ptkeam Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Hello,Has anyone ever tried using STOP DOWN metering on a D70 with AI lenses??? That is, depressing the depth of field preview button and adjusting shutter speed and/or f-stop to meter manually???I realize that there's no coupling between the lens & body but it seems that this might work.Just wondering. . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_bradtke Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Sorry Peter I have tried it on my D100 and it does not work. I imagine it will be the same for your D70. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 If you use AI lenses on the D70 or other consumer-grade Nikon DSLRs and you don't use an external meter, the best alternative is to estimate exposure to take a test shot and then use the histogram to fine tune your exposure. I frequently do that even with the latest matrix metering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepearman Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 It's a shame that Nikon disabled this useful feature. It's understandable that they wanted to keep costs down (by omitting the AI meter coupling lever on the camera), but they could have allowed stopped down metering - and didn't. Pentax also makes DSLRs with "feature-restricted" mounts, but their cameras work fine in metered manual mode using the depth of field preview. There's even a "pseudo-auto" mode where the AEL button stops the lens down, takes a reading and sets the speed, then opens again. Incidentally this feature was missing from the original Pentax *ist D, but the company added it in a firmware upgrade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawz Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 The Pentax's also do Aperture Priority with adaptor mounted lenses (Screwmount, 67 and 645 lenses) but sadly not with K/M lenses. This feature along with HyperProgram (shifting aperture or shutter drops you from program to Aperture or Shutter Priority modes) are the two things I truly miss from my *istD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris haake Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 <i>It's a shame that Nikon disabled this useful feature. It's understandable that they wanted to keep costs down (by omitting the AI meter coupling lever on the camera), but they could have allowed stopped down metering - and didn't. </i><p><p>True, but they did on the D200. Perhaps they'll build this feature into some of their future consumer-grade cameras (crosses fingers furiously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptkeam Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 actually got ahold of an AI lens & tried it on my D70. NOPE it doesn't work. Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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