Nikon F6 Instruction Manual

Contents

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2ContentsBefore You Begin .............................................................................................2-14Introduction .......................................................................................................4-5Nomenclature/Controls ....................................................................................6-14Camera body...............................................................................................6-7Top LCD panel ................................................................................................8Viewfinder display...........................................................................................9Rear LCD panel (shooting data display) .........................................................10Rear LCD panel (menu display) .....................................................................11Command Dials and operating buttons ...................................................12-13Multi-selector................................................................................................14Basic Operation ...........................................................................................15-361. Installing Batteries....................................................................................16-172. Checking Battery Power ..........................................................................18-193. Mounting a Lens .....................................................................................20-214. Loading Film and Setting Film Advance Mode .........................................22-235. Setting Focus Mode, AF Area Mode and Focus Area................................24-256. Setting Metering System and Exposure Mode..........................................26-277. Holding the Camera and Focusing...........................................................28-298. Confirming Indications in Viewfinder and Releasing the Shutter ..............30-319. Rewinding the Film..................................................................................32-33Setting Language and Date/Time ...................................................................34-36Detailed Operation .....................................................................................37-86Lens Compatibility..........................................................................................36-42CPU Nikkor ...................................................................................................38Non-CPU Nikkor ...........................................................................................39Using a non-CPU Nikkor lenses.....................................................................40Using a non-AI lenses ..............................................................................41-42Film ...............................................................................................................43-47Aligning frame counter and number of frame on the film/Confirming film advance status.....................................................................43Setting and confirming film speed ................................................................44Selecting film advance mode ........................................................................45Film rewinding with button operation...........................................................46Rewinding film using the film rewind crank ..................................................47Autofocus ......................................................................................................48-59Selecting AF Servo ...................................................................................48-49Selecting focus area.................................................................................50-51Selecting AF Area mode ..........................................................................52-53Combinations of AF functions (Single Servo AF: AF-S) .............................54-55Combinations of AF functions (Continuous Servo AF: AF-C) ....................56-57Focus lock................................................................................................58-59Situations Where Autofocus May Not Work As Expected ....................................60Manual Focus......................................................................................................61Exposure Metering System .............................................................................62-63Shooting in Each Exposure Mode ...................................................................64-71Programmed Auto ...................................................................................64-65