Using the lens hood
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Lens hoods minimize stray light and protect the lens.
Attaching the hood
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• To facilitate attachment or removal of the hood,
hold it by the base (near the lens hood attachment
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index (
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• If the lens hood is not correctly attached, vignetting
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may occur.
• To store the lens hood, attach it in the reverse
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• Be sure that the lens
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with the lens hood
setting index (
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Recommended focusing screens
Various interchangeable focusing screens are
available for certain Nikon SLR cameras to suit any
picture-taking situation. The ones recommended
for use with this lens are:
Screen
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B
C
Camera
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F5+DA-30
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(-0.5)
: Excellent focusing
: Acceptable focusing
Slight vignetting or moiré patterns appear in
the viewfinder, but not on the film.
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: Not available
( ) : Indicates degree of exposure compensation
needed (center-weighted metering only). For
F6 cameras, compensate by selecting "Other
screen" in Custom Setting "b6: Screen comp."
and setting the EV level to -2.0 to +2.0 in 0.5
EV steps. When using screens other than type
B or E, "Other screen" must be selected even
when the required compensation value is "0"
(no compensation required). For F5 cameras,
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G3
EC-E
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