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I don't know how that works. Do you have to contact the moderator?

Nov 25, 2008 at 01:22 PM

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I read this;

"newer Nikon lenses with aperture rings will work just fine with the aperture ring if you put it in M mode. Otherwise if you want electronic control of aperture, then yes, you need to set it on the smallest aperture of the ring (eg AFS 300 F4 has F32 as smallest aperture) and lock it." in this thread.

This obviously doesn't work on the D80/D90. You can't use the aperture ring on the D80 with 35mm F2D no matter what mode/setting.

Nov 25, 2008 at 07:04 PM

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Sorry if this has been asked, but I did not see it anywhere...

Best place to buy Nikon? For Canon, I usually purchase at Beach, B&H, or Canoga. Is their somewhere better for Nikon? Also, is there a legit Nikon Authorized ebay seller for Nikon to take advantage of the livesearch discounts?

Nov 29, 2008 at 04:11 PM

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Gregory.Rotter wrote:
I read this;

"newer Nikon lenses with aperture rings will work just fine with the aperture ring if you put it in M mode. Otherwise if you want electronic control of aperture, then yes, you need to set it on the smallest aperture of the ring (eg AFS 300 F4 has F32 as smallest aperture) and lock it." in this thread.

This obviously doesn't work on the D80/D90. You can't use the aperture ring on the D80 with 35mm F2D no matter what mode/setting.

I just verified this. You are right. I'm kind of disappointed to be honest. I know that my 35 f/1.4 AIS worked fine on it. Go figure.

Nov 29, 2008 at 04:24 PM

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Dave Jr wrote:
Sorry if this has been asked, but I did not see it anywhere...

Best place to buy Nikon? For Canon, I usually purchase at Beach, B&H, or Canoga. Is their somewhere better for Nikon? Also, is there a legit Nikon Authorized ebay seller for Nikon to take advantage of the livesearch discounts?

Beach, BH and Canoga just sell camera equipement. Not specifically for a company.

Nov 29, 2008 at 06:24 PM

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Yea thanks, I'm aware of that. If someone asked me who the best Canon dealer is, I'd say Beach for price, but B&H for availability. It might be different for Nikon, that is why I asked.

Nov 29, 2008 at 08:08 PM

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Dave, that's not the point of the thread. This is more about system type questions/answers that newbies to Nikon might want to know.

Nov 29, 2008 at 10:58 PM

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Sorry about that.

Nov 30, 2008 at 03:01 AM

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Dec 10, 2008 at 05:52 PM

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Avi - good thread.

You may also want to mention the lenses that are considered 'best' of class in both Canon and Nikon. This is something I was curious of when switching. Example, Canon users consider lenses such as 35L, 85L, 135L, and others the best of primes. In Nikon, it seems that the standard and ultrawide zooms are some one of the best etc.

Dec 10, 2008 at 06:00 PM

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Dec 18, 2008 at 05:33 AM

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Dec 21, 2008 at 12:11 AM

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Avi B wrote:
Gregory.Rotter wrote:
I read this;

"newer Nikon lenses with aperture rings will work just fine with the aperture ring if you put it in M mode. Otherwise if you want electronic control of aperture, then yes, you need to set it on the smallest aperture of the ring (eg AFS 300 F4 has F32 as smallest aperture) and lock it." in this thread.

This obviously doesn't work on the D80/D90. You can't use the aperture ring on the D80 with 35mm F2D no matter what mode/setting.

I just verified this. You are right. I'm kind of disappointed to be honest. I know that my 35 f/1.4 AIS worked fine on it. Go figure.

I shoot with ais glass on my d80 all the time, there is no metering with any of those lenses, but you do have the green dot focus indicator.

It is the primary reason I want a d300 or 700 , haven't decided which one yet. I want a D3 but funds will not allow that, waiting on the D3x to hopefully drive used D3 prices to the 2500 range(wishful thinking I know)

Dec 21, 2008 at 12:36 AM

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And this is not pinned why? Moderator can we pin this please, its too handy?

Mar 04, 2009 at 12:34 PM

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Avi B wrote:
Gregory.Rotter wrote:
I read this;

"newer Nikon lenses with aperture rings will work just fine with the aperture ring if you put it in M mode. Otherwise if you want electronic control of aperture, then yes, you need to set it on the smallest aperture of the ring (eg AFS 300 F4 has F32 as smallest aperture) and lock it." in this thread.

This obviously doesn't work on the D80/D90. You can't use the aperture ring on the D80 with 35mm F2D no matter what mode/setting.

I just verified this. You are right. I'm kind of disappointed to be honest. I know that my 35 f/1.4 AIS worked fine on it. Go figure.

Well actually no, it doesn't work fine. There is no metering. The problem with AF lenses with rings, is that the camera doesn't have the facility to let the lens stop down the aperture, like the D2/3 bodies do. So in order for the camera to stop down the lens properly, you must set it at the smallest aperture.

Mar 04, 2009 at 12:46 PM

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jkittmer wrote:
You can separate out the AF function onto the AFON button just like the * button. However, the VR function will only activate on shutter half-press.

That kinda sucks.. or is there a benefit to this I am missing?

It's different. Just be aware. I will not make a judgement call for you

I think it's better because you can focus independently of the VR kicking in and giving you a headache, but you may feel differently

Me too, at first I didn't like it but then when I stopped focusing (no pun) on it being different from Canon, I realized I like Nikon's way of doing it better.

BTW - I switched over to the dark side about a month ago and have zero regrets. Very very happy I made the change.

Mar 04, 2009 at 04:34 PM

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Excellent thread - thanks..

Mar 06, 2009 at 03:51 AM

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What would be a replacement for the 100-400L by canon? The 80-400 is reported to have very slow focus.

Mar 06, 2009 at 05:09 AM

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I added D700 & 14-24/2.8 to my Canon & Pentax bag a couple months ago. Thank You for the FAQ Thread.

Mar 07, 2009 at 02:40 PM

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kane513 wrote:
What would be a replacement for the 100-400L by canon? The 80-400 is reported to have very slow focus.

The 200-400/4 is a wonderful lens, really in another class than the 100-400.

Mar 08, 2009 at 02:15 PM

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