michael_winburn

thanks, Conrad and Sandy! (Actually, I ran a search for 50 1/2 and tried to find any mention of it...glad you read the prior thread!... do you recall the thread title? I'd love to read through it.) Conrad, when you say "all the bodies do it", do you mean all the Nikon Film cameras or even the digital bodies? (I've only owned this FE since late 90s.) I'm glad to hear its common though... so, as long as my sekonic confirms what my exposure settings should be, i'll be just fine manipulating the Expos Comp and Speed at 1.2. Sandy, i'm with you, partner... the quality of these bodies and lenses make them worth the owning and using! ( other than a few light leaks and gaskets replaced, this FE keeps going and going :) )

I purchased a *NEW* Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 ai-s. It's for use on my Nikon FE. at 2.0 i get accurate exposure from the meter. at 1.4 i get accurate exposure from the meter. at 1.2 - the meter exposes exactly the same as 1.4 ! Note: the blades fully open at 1.2, so more light is definitely hitting the mirror. I'm guessing the FE's meter cannot read at 1.2 exposure? is anyone aware of this? or have you experienced otherwise? (A Nikon service adviser said they would investigate and touch back, but thought at 1.2 the lens may "uncouple". - Im not familiar with that terminology - i'm awaiting their reply on what they meant by that. For sure they didn't mean the lens would fall off camera :) ) thanks m