Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sounds like a job for the histogram. i find that i very very rarely use the meter at all anymore, usually i just shoot, chimp, adjust. just set the aperture on the lens ring and don't worry about what the meter says. On Dec 6, 2010, at 1:37 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > Query for those Nikon/Leica shooters. I converted one lens to Nikon mount > for experimenting with. Finally got a chance to go to Seattle and try it > on a Nikon camera as a prerequisite for my getting the D7000. The best > they had on the shelf for demo was a D90, so I gave it a try. Mounted the > lens, checked the infinity focus and it was fine. Selected A mode and > tried to shoot and it would not shoot. Went to the clerk and he said > because there was no communications between the lens and camera it did not > know what f-stop it was. We spun the f-stop wheel and it did not change > anything. On my Canon, it just picks an f-stop if you don't have a chip, > and you can shoot. I always choose f-2.0, as that works well. > > I put the D90 it in M mode and still no f-stop, but it would fire. But it > would not show any exposure readings in the viewfinder so I had no idea > what the correct exposure was. I experimented a bit till I got the > correct exposure for f-2.0, then worked my way through the f-stops and > shutter speeds manually checking for any exposure problems ala Canon. > Spot on. That problem is solved over Canon. > > So, my question to those who use R glass on Nikon, how do you deal with > this problem of no f-stop communication? The clerk said the D7000 and > above has a way of setting the f-stop in the menus, but I am wondering if > I need to do this for each lens? Every time I change lenses? That would > be an even bigger hassle than the Canon exposure problem. How do you do > it? > > Aram > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information