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         MULTIPLEEXPOSURELEVER
         Themultiple-exposureleverlocatedadjacentto thec     filmadvanceleverpermitsanynumberof exposures0n
       oneframe.Aftermakingthe first exposure,pushthe
        multipleexposurelever90 degreescounterclockwis
        while cockingthe shutter.Boththe film and frame
        counterwill notadvance.Themultipleexposurelever
          will automaticallyclickbackto its originalpositionso
         thatwhenthe secondexposureis made,thefilm will
       advanceas normal.lf a third,or additionalexposures
        areto be made0n the sameframe,set the multiple
       exposurelevereachtime.





        To make multiple exposures, make the first
         exposure normally, then before advancing to
          the next frame, push the multiple exposune
          lever counter-clockwise.  Turn the advance
          lever and the shutter will be cocked but the
            film  will not advance.
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CHANGINGLENSES
  Toremovea lensfromthecamera,pressthe lens-
releasebuttonlocatedto the rightof the lens,while
twistingthelensclockwiseuntilit canmovenofurther.
Thelenswill nowpulloff freelY.
  To mountan Al lens,positionthe lens so the
focusing-indexmarkalignswiththemounting-indexon
thecamera.Mountthelenson thecamerabodysothat
thelensis firmlyseatedonthelens-mountflange.Turn
the lenscounterclockwiseuntilit clicksintoposition'
  To mounta non-Allens,makesurethe camera's
meter-couplingleveris outof thewayof thelens.Push
themeter-couplingleverreleasebutton,andfoldit back
towardthecamerabody.Mountingprocedurefromthis
pointis identicalto Al lenses.
         SELF-TIMER
  Theself-timerdelaysthereleaseof theshutterfor
tensecondsafterit hasbeentriggered.Theself-timer
                                                               - -leveris locatedat thebaseof theshutterspeeddial'To                                                               -operatethis mechanism,set the exposurecontrols,
advancethefilm andpushtheself-timerlevert0 the
 rightuntilthe reddotis uncovered.Activatethe timer
by pressingtheshutter-releasebutton.TheredLEDon
the frontof the camerawill flashsteadilyfor eight
secondsand thenblinkrapidlyduringthe last two
secondsas a warningto get readY.
   Theself-timerdoesnotreturnt0 a normalshutter
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Tomakea delayedexposure,push the self
timer lever to the right.A red LEDf lases
steadilyfor the f irst eight seconds;and then
speedsup for the last two secondsof the
delay.

  To cancelthe timer after pressingthe shutter
releasebutton,pushthe self-timerleverbackto its
originalposition.Thepicturewill notbe taken.
  Theself-timerworksjust as well with the MD-4
motordriveexceptthe LEDis coveredandrendered
useless.
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An addedadvantageis whenthe motordriveis set
on the continuous,("C" setting)anda smallobjectis
usedto holdthe MD-4shutterreleasebuttondown,
enablesthe motordriveto be usedas a ten second
intervaltimer.
     MIRRORLOCKUPLEVER
  When using super-telephotolenses 0r doing
photomicrographyit becomesnecessaryt0 reduce
cameravibrationt0 an absoluteminimum.Mirror
vibrationmay causea disturbancein these twospecializedsituations.TwoNikkorlensesthat require  L
the reflexmirrorto be lockedup are the Fish-eye-
Nikkor6 mm//5.6andthe0P Fish-eyeNikkor10 mm
 f/5.6.Also,whenusingthe MD-4motordriveat top
speed,-6framespersecond-itbecomesnecessary
 to lockup the mirror.
  Themirrorlock-upleveris locateddirectlybehind
 thedepth-of-fieldpreviewbutton.Tl lockthemirrorin
 the "up" position,pushin the depth-of-fieldpreview
 button.and rotatethe mirror lock-uplever coun-
 terclockwiseuntilit stoPs.
 N|TE'Donotusetheautomatic-exposuresettingonthe
 shutterspeeddialwhenthe mirroris lockedup.This
 alsoapplieswhenyou lockup the mirrorwhenusing
 the MD-4motordriveat highspeeds.
      ACCESSORYSHOE
   Theaccessoryshoeallowsthe directmountingof
 the SB-12speedlight.lt is locatedat the baseof the
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Tolock the mirror in the up position push the
mirror lock-up button down as far as it will go.


rewindknob.Threeelectricalcontactson theforward
side of the shoe providef lash synchronization,
automaticthrough-the-lensf lash outputcontroland
ready-lightindication(LED)in thecamera'sviewfinder.
It alsoprovidesautomaticoverrideof the camera's
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Theaccessory hot shoe slidesinto placeover
the f itm rewind crank and makescontact with
the threeelectricalcontacfsshown here.


shutter-speeddialandsetstheshutterspeedfor 1/80
sec.Twoflashcouplingadaptersareavailableallowing
eitherthelS0-or NikonF2typedirect-mountingflash
unitsto be attached.           -
       SYNCTERMINAL
  0n thefrontof thecameraiustbelowtheaccessory
shoeis a separatesyncterminal.lt acceptsallstandard
plug-inPCcords,andis threadedto accepttheNikon
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screw-inPC cord.When usingflash bulbs0r an
electronicflashwithouta "hotshoe",it is necessaryto
usethesyncterminal.Seetheaccompanyingtableto
determinethe correctsynchronizationspeedto set on
theshutter-speeddial.

        FILM MEMO HOLDER
  As a reminderof the typeof film andnumberof
frameson a roll beingloadedin thecamera,tearoff
oneendof thefilm cartonandinsertit intothememo
holderon the backof thecamera.


Theflash sync terminal allows flash units to
be usedoff the cameraby meansof a PC cord
which f its into this terminal.





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The film memo holder on the back of the F3
holds the end panel of the f ilm box as
rcminder of the type of f ilm in use.

        Carnena  Cane

   Followingare a few tips 0n generalcameracare
thatshouldhelpmaintainthe longlife expectancyof
the NikonF3,
  Keep the camera clean.  Uselenscleaning
tissuesmoistenedwith alcoholor lenscleanerfor the
lenssurfaces.Usea blowerbrushto removedustfrom
all camerapartsinsideanct'out.
  TheF3 is especiallyeasyto cleanas it is easily
"fieldstrippedl'Two placesin the camerathatneed
extracarewhencleaningare the shuttercurtainand
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mirrormechanism.Both are extremelyfragileand
shouldonlybe cleanedwith a blowerbrush.Never
touchthesemechanismswithyourfingers.
   Store the camera properly.  Alwayskeep
frontandbacklenscaps0na lensnotbeingused.Keep
a bodycap 0n the camnrabodywhena lensis not
mountedon it.
  Whenstoringa cameraandits electronicaccesso-
riesalwaysremovethe batteries.
  Never subject the camera to excessive
heat.  Heatcanruinfilmsandshorrenthelifeof the
meteringsystem'sLCD.
  Keep the camera dry.  Whenshootingin the
rainor snow,0r neartheocean,wrapthecamerain a
plasticbag.Usea rubberbandto holdtheopenendof
the bagaroundthe lensshadeor filter ring.Always
protectthe lenswith a skylightor U.V.filterto keep
wateroff the lensitself.
  Never attempt to do your own repairs.
  Repairsinsidethecamera,lens,motordriveor flash
unitshouldbe left to an authorizedNikonrepairman.





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Accessonies


  Md-4 Motor Drive.  TheMd-4MotorDriveis
a light-weight,extremelyfast,full-scalemotordrivefor
the NikonF3.lt providesan adjustablerangeof firing
speedsupto 6 framespersecond.lt alsocanbe used
withremote-controlaccessoriesviatheremoteterminal
on the frontof the unit.The MD-4MotorDrivealso
featuresmotorizedfilm rewindanda subtractiveframe
counter.
  WhentheMD-4is mountedon thecamerabodyall
of the camera'spoweris suppliedfromthe MD-4's
batteries.Thisallowsthe F3 to operatein extremely
low temperatureswhenthe camera'stwo silveroxide
batterieswouldnormallybecomesluggish.Theshutter-
releasebuttonon the MD'4 becomesthe camera's
mainshutter-releasebdiion,and the MD-4'spower
switchoverridesthe camera'spowerswitch.
   Basic operation  of  the MD-4  Motor
Drive.  BeforeinstallingtheMD-4'sbatteries,make
surethecamera'spowerswitchis off,andnofilmis inthe camera.Usea cointo unscrewthe cap on the o
bottomof the cameralocateddirectlyoppositethe
rewindknob.Storethecapin thesmallslotonthefront
of the MD-4'sbatteryclip.
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The Nikon F3 accepts the accesqory MD-4
motor drive bhown herd which has a
maximum firing rate of six frames per second.



  To openthebatteryclip,slidethereleasecatchto
theright.Thebatteryclipthenpopsour.LoadeightAA-
typepenlightbatteriesintothebatterychamberof the
batteryclip accordingto the positive/negativesigns
insidethe batterychamber.Slidethe clip backinro
positionuntilit locks.

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To mount the MD-4 motor drive, you must
first remove the rewind cap on the camera's
baseplate.



  Checkthe batteriesby pressingthe batterycheck
buttonon the backof the motordrive.lf the batteries
areproperlyinstalled,two LED'snearthebatterycheck
buttonshouldlightup.lf onlyonelights,thebatteries
are not freshenoughto providefull power,but the
motordriveis still operable.lf neitherof the LED's
 lights':the batteriesare eitherimproperlyinstalled0r
 exhausted.
   Beforeattachingthe MD-4to thecamerabody,the
modeselectorswitchon themotordriveshouldbe on
 "[.'(locked)or themotorwill runon contact.Alignthe
 mountingscrewof the MD-4withthetripodsocketof
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 Align the F3 camera body with the MD-4
 motor drive and turn the mounting screw
 khown herd clockwise,  until the motor drive
 is f irmly attached to the F3.



thecamerabodyandfastentightly,makingsureall of
the     drive'spinsarealignedwiththeirrespective   .motorcontactson the camera.
  Loadthecamerawithfilm.set theframecounteron
themotordriveto theorangedotby pushingthewheel
to the right.
  Themode-selectorfor single-frame0r continuous
shootingis nextto theMD-4'striggerbuttonon topof
thehand-grip.SettheS-Cmodeselectoronthe"S" for
singleframes,or "C" for continuousoperation,by
liftingandrotatingthe selectorring.Thisswitchalso
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activatesthe camera'smeteringsystemand electro-
magneticshutter-releasesystemevenif the camera's
switchis in the "off" position.
  Takepicturesusingthe MD-4'sshutter-release
buttonfor eithersingleor continuousoperation.During
single-frameoperationthe motordriveadvancesone
frameeachtimethe shutter-releasebuttonis pressed,
whilecontinuousoperationresultsin a rapidburstof
shots,thatwill fireat a rateof upto 5.5or 6 framesper
second,as long as the shutter-releaseremains
depressed.Single-frame0perationcan also be

TheMD-4 will operatein two modes: Single
Frameand ContinuousAdvance.Toselect the
mode turn the mode selector to "5" for single
frameand "C" for continuous.Lock the MD-4
triggerby moving the selector to "L."





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 achievedby switchingboththemotordriveandcamera
on andusingthecamera'sshutter-releasebuttonrather
thantheMD-4shutter-release.Thespeedsatwhichthe
MD-4will operate,variesdependingon the power
sourceandwhetheror notthe mirroris lockedup.Top
speedsare reachedwith Ni0d batteries(5.5 f ps
normallyand6 fpswiththemirrorlockedup).WithAA
alkalinebatteriestop speedis 3.8 fps and4 fps with
the mirrorup.
  Whenthe last frameon a roll of film has been
taken,the motordriveadvancesincompletelyandone
 of the LED'slightsup.lt is necessaryat thispointto
rewindthefilm.Torewindfilmautomatically,pressthe
smallreleasebuttonin the centerof the rewindslide
marked"Rl" andslideit to theleft.Whilestillholding
thisslideto the left,pushrewindslide"R2" straight
up. Let g0 of both slidesand the f ilm rewinds
automatically.0nce the film is completely.rewound,
pushrewindslide"2" downto its originalposition.
  TheM0-4MotorDrivemaybe attachedor detached
fromtheF3 bodyat anytime,evenif film is loadedin
thecamera.Thedangerof foggingyourfilm is greatly
reducedby a spring-loadedlighttrap insidethe film
chamberthat keepslight from enteringthe camera
throughthe powerfilm rewindmechanism.Evenwith
thelighttraphowever,it is stilladvisableto removethe
motorin subduedlightif the camerais loaded.
  To makemultipleexposureswith the MD-4Motor
Drive,rememberto pushthe multiple-exposurelever
,beforepressingthe shutter-releasebuttonfor each
frame.Thelastexposureon a givenframeshouldbe



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Touse the MD-4's power rewind, pressthe
rcleasebutton in the centerof the "R- | "
rcwind slide and slide it to the left. Now push
the secondslide ('R2") straight up. Whenthe
film is completelynewoundpush the "R2"
down to shut off the motor.

madewithoutpushingthe multiple-exposurelevers0
thatthefilmwill advancenormally.0n occasionswhen
the motordrive'scontinu0ussettingis used,pushthe
multipleexposureleverandholdit in the"set"position
whilemakingtheexposures.Afterthelastexposure0n
thesameframehasbeentaken,thecamerais stillset
to makeonemoreexposure0n thatframe.Toavoidan
additionalexposure,placea lenscapoverthelens,set
theshutterspeeddialto a manualsettingandpressthe
MD-4'sshutterreleasebuttontwice:ollc€to returnthe
multiple-exposurelevert0 its normalposition(which
 stillleavesthefilmunadvanced),andagainto advance
thefilm.

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       SPECIFICATIONS
o Camerafitting'NikonF3
o Shootingmodes'Choiceof single-frame(S) 0r
  continuous(C)firingviaS-Cmodeselector;lock(L)
  positionalsoprovided
o Shutterrelease,By electromagnetictriggerbutton;
  also switches0n camerameterwhen depressed
  halfway;ffiBterremainson for 16 secs.afterfinger
   is lifredoff bunon
o Firingrate:Up to 6 framesper second(fps)with
  NiCdBatteryUnitMN-2,upto 4 fpswith8 penlighr
  M-type batteries;f iringratesdecreaseat shutter
  speedsslowerthan1/125sec.
o Automaticwindingstop:Motorshutsoff at film's
  end with LED indication;frame counteralso
  providedt0 automaticallystopfilm windingafter
  presetnumberof exposures- usefuI in very low
  temperatures
o Numberof 36-exp.rolls per fresh batteryset:
  Guaranteedfiringrate;Approx.60 with all typesof
  batteries.Slowerfiring rates,but still usable'
  Approx.70 with NiCdBatteryUnitMN-2' Approx.
  100 with zinc-carbonbatteries;Approx.140 with
  alkaline-manganesebatteries
o Automaticfilm rewind'4.5 secs.with Ni0dBattery
  Unit MN-2 and I  secs.with penlightAA-rype
  batteriesfor 36 exposurefilm'automaticfilmrewind
  stopwith optionalMF-6CameraBack
o Shutterspeeds:8 to 1/2000sec.including"X" 11/
  80 sec.)and"T"
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o Dimensions'146.4mm(W) x 114.7mm(H) x
  70.7mm(D)
o Weight,4809
  SB-12 speedlight. TheNikonSB-12speed-
lightis designedexclusivelyfor usewiththeNikonF3.
It is a directmountingflashunitofferingfullyautomatic
through-the-lensf lash 0utputcontrol.The camera's
SPDmetersystemreadsthe lightreflectedfromthe
film and shutsthe flashoff whenthe exposureis
correct.




The Nikon F3 with the SB- | 2 f lash unit.





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       Basic operation of the SB-12.  To install
     batteries,slidethe batteryc0mpartmentlid in the
     directionof thearrowandinsertfourAA-typepenlight
     batteriesaccordingto the positive/negativesymbols
     insidethecsmpartment.            \
     WhenmountingtheSB-12onthecamera,rotatethe
     unit'slockingring so the mountis openand the
    mounting-footis uncovered.Slidethe mounting-foot
    overthecamera'saccessoryshoefromthefront.Close


    Mount the SB-| 2 on the F3 by sliding the
     flash onto the camera'saccessoryshoe
     fincorporatedin the rewind crank assembly.)

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The S8- | 2 exposure calculator dial is used to
determine the aperture when the flash is used
in the manual mode.


the SB-12's mountby rotatingthe lockingring
clockwiseuntil it stops.The unit is now lockedin
positionandfullyintegratedwiththe camera.
  Whenthe flashunit is in the automaticmodethe
camera'smeteringsystemcontrolsthe durationof the
flash.Theflashis keyedto boththeapertureandASA
settings0n the camerawhile the shutterspeedis
automaticallysetat thef lash-syncspeedof 1/80 sec.
Thereforeit is unnecessaryto setanythingon the SB-
12 in orderto getcorrectexposures.

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