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Nikon 50mm f/1.8D


denny_lai1

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Hi everyone, I just purchased this lens, I am using the D80 with it. I can adjust the aperture on the body from f/1.8

to f/22 without any problem. My question is about the aperture scale on the lens. It came as lock on the f/22, but if I

tried to change it larger aperture, it won't lock and I can't take any shoot, on the display, it shows "FEE", is this

correct or if I am not doing it right? Thanks for you help.

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The aperture rings are usefull only went you put the lens on an mechanical extension tubes like PK1xA, PN11 or bellow (PB-6) or reverse ring (BR2A). These are used for macro applications. For these, you will have to use M mode for manual metering. Normally, as Juergen said, set it to f22 and use the dial in the camera body to adjust the aperture. This way, you see the f stop changes in the view finders. Old Nikons has optical window to see the aperture dial. New one don't and rely on the electronic connection of the lens.
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Denny:

Good move! You now have a 75mm equivalent f/1.8 short tele. And it's sharp! To have the lens work with your camera properly, the lens must be locked at f/22, with the little button on the base of the lens, at least, if your lens is like mine.

 

If you want more control, either go to the Manual Mode, unlock the lens, pick an aperture, and adjust your shutter speed with the little icon in the viewfinder. It looks sort of like this: -,,,,I,,,,+ center the reading, and fear not! If you REALLY want control, switch the body from auto to manual focus, although I can't imagine why anybody would want to do that. It's fastter than me, and accurate, especialy in dim light, and at wide open apertures.

 

Otherwise, go to Aperture Priority, set it for your choice of f/stop and adjust the exposure with the shutter speed.

 

Or, 2. Set it on P or Full Auto, or any of the other icon (Sport is my favorite for the race track!) modes, and go to filling memory cards!

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Nikon started phasing out the aperture ring on lenses since 5, 6 years ago. In the "old days," there used to be a mechanical connection between the lens' apreture ring and the camera body so that you could control the aperture from the ring. The current high-end Nikon bodies still have that connection. However, on the less expensive bodies, you just lock the aperture ring at f22 or whatever the minimum happens to be and control the aperture from the sub-command dial.
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