butch
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Post by butch on Jun 19, 2006 16:48:11 GMT -5
Please a little assistance with my first S. I'm making 3 assumptions:
1. View finder is for 50mm framing.
2. Need to set the shutter speed while the shutter's uncocked.
3. Reset the frame count after loading.
4. What kind of memory card does this camera use and where do I insert it. Leaving myself wide open on this.
Hopefully I'm getting this post onto the proper board. I'm having a little trouble getting my bearings.
One other thing, off topic. Is there a way of supporting the board to help with the expenses. I see the "stars" but don't see an explanation.
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Post by John Parry on Jun 19, 2006 17:05:57 GMT -5
Hi Butch,
Plenty of Nikon buffs on here who will help you out I'm sure, but as the Nikon-S is around fifty years old I think you're off track with question 4.
As far as the stars are concerned, in my case I'm pretty sure they're for turning up like a bad penny!
Regards - John
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Post by kiev4a on Jun 19, 2006 19:35:00 GMT -5
There ain't no memory card in a Nikon S -- at least if you are talking about the one from the 1950s. When the S was new, transistors were just beginning to replace vacuum tubes and integrated circuits were only a theory --memory was whatever someone could hold in their brain.
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Post by doubs43 on Jun 19, 2006 20:18:26 GMT -5
While I don't rule out the possibility that you can set the shutter speed safely while the shutter is not cocked, until I knew for certain I'd always cock it first and only then set the speed. IMO, that would be the safe way to proceed until you can verify the proper way.
Walker
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butch
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Post by butch on Jun 20, 2006 9:58:53 GMT -5
I'm curious, now. How do you remove the lens, short of Channel locks?
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butch
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Post by butch on Jun 20, 2006 10:52:03 GMT -5
Gotcha! Super helpful
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Post by nikonbob on Jun 20, 2006 13:33:39 GMT -5
With the Nikon S2 I do not change shutter speeds until the shutter is cocked just to be on the safe side and it might be a good habit to get into. If you change speeds before the shutter is cocked you may put speeds out of sync. With modern RFs it does not matter but it does on older ones so if you have a mix of both types always cocking the shutter first can avoid some potential trouble. Enjoy your Nikon S.
Bob Hammond
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