Nikon AF-S VR 24-120mm f-4G ED: The built-in flash and vignetting Recommended focusing screens
The built-in flash and vignetting Recommended focusing screens: Nikon AF-S VR 24-120mm f-4G ED
Table of contents
- Notes on Safety Operations
- Nomenclature
- Major features Usable cameras and available functions
- Focusing
- Vibration reduction mode (VR
- Notes on using vibration reduction
- Focusing, zooming, and depth Using the lens hood of field Setting the aperture
- The built-in flash and vignetting Recommended focusing screens
- Lens care Standard accessories Optional accessories
- Specifications

The built-in flash and vignetting
Recommended focusing screens
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• The built-in flash cannot be used over distances
Various interchangeable focusing screens are
of less than 0.6 m (2.0 ft.).
available for certain Nikon SLR cameras to suit any
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•
To prevent vignetting, do not use the lens hood.
picture-taking situation. The ones recommended
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Vignetting is the darkening of the corners around
for use with this lens are:
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the image that occurs when the light emitted by the
Screen
flash is obstructed by the lens barrel.
EC-B
G1
ABCE
G3 G4
JLMU
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EC-E
G2
Cameras
Supported focal length/Shooting distance
Camera
• 24mm/3 m (9.8 ft.) or greater
D700 (FX format)
Es
• 35mm or longer/No restriction
F6
◎ ◎―◎――――◎ ◎
D300-Series, D200,
• 24mm/1 m (3.3 ft.) or greater
F5+DP-30
◎◎○◎◎ ○ ◎◎
D100
• 35mm or longer/No restriction
Se
◎
◎
F5+DA-30
◎◎◎ ◎
D90, D80, D70-Series,
• 24mm/1.5 m (4.9 ft.) or greater
(+ 0.5)
(+ 0.5)
D50
• 35mm or longer/No restriction
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D5000, D3100, D3000,
• 24mm/2.5 m (8.2 ft.) or greater
: Excellent focusing
◎
D60, D40-Series
• 35mm or longer/No restriction
: Acceptable focusing
○
• 35mm/1.5 m (4.9 ft.) or greater
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F80-Series/N80-Series*
Slight vignetting or moiré patterns appear in
• 50mm or longer/No restriction
the viewfinder, but not on the film.
• 50mm/1.5 m (4.9 ft.) or greater
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F75-Series/N75-Series*
• 70mm/1 m (3.3 ft.) or greater
—
: Not available
• 85mm or longer/No restriction
( ) : Indicates degree of exposure compensation
• 50mm/1 m (3.3 ft.) or greater
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F70-Series/N70*
needed (center-weighted metering only). For
• 70mm or longer/No restriction
F6 cameras, compensate by selecting “Other
F65-Series/N65-Series*,
• 70mm/1.5 m (4.9 ft.) or greater
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F55-Series/N55-Series*
•
85mm or longer/1 m (3.3 ft.) or greater
screen“ in Custom Setting “b6: Screen comp.“
• 50mm/3 m (9.8 ft.) or greater
and setting the EV level to -2.0 to +2.0 in 0.5
F60-Series/N60*
• 70mm/1.5 m (4.9 ft.) or greater
EV steps. When using screens other than type
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•
85mm or longer/1 m (3.3 ft.) or greater
B or E, “Other screen“ must be selected even
F50-Series/N50*,
• 70mm/2 m (6.6 ft.) or greater
when the required compensation value is “0“
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F-401/N4004*,
• 85mm/1.5 m (4.9 ft.) or greater
F-401x/N5005*,
(no compensation required). For F5 cameras,
• 120mm/1 m (3.3 ft.) or greater
F-401s/N4004s*
compensate using Custom Setting #18 on the
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* Sold exclusively in the USA
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