Nikon 300mm-f-28G-ED-AF-S-VR-II-Nikkor:  Recommended focusing screens

 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

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with this lens are:

Screen

EC-B

G1

En

ABCE

F

G3 G4 J K L M P U

Camera

EC-E

G2

F6

◎◎―◎――― ――◎―◎ ―◎

De

○

F5+DP-30

◎◎○◎◎―

◎― ◎ ―◎

(+0.5)

◎

○

◎

Fr

F5+DA-30

◎○◎◎―

◎―

―◎

(+0.5)

(+0.5)

(+0.5)

: Excellent focusing

Es

Ⴟ

: Acceptable focusing

Ⴜ

Slight vignetting or moiré patterns appear in the viewfinder, but not on the film.

Se

—

: Not available

( ) : Indicates degree of exposure compensation needed (center-weighted

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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“

Nl

must be selected even when the required compensation value is “0“ (no

compensation required). For F5 cameras, compensate using Custom Setting

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#18 on the camera body. See user’s manual of the camera body for more

details.

Blank box means not applicable. Since type M screen can be used for

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both macro photography at a magnification ratio of 1:1 or above and for

photomicrography, it has different applications than other screens.

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Important

• For F5 cameras, only EC-B, EC-E, B, E, J, A, L focusing screens are usable in

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Matrix Metering.

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