Nikon FM2 Body only Film Camera User Manual


 
Ready-Light
Status
Per
Shutter
Speed
Dial
Setting
Shutler
speed dial
I Speedlight charging I Speedlight charging
setting complete incomplete
1/4000 sec. - 1/500
sec.
Bli
nks
O
ff
11250
sec.
- 1 sec. Lights up continuously Off
B
Ligh
ts up continuously
Off
Notes:
1)
No
matter how the shutter speed dial
is
set, the speedlight will fire
when the ready-light
is
on
the moment the shutter release button
is
depressed.
2)
The
ready-light will function regardless
of
whether the camera's ex-
pcsure meter is
on
or off.
3)
When
the camera 's ex
pc
sure meter
is
on, the
LED
expcsure display
i
ns
ide the viewfinder shows the expcsure conditi
on
of
the moment
regardless
of
whether
or
not the flash fires. If the shutter speed
is
set
at B, the
LED
exposure d
is
play will not be activated.
Caution: For
fla
sh photography, it is recommended that you use a Nlkon
dedicated electronic
fla
sh unit
wh
ich operates at a low voltage current.
Use
of
any other
fla
sh
wh
ich operates at high voltages may damage the
camera
's
circuitry. Any damage caused by such use
is
not covered by
the Nik
on
Warrant
y.
Combination
Chart
of
Nlkon
FM2
and
Nlkon
Speed
lights
Camer
a's
Us
abl
e
fl
as
h
Sp
ee
dloght
Conn
e
ction
ready-light
I
oper
a
te
s
mod
es
88
-2
1A'
Via
AS-6
couple
Yes
Man
ua
l
88
-21
8' D
irect
Yes
Manual
S
B-2
41S
B-
2W
B-
2&S
B-
28 D
irecl
Yes
Auto,
manual,
repealing
88
-20/S8-221S
8
-27
D
irect
Yes
Auto,
manual
88
-19
Di
re
ct
Yes
Auto
S8-17
Vi
a A
S-6
cou
p
ler
Yes
Auto,
m
anual,
MD
S8
-16A
Via
AS-6
coupler
Yes
Auto,
manual,
MO
S8
-16
8
Direct
Yes
Auto,
manual,
MD
Via
SC
-
11
sync
cord
No
Auto
" ,
manual
88
-11
1S8-14/S8-140
Via
SC-13
sensor
cord
Yes
Auto",
manual
Via
SC-23
ill
r
emote
cord
Yes
M
anual
S8
-1O
D
irect
Yes
Au
t
o,
man
u
al
Via
SC-
6
sync
cord
No
M
anual
S8-6
Via
AS-2
couple
r
with
SC-9
No
Auto,
ma
n
ual
extension
cord
R
inglight
Unil
8R
-2
Via
sync
cord
(provided)
No
Manual
M
acro
Ringlight
Uni
t
Via
sync
co
rd
(provided)
No
Manual
SM-2
Via
2-pln
sync
cord
SC-20
No
M
edical-
Ni
kk
or'
(provided)
..
.
120mm
f14
1F
V
ia
3-pln
sync
cord
8C-22
Yes
(provided)
-
Not
available
in
EU
countries
.
..
With
S8
-140,
usable
only
for
visible-light
flash
photography
.
.. ,
Flash
output
is
determined
by
the
lens'
ASA/ISO
ring
setting
.
The
focusing
ring
is
coupled
to
the
diaphragm
,
so
as
the
lens
Is
focused,
the
aperture
Is
simultaneously
set
to
provide
the
correct
exposure.
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