69
Ref
er
enc
e
—Exposur
e
AF Micro Nikkor Lenses
Provided that an external exposure meter is used
, the exposure ratio need only be taken
into account when the lens aperture ring is used to set aperture.
Non-CPU Lenses
If the maximum aperture of the lens has been specifi ed using the
Non-CPU lens data
item in shooting menu (
93) when a non-CPU lens is attached, the current f/-num-
ber will be displayed in the viewfi nder and control
panel, rounded to the nearest full stop. Otherwise the
aperture displays will show only the number of stops
(
, with maximum aperture displayed as
) and the f/-
number must be read from the lens aperture ring.
Long Exp. NR (
131)
To reduce noise at slow shutter speeds, select
On
for the
Long Exp. NR
option in the
shooting menu.
b3—EV Step (
154)
This option controls whether changes to shutter speed and aperture are made in in cre -
ments equiv a lent to / EV (the default setting), / EV, or 1 EV.
f5—Command Dials (
170)
Command Dials
>
Change Main / Sub
and
Command Dials
>
Aperture setting
control
whether aperture is assigned with the main command dial, the sub-command dial, or the
lens aperture ring. Regardless of the settings chosen, the sub-command dial is always used
with type G lenses, the lens aperture ring with non-CPU lenses.
At shutter speeds other than
, the electronic analog exposure displays in the con-
trol panel and viewfi nder show whether the photograph would be un der- or over-ex-
posed at current settings. Depending on the option chosen for Custom Setting b3 (
EV
Step
), the amount of un der- or over-ex po sure is shown in increments of / EV, / EV, or
1 EV. If the limits of the ex po sure metering system are ex ceed ed, the displays will fl ash.
“EV step” set to “1/3 step”
“EV step” set to “1/2 step”
“EV step” set to “1 step”
Control panel
Viewfi nder
Control panel
Viewfi nder
Control panel
Viewfi nder
Optimal exposure
Underexposed by / EV
Underexposed by / EV
Underexposed by 1 EV
Overexposed by more than 3 EV
*
* At
1/3 step
,
appears in the viewfi nder when overexposure exceeds 2 EV.
Electronic Analog Exposure Displays
