Nikon F3HP Film Camera User Manual


 
-BASIC
OPERATION-continued------------
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17.
Hold
the
camera
steady.
Wrap
the
fingers
of
your
right
hand
around
the
camera
body
so that
the
index
finger
rests comfortably
on
the
shutter
release
button
and
the
thumb
fits
between
the
body
and
film
advance
lever
.
Then,
cradle
the
camera
in
the
left
hand
with
the
thumb
and
fingers
grasping
the
lens
focusing
ring
@ .
The
ca
mera
may
be
switched from
horizontal- to vertical-format shoot-
ing
in this pOSition.
18.
Focus
on
the
subject. Out of
focus
----
Turn
the
lens
focusing
ring
until
the
image
in
the
viewfinder
becomes
sharp.
The K focusing
screen
comes
with t
he
camera
as
standard
equipment.
With
the
split-image
rangefinder,
turn
the
ring
until
the
split
image
becomes
whole.
With
the
microprism
grid,
turn
the
ring
until
the
shimmering
image
appears
sharp.
With
the
matte
outer
field,
turn
the
ring
until the
image
ap-
pears
sharp.
The split-image
rangefinder
works well for
subjects
having
defi-
nite lines
or
boundaries.
The microprism
collar
is for fast-moving
subjects
or
ones
with indistinct lines, while
the
matte
outer
field is
suitable
for close-ups.
In fast-moving
or
candid
shooting situations, you
can
measure
or
estimate
the
distance
between
you
and
the
subject
and
preset
it
on
the
lens
using
the
dis-
tance
scale
@
engraved
both in feet
and
meters.