Nikon 45mm-f-28D-ED-PC-E-Nikkor: 8. Focusing

8. Focusing

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Fig. 10

a

Set the aperture to its maximum by pressing the aperture stop-

down button, and focus by rotating the focus ring.

b

Before shooting, press the aperture stop-down button again to

stop-down the aperture.

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When using the Nikon D3 or D300 camera, you can take a picture

without operating the aperture stop-down button (the aperture can

be stopped down to a selected aperture automatically by pressing

the shutter release button without pressing the aperture stop-down

button). Alternatively, the aperture stop-down button can be used.

• While using tilting and/or shifting, the camera’s electronic range

finder cannot be used to confirm correct focusing. Focus should

be confirmed by checking the image in the camera's viewfinder.

•

When you change the degree of tilt and/or shift after focusing

the subject will become out of focus.

Infrared compensation

For photography using infrared film, attach a red (R60) filter to

the lens and compensate the focus manually.

First, focus on the subject manually. Rotate the focus ring to

realign the desired distance scale number (“0.5 m” in Fig. 11)

to (middle between “11” on the depth of field scale and

the distance index) to compensate the focus. Attach an R60

filter for infrared photography.

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