leif_goodwin8 Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Can I get fill flash with a 28mm AIS lens on the F80 (N80)? According to the manual it will do centre weighted TTL flash only. But I live in hope. (No I can't get it matrix chipped. RL will not convert this lens as he cannot get the required parts.) <A HREF="http://mysite.freeserve.com/ukfungi/">Leif</A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemini_joseph Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 F80 (N80)'s meter won't work with any AIS lens. Then how does this work for flash. You may better send a query to Nikon USA (www.nikonusa.com). They usually send the reply withing a day or two. You can modify the AIS lens to fit the camera by inserting a chip in it's mount. Rolland Elliot (http://home.carolina.rr.com/headshots/Nikonhome.htm) does this. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leif_goodwin8 Posted February 16, 2003 Author Share Posted February 16, 2003 Jemini. By RL I meant RE i.e. Rolland Elliot. He says he can't do this lens for the reason I gave. The TTL flash works because it meters off the film during the exposure until the correct amount of light has been received, and then shuts down the flash. I believe the camera lacks mechanical links to determine the maximum aperture of an AIS lens and hance it cannot meter with it (apart from the TTL flash case). I am hoping I can set the shutter and aperture manually, and then add filll flash e.g. -2 stops. Maybe I could do a double exposure e.g. -2 stops flash, followed by a non flash exposure. Anyone done this? Thanks. Leif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron_ng Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Hi, I'm sometimes in a similar situation as you. I use an F4 and a Non-AI lens. The similarity is that I have no aperture coupling between my camera and lens. I have the backup of being able to do stop down metering for ambient though. For flash metering, what you can do is use manual settings and dial in the flash compensation and fire away in standard (centre-weight) TTL mode. Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_blair1 Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Yes, N80 standard TTL works with non-CPU (AI,AIS) lenses. Done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leif_goodwin8 Posted February 17, 2003 Author Share Posted February 17, 2003 Aaron/Scott: Looks like the problem is solved. I'll have a go dialling in -2 stops flash whilst setting the exposure manually and see how it turns out. Many thanks. Leif. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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