Nikon AF-S DX 16-85mm f-3.5-5.6G ED VR: Notes on using vibration reduction Setting the aperture Variable maximum apertures
Notes on using vibration reduction Setting the aperture Variable maximum apertures: Nikon AF-S DX 16-85mm f-3.5-5.6G ED VR
Table of contents
- Notes on Safety Operations
- Nomenclature
- Major features
- Focusing, zooming, and depth of field Focusing (Fig. A)
- Vibration reduction mode (VR II)
- Notes on using vibration reduction Setting the aperture Variable maximum apertures
- Flash photography using cameras with Using the Bayonet Hood HB-39 a built-in flash
- Lens care Standard accessories Optional accessories Incompatible accessories
- Specifications
- Notes on using wide- or super wide-angle AF Nikkor lenses
Notes on using vibration reduction
• With cameras featuring a built-in flash, vibration
• After pressing the shutter-release button halfway,
reduction does not function while the built-in flash is
wait until the image in the viewfinder stabilizes
charging.
before pressing the shutter-release button the rest of
• When the camera is mounted on a tripod, set the
the way down.
vibration reduction ON/OFF switch e to OFF.
• When taking panning shots, be sure to set the
However, it is recommended that the switch be set to
vibration reduction mode switch to NORMAL.
ON when using the camera on an unsecured tripod
• If the camera is panned in a wide arc, compensation
head or with monopod.
for camera shake in the panning direction is not
• With autofocus cameras such as D2-series and D300
performed. For example, when panning the camera
models, featuring an AF-ON button, vibration
in a horizontal direction, vertical camera shake is
reduction does not function when the AF-ON button
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reduced. This stabilizes the image whilst allowing the
is pressed.
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desired panning effect to be realized.
Setting the aperture
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• Due to the characteristics of the vibration reduction
Use the camera to adjust the aperture setting.
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mechanism, the image in the viewfinder may be
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blurred after the shutter is released. This is not a
Variable maximum apertures
Zooming the lens from 16mm to 85mm decreases the
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malfunction.
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maximum aperture by 1
/3 stop.
• Do not turn the camera off or remove the lens from
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However, the camera will compensate for any change
the camera while vibration reduction is operating.
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in aperture by adjusting the shutter speed so as to
Failure to observe this note could result in the lens
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maintain the correct exposure value.
sounding and feeling as if an internal component is
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loose or broken when it is shaken. This is not a
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malfunction. Turn the camera on again to correct this.
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