cat32 Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 HI Nikon D100 users, I've heard this problem from some website, and I think we should know about this. try this, 50mm f1.4d or 1.8d lens with D100, setting at M mode 30s and Ampurture at less then f2.0 - like 1.4, 1.6, 1.8... You will find out that shutter will closed after 15s not 30s. well, I know that there are not many time that you will use this setting but, I just don't like the idea of having this kind of problem. what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd thacker Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 What is an "Ampurture"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougs Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 i am more concered with the under exposure ive been getting since my firmware upgrade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 "Ampu®ture" is when your lens is stuck on the body, you need to use a saw to cut it off. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd thacker Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 And then you have to cauterize it by dipping in boiling Retinol. But since this is digital, I guess that means dipping in boiling 1s and 0s. Sounds painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat32 Posted March 17, 2003 Author Share Posted March 17, 2003 I mean "Exposure", sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 If you took any camera in the world, and the WORST thing you could find about it was that it was a stop off on 30 second exposures at f/1.4, I think that would be one heck of a camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Just tested my D100. When the shutter speed is set to 30 seconds in the M mode, it is indeed 30 seconds. This is the kind of things an electronic camera does far better and more accurately than an all mechanical shutter. So please don't start any unfounded rumors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwg Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 My D100 does exhibit this bug, but I would never have found it if you had not brought it up. I guess I better sell the junk now and buy another camera. Actually since this bug is so severe I think I will just trash it so now one else has to suffer with it either. In case you can't tell I don' think this bug will be keeping me up at night. If I ever need 30sec at f1.8 I will just use Bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Interesting Larry. When was your D100 purchased and which firmware version does it have? Mine is a pretty early model from August 2002 and came with firmware version 1.1, which has never been upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 After some e-mail clarification, I find out that the D100 exhibits this problem only if you use a 50mm/f1.4 D on it in the M mode, set at a very large aperture between f1.4 and f1.8. Everybody who reads this forum knows that I don't like 50mm lenses :-). Since I don't have that lens, I cannot reproduce this exact test myself. I was merely testing with my 35mm/f1.4 AI-S and 24-85 AF-S G; neither one of them causes this problem. Sorry about the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 The D100 doesn't know when you have set the aperture to f/1.4 on the 35/1.4 as there is no information exchange ... so the bug is not activated. It's fascinating what kind of bugs cameras will have now that they're all electronics ... ;-) Anyway, Nikon can probably fix this in existing cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 DSLRs are merely specialized computers, so they have pretty much all the pros and cons of computers. There is essentially no such thing as bug-free software (or firmware). The good thing is that they can fix the software and you simply get an upgrade (or patch), until the next bunch of bugs are discovered .... Unfortunately, you'll also need to upgrade the hardware, namely the camera body itself, more often than you'd like to. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwg Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Shun, I purchased mine in November and it had firmware 2.0 installed. I tested with the 50mm 1.8 lens (non D). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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