wolfee Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 If I put a Zeiss ZF50 1.4 lens on the F6, will the focus indicator default to the central autofocus spot, or still allow me to get focus indication using any of the sensors as I select? Are their any other limitations or quirks when using non cpu manual lenses in the autofocus system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 You should still be able to select any of the focusing points has I recall but I haven't touched an F6 since Spring of 2005 and that was the case when I used it with Nikkor Ai-S lenses. if the lens is AI_S compliant you'll also be able to program the focal length andthe maximum aperture into the camera so you can use Matrix metering as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael R Freeman Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 See below ...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly_w Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 You can use any of the focus brackets for focus-confirmation with AI / AIS lenses such as the ZF50. Regardless of which bracket is selected for use in focus-confirmation, only the center bracket will spot-meter despite it not being illuminated if another bracket is chosen for f-confirmation. No quirks or limitations since the AF system cannot be utilized w/ non-cpu glass...distincly different from focus-confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterh Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 With the nice viewfinder of the F6 you should also be able to focus as you see the image on the screen. I think depending on the lens, the conditions and the subject one or the the other may work better. I do not use an F6 but this is from my experience with the F5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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