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Nikon
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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J Film advance lever Exposure compensation dial lock @ .~ Al P setting lock button Exposure compensation dial 1- 3) ~ •.. Shutter speedl mode selector Exposure compensation dial index lj) 4 Neckstrap eyelet Exposure compensation button~) 5. Hand grip Meter coupling lever (f_6~ 6 Self -timer lever Lens mounting index lJ~ 7 Reflex mirror Lens release button 'I§; 8 Lens aperture scale Infrared focusing index Q9 / 9 Distance scale Lens aperture ring 1 211; 10 Depth-of-field indicators Lens
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n Hot-shoe contact Shutter release button ® 21' Accessory shoe Audio warning lever @ 2§ Film rewind crank Frame counter @ 2§ Film rewind knob Film plane indicator @ 2't ASAIISO film speed index Film takeup spool @ 28-Film rewind fork Film pressure plate @ )~ASA/ISO film speed dial Film sprocket @ '3d Film cartridge chamber Data back contacts (f4; 3 -1 Shutter curtains Memo holder @ JZ Film guide rails Camera back @ ~J' Viewfinder eyepiece 34 Film rewind button Tripod/motor
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NOMENCLATURE ........................... 2 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHy .................... 47 FOREWORD .. .............................. 5 Accessory Shoe .......................... 48 BASIC OPERATION ......................... 6 Viewfinder Ready-Light. .................. 48 NIKON AND NIKKOR LENSES Nikon FG and Speedlight Combinations .... 49 FOR THE NIKON FG ....................... 19 CLOSE·UP PHOTOGRAPHY ................ 50 CONTROLS IN DETAIL ..................... 20 ACCESSORIES ....................
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As Nikon's selective-exposure 35mm SLR camera, the Nikon FG gives you the choices not only of total exposure programming but also aperture-priority automatic exposure as well as full manual control. Compact and lightweight, the FG additionally offers such advanced photographic features as an expo sure compensation dial, an exposure compensation button and an audio warning system, plus its own matching electronic flash with TTL measurement, automatic motor drive and automatic data back.
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Use a cO in to twist the lid cou nter Wipe battery terminals clean and Slip the battery clip back into the clockwise to unsc rew it insert either one 3V lithium battery, camera body and screw it clock two 1.SSV silver-oxide batteries, wise tightly in place. or two 1 SV alkaline manganese batte ries into the battery clip, making sure each" + " sign is up Caution: Keep batteries away from in fants and small children In case a bat tery is accidentally swallowed, call a doctor immediately
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Looking through the viewfinder 33. , depress the Grasp the lens by its mounting ring , then line up shutter release button 37 halfway and confirm that the aperture/distance scale index lion the lens and any of the red LEDs (light emitting diodes) light up the mounting index 17 on the camera body and twist steadily or blink continuous ly for 16 seconds after the lens counterclockwise until it cl icks into place. you have taken your finger off the button. This means Make sure the aperture/dist
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Drop the film cartridge into the film cartridge chamber ,10. so Pull up the film rewind knob 26 as the film leader pOints towards the far as It will go and the camera Pull the leader across the camera takeup spool .41, and while rotating back will pop open . and insert it into anyone of the the rewind knob push It back down slots in the takeup spool to secure the cartridge in place Notes: 1) AI135mm film can be used 2) Avoid loading film In direct sunlight If there is no shade ava
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Advance the takeup spool slightly with your finger to Alternately wind the film advance lever and depress engage the film' s perforations with the teeth of the the shutter release button until the perforations on takeup spool and the sprocket 43 Confirm the film is both film edges are securely engaged with the sprocket teeth and the film is advanced properly located properly between both guide rail s nand that there is no film slack 9
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Snap the camera back shu1. Fold out the film rewind crank 25 and rotate it gently in the direction of the arrow until you leel a slight resistance. Then fold the crank back in 10
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To dispose of the first few frames exposed during film Lif t up the ASAIISO film speed dial and rotate it in loading continue to alternately advance the tilm and either direction until the index dot is opposite the film depress the shutter release button until the frame speed in use. Make sure the exposu re compensation counter shows "1 ' Check that the rewind knob IS dial is set at "0 .. These actions are essential to acti · rotatin g, indicating the film has been loaded correctly vate
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Wh ile depressing the Al P setting lock button (2 . turn the srlutte r speed/mode selector until P is oppos ite Turn the aperture ring of the lens until the largest fl [fI e Index The bU ilt-In locking mechanisms at P and A number IS opposite the aperture index, If the aperture en su re trla t the dial ca rmot be acc identally shifted IS not set to t111 or larger, both warning LEDs in the tram eltrler- the P or A pos ition during shooting viewfinder will blink alternately, warning of imp
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, Fold out the film advance lever to the stand· off position. With your right hand grasping the hand· Turn the lever as far as it will go, uncovering the audio grip (5) steadily and your right index finger resting warning mark ( "J) ). comfortably on the shutter release button, position your right thumb between the camera body and the lever. Then cradle the camera in the left hand with the lens focusing ring The thumb and fingers holding the horizontal· to vertical· camera may be swi
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While looking through the viewfinder, compose your prism collar and turn the focusing ring until the shim photo with the main subject in the center to assure mering image becomes sharp. When doing close-ups correct exposure. Then turn the focusing ring @ of or macrophotography or shooting with telephoto the lens until the subject looks clear. The FG employs lenses of maximum apertures of approx. f/4 .5 or the standard Type K focusing screen for all-purpose smaller, the split-image spot and m
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6 7 5 8 1 23 4 9 10 1. 3mm dia. split-image spot Notes: 2. 1 mm-wide microprism collar 1) The meter reads the light over the entire focusing screen but is dis · 3. 12mm dia. area tinctly biased toward the central 4. Fine matte/ Fresnel outer field 12mm dia area. 5. Shutter speed scale 2) Frame coverage is approx 92 % 6. Top warning LED which means actual photographs will 7. Shutter speed LEDs be slightly larger than the finder image 8. Bottom warning LED 9. Flash ready-light
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Look through the viewfinder and press the shutter release Stroke the film advance button halfway to turn on the exposure meter. When the audio warning lever to transport the film to the does not sound. depress the button all the way to take the picture. In this next frame. case, the proper shutter speed to match scene brightness It displayed by the LED Inside the viewfinder. If the warning sounds, check the view finder Information . If either the top or bottom warning LED blinks, the avail
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Fold out the film rewind crank and turn it After the last exposure, the film advance lever will not gently in the direction of the arrow until you feel an move Depress the film rewind button on the camera increased tension . Give it a few more turns until the base plate to disengage the film sprocket drive so tension is gone and the crank turns freely. indicating you can rewind the exposed film back into its cartridge. the film leader is rewound completely back into the cartridge . 17
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Open the camera back by pulling up the rewind knoll and take out the film cartridge. Avoid unloading in direct sunlight If there is no shade available, turn your back to the sun and use your own shadow to sh ield the camera 18
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The lenses usable for the Nikon FG are all the AI-type When using the Teleconverter Nikon/Nikkor lenses, including most of the AI con TC·200, TC·201, TC·301 or verted lenses, certain Reflex Nikkor and PC Nikkor TC·14A lenses. Non-AI Nikkor lenses and lenses of other Exposure compensation, which is required manufacturers which do not have the AI feature must when using Nikon AI-type cameras with lenses not be forcibly mounted on the FG. Attempts to mount having a maximum aperture faste
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from 1 to 1/1000 sec, A and P Intermediate settings cannot be used. P (Programmed) Used for completely automatic programmed mode shooting. The optimum combination of shutter speed and aperture value is automatically set by the FG's microcomputer, depending upon scene brightness and the film speed in use. The electronically controlled shutter speed is stepless between 1 and 1/1000 sec. A (Auto) Used for aperture'prlority automatic mode shooting. The f/stop is set manually and the FG's
