and

Back .----------------------------------Film chamber .---------------------------------Film holding fork r-------------------------------Battery check

58 Good camera care is common-sense care. Treat your Nikomat ELW as you would any valuable precision instrument. Although ruggedly construc

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NIKON AUTO WINDER AW-l ;;;;;:::---------------------------------Coupler Power switch -----, Pilot lam Rewind button spindl e =-------------------Cam

6 FEATURES 1. When used with the Auto Winder AW-1, the Nikomat ELW will automatically wind the film after releasing the shutter-release button.

10. To avoid accidental or improper operation, the following safety locks have been provided : Refer to the nomenclature page for the loca-tion of