Nikon 50mm 1.4D lens: 'manual' focus switch?

[deantaylor]

<p>hello</p>

<p>Would you know if the Nikon AF 50mm 1.4D lens has a switch for manual focus<br>

control--or, is this option controlled solely from the camera (D7000 here)?</p>

<p>thank you</p>

<p>Dean Taylor</p>

[pete_s.]

<p>No switch on that lens. But the 50mm f1.4G has one.</p>

<p>Just to clarify:<br>

The AF-D is screwdriver lens so the focus is controlled by a motor in the camera body. To disengage the motor you need to select manual focus with a lever. You can't manually focus this lens when the autofocus motor is engaged.</p>

<p>The G lens has an ultrasonic motor inside the lens that controls the focus. The autofocus doesn't have to be disengaged to focus manually. You can however turn of the autofocus both on the lens and the camera body. To turn it on both have switches has to be in autofocus mode.</p>

[deantaylor]

<p>thanks, mate!</p>

<p>Best,</p>

<p>Dean</p>

[deantaylor]

<p>[beginner question]...</p>

<p>on using the lens aperture ring to control aperture in manual shooting mode: getting a 'FEE' signal on Nikon D7000, but the aperture is controllable from main command dial...</p>

<p>how would we adjust camera settings to have aperture control from both lens ring and camera?</p>

<p>thanks again!</p>

<p>Dean</p>

[pete_s.]

<p>You can select in the menu if you want to control the aperture from the lens or from the aperture ring. Not all cameras have this but I think the D7000 do.</p>

<p>Can't control from both places at the same time. If you control it from the camera the aperture ring on the lens has to be set to it's smallest aperture.</p>

<p>And newer lenses like the G lenses don't have an paerture ring.</p>

<p>Update:<br>

OK, the D7000 has the setting. Check this thread for more details: http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00ZeBc</p>

[rodeo_joe1]

<p>Just a FWIW, but the 'FEE' error is generated by the position of the AI coupler ring, and not by the lens as such. Or so I've discovered by playing with the D700 and D800. As long as the AI coupler ring is in the right place, then you don't get an FEE error, regardless of the lens aperture ring position. A bit of tape over the AI ring maybe?</p>

<p>Of course you can't then manually stop down to other than what's set on the camera body without getting an "incorrect" exposure.</p>