Nikon FAA350NA User Manual

Depth-of-Field Preview/Film Plane Indicator

Changing Focusing Screens

Composition

•

Depress the depth-of-field preview button to confirm the depth of field
through the viewfinder (see page 68).

• Pressing the depth-of-field button stops the lens down to the aperture

controlled in Programmed Auto or Shutter-Priority Auto exposure mode, and
down to the aperture selected in Aperture-Priority Auto or Manual exposure
mode. By looking through the viewfinder, the approximate depth of field with
the given aperture can be confirmed.

•

The film plane indicator shows the position of the film plane inside the
camera body.

• The film plane indicator shows the standard line of the shooting distance and

indicates the position of the film plane inside the camera body. Use this
indicator when actually measuring camera-to-subject distance, e.g. in close-
up photography.

• The exact distance from the lens mounting flange to the film plane is 46.5mm.

•

In addition to the B-type BriteView screen supplied with the F100
camera, an E-type clear Matte/Fresnel screen with grid is available as
an option. This screen is suitable for copying and architectural
photography.

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Remove the lens from the camera body and pull the
focusing screen release latch outward using the
supplied tweezers.

• The holder will spring open when the focusing screen release latch is pulled

outward using the tweezers.

Remove the screen by grasping the small tab with the
tweezers, and set the replacement screen in place.

• Make sure the screen is in its proper place.

Using the tweezers, push the front edge of the holder
upward until it clicks into place.

• Be sure not to touch the reflex mirror or the surfaces of the focusing

screens.

• Always use F100 focusing screens (focusing screens for other cameras

cannot be used).

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