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Thom Hogan's
Complete Guide to the Nikon F100
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eBook is the definitive
F100 instruction guide.
This eBook
helps you master the use of the F100, with a full description of the camera
features and lots of useful tips and background information. This is the
work that should have been the manual! This eBook version is being made
available with additional useful software. A must-read for any F100 user.
- Nikon
metering and autofocus modes explained in plain English! Wonder
what the matrix metering pattern looks like and how it works? Can't
figure out Dynamic autofocus, Release Priority, Focus Priority, Closest
Focus Priority, and a host of other terms used to describe features
of the focusing system? Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon
F100 explains these terms and accompanying techniques in the same
simple, no-nonsense language that made his Nikon
Field Guide a best seller.
- Covers
everything, including software. Did you know that there are four
software programs that can be used with the F100 to download data, one
of which runs on a Psion organizer? Thom leaves no stone unturned--you'll
learn everything you need to know to get the most out of your F100.
- Includes
a laminated field reference card and useful spreadsheets! You'll
also receive Thom's laminated F100 Custom Settings cheat sheet in a
convenient postcard size. But that's not everything! You'll also get
Excel workbooks for macro, flash, and lens calculators (know how to
calculate the GN of multiple flashes or the effective GN when bouncing
the flash off the ceiling? You will if buy this book!).
191 pages,
eBook (Macintosh and Windows CD-ROM supplied; uses Acrobat Reader, included).
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manual] is the servo and focus mode explanations. This is not intuitive
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Table of Contents:
TABLE OF
CONTENTS 3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7
NOTE ON THE EBOOK EDITION 8
INTRODUCTION 10
F100 BASICS 13
F100 LINEAGE AND HISTORY 13
F100 CONTROLS 18
F100 Front View 18
F100 Top View 19
F100 Back View 20
F100 DISPLAYS 20
Top LCD [21] 21
VIEWFINDER DISPLAY 22
CAMERA SETUP 24
POWER 24
Battery Life 26
DATE IMPRINT (WITH MF-29 DATA BACK) 27
VIEWFINDER ADJUSTMENT 29
RESETTING THE CAMERA 31
USING THE F100 33
FILM LOADING, REWINDING, & UNLOADING 33
Rewinding 37
Unloading Film 39
Warnings and Whatnot 39
LENSES AND FOCUSING 40
Attaching Lenses 41
The Autofocus System 43
Autofocus Modes 45
Autofocus Tracking 46
Dynamic versus Single Area Focus
48
Autofocus Recommendations 52
Locking the Autofocus Area 54
METERING AND EXPOSURE 54
Metering Methods 55
Exposure Modes 60
ISO Sensitivity 65
Exposure Bracketing 69
Exposure Compensation 77
SHOOTING CONTROLS 80
Shutter Release [9] 80
Motor Drive 82
Multiple Exposures 83
Self Timer 86
Depth of Field Preview 87
Hyperfocal Distance 92
CUSTOM SETTINGS 95
CSM #1 - Automatic Film Rewind 95
CSM #2 - Exposure Increments 96
CSM #3 - Bracketing Order 96
CSM #4 - Partial Shutter Press Activates Autofocus 96
CSM #5 - Warnings for non-DX Film 97
CSM #6 - Direction Pad Wrap 97
CSM #7 - Shutter Release Locks Exposure 98
CSM #8 - Automatic Film Loading 99
CSM #9 - Closest Subject Priority for Single Servo AF 99
CSM #10 - Closest Subject Priority for Continuous Servo AF
100
CSM #11- Exposure and Flash Bracketing Selection 100
CSM #12 - Command Dial Function 101
CSM #13 - Direct Exposure Compensation 102
CSM #14 - Motor Drive for Multiple Exposure 103
CSM #15 - Meter OFF Delay 104
CSM #16 - Self Timer Delay 104
CSM #17 - LCD Illumination 105
CSM #18 - Data Imprint on Frame 0 105
CSM #19 - Variable Aperture Control on Zoom Lenses 106
CSM #20 - Shutter Release Confirmation Light 107
CSM #21 - AE-L/AF-L Button [28] Behavior 107
CSM #22 - Aperture Set by Dial or Lens Ring 108
Error Messages and Warnings 110
FLASH 115
ALLOWABLE SHUTTER SPEEDS USING FLASH 115
FLASH IS THE SHUTTER SPEED 117
FLASH RESTRICTIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT 118
FLASH MODES 119
TTL Modes 119
Automatic and Manual Flash Modes 123
Specialized Manual Flash Modes (High Speed, Repeating
Flash) 124
Slow Sync 125
Rear Sync 127
Red Eye Reduction 128
Fill Flash 130
EXTERNAL FLASH 131
SB-28/SB-28DX 133
SB-50DX 144
USING AN F100 IN THE FIELD 152
THE WAY THOM USES THE F100 152
CLOSE-UP (MACRO) PHOTOGRAPHY 154
WEATHER CONSIDERATIONS 156
SOFTWARE 157
LENS CHOICES 161
Prime Time 161
Zoom Duo 162
Sensible Lenses for the F100 163
Fixed Focal Length Nikkors 163
Nikkor Zooms 167
Lens Compatibility 171
Teleconverter and Extender Options 173
WARRANTIES AND REPAIRS 174
GRAY MARKET CAMERAS 174
F100 ON THE WEB 177
REVIEWS 177
OTHER BOOKS 177
DISCUSSION GROUPS/NEWSGROUPS 177
F100 ACCESSORIES 178
Remote Cables 180
Other Accessories to Carry 180
F100 SPECIFICATIONS 183
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 186
INDEX 189
F100
Guide Errata
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