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

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

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flash is obstructed by the lens barrel.

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G1

ABCE

G3 G4

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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)

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• 35mm or longer/No restriction

F6

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D300-Series, D200,

• 24mm/1 m (3.3 ft.) or greater

F5+DP-30

◎◎ ◎◎

D100

• 35mm or longer/No restriction

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F5+DA-30

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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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