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The Nikon F501F50o
is
designed for autofocus photography with AF
Nikkor lenses (except AF-Nikkor lenses made specifically for the
Nikon F3AF camera). To take full advantage
of
the F501F50o
camera's features, you should use AF Nikkor lenses.
However, the lenses listed on right can be used under the following
conditions:
When an AF-S, AF-I
or
AI-P Nikkor lens
is
used:
• Set the focus switch to M and focus
by
rotating the lens focusing
ring*.
When mountable non-CPU Nikkor lenses are used:
• Use
an
external exposure meter.
• Set exposure mode
to
Manual. (In other exposure modes, shutter
is
locked.)
• Shutter speed indication appears on the LCD panel and inside the
viewfinder. Set hutter speed by pre ing the set/adjust button.
The f-n umb
er
of
the aperture set will not be visible
in
the LCD panel
and inside the viewfinder. Set the aperture by rotating the lens
aperture ring.
• Adjust focus by rotating the lens focusing ring until the subject
appears sharp inside the viewfinder. *
* Unless your subject
is
not acceptable
for
autofocus operation (page 44), you
can confirm the in-focus indicator. Centre the focus brackets on the subject,
and rotate the focusing ring while lightly
pr
essing the shutter release button.
Wh
en the subject
is
infocus, the in-focus
indicator.
appears.
58
Mountable
Nikkor
lenses
• AF Nikkor lenses
• AF-S Nikkor lenses
• AF
-I
Nikkor lenses
•
AI
-P Nikkor lenses
• AI-type
(A
I-S,
AI
and AI-modified)
Nikkor lenses except Fisheye
6mm
f
/5.6
and Fisheye OP 1
Omm
f/5.6,
180-600mm
fl8 (No. 174166 or
smaller),
200-600mm
f/9.5 (No.
300490 or sma
ll
er),
360-
1200mm
f/
11
(No. 174087 or smaller)
• Nikon Series E lenses
• Reflex Nikkor lenses
500mm
fl8
1
OOOmm
f/
11
(No. 142360 or
smaller/
No
. 143001 or larger)
2000mm
f/
11
(No. 200311 or
larger)
• Medical-Nikkor
120mm
f/4 (not
available
in
EU
countries)
• Teleconverters (except non-
mountable TC-16/TC-16A)
Use
of
other
lenses may damage
the camera.