Frame Counter
Frame counter is used for tracking number of exposures in the camera. Advance the film and make two blank exposures to dispose of the initial portion of the film exposed during loading.
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While advancing the film, ensure that the rewind crank turns in the direction opposite the arrow. Crank rotation indicates that the film has been loaded properly and is being advanced. Then, fold the crank flat for storage. |
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Have you ever wondered how the frame counter will reset once the back is opened ? The trick is at the hidden pin that is inside the lining of the edge of the film back. Once the film back is opened, the spring will reset when the pin at the film back is disengaged. Virtually all manual focus Nikon Bodies that followed adopt this method. |
The dial of the frame counter is calibrated with dots (for odd numbers) and figures (for even numbers), and with settings of "S" ,"12" ,"20" and "36" marked in red.
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Further, power film rewinding is also possible with certain models** of the motor drives - they are fast and operating smoothly and, say with a MD-1 or MD-2 motor drive attached, power rewinding will enable rewinding a standard 36-exposure cassette in mere 7 seconds. Especially designed for use with the Nikon F2 camera, MD-1/ MD-2 motor drive units screws directly to the tripod socket on the base plate of the camera. |
These very well thoughtout drives couples perfectly with the body without any modification to achieve maximum film advance rate up to 5 fps. Human engineered for comfort and easy handling, both the drives feature a choice of five firing speeds plus single-frame operation and has a built-in relay for remote control. |
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Nikon also has a special production F2 unit which is even capable of reaching a blistering 10 frames per second high speed film advance - a feat which could easily demonstrate the superiority how far Nikon has its film advance mechanism put ahead of its competition because in such high speed operation, any substandard design and quality components would fall apart easily.
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If top speed for auto film advance is not a priority or if you have a tight budget to spare on accessories, Nikon also provides an alternative in a slower MD-3 motor drive without the power rewind function but targeted to a lower budget users group. |
Reflex Viewing Mechanism - viewing and focusing
Nikon F2 has a fairly bright, but very precise reflex viewing system which was built around an oversize reflex mirror. Its viewing system comprises of a complex optical system in itself to ensure that you get an exact representation of the image formed by the lens - regardless of the lens or accessory you are using. There will be NO Image cutoff, even with lenses of up to 880mm focal length or with close-up accessories. Field coverage is, for all practical purposes, 100% - an outstanding achievement that cannot be matched by any other manual focus 35mm SLR camera at its time.
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An essential factor for the professional worker striving to get the utmost out of modern transparency films, the camera's focusing screen section has provision for interchanging focusing screens. It has an extensive selection of alternate screens and photographers can select the screens most suitable for their particular requirements.
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Screen changing is simple and straightforward and there are 19 screens to choose from to satisfy your need. The standard screen which supplied with the camera has changed to a Type K instead of the Type-A screen (Matte Fresnel field with central split-image rangefinder circle) during the early days of F2; the change has enable it to handling a wide variety of different photographic situations effectively. While there is no one screen can truly handle every shooting situation, the type K screen comes very close. |
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http://www.zi.ku.dk/personal/lhhansen/photo/fmount.htm by: Hansen, Lars Holst
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