Aperture ring: Please help me understand why I would care if a lens has an aperture ring on the lens. I can set it in the camera. Is there an advantage to setting it manually?

photon56 Loc: North America

Please help me understand why I would care if a lens has an aperture ring on the lens. I can set it in the camera. Is there an advantage to setting it manually?

LFingar Loc: Claverack, NY

photon56 wrote:

Please help me understand why I would care if a lens has an aperture ring on the lens. I can set it in the camera. Is there an advantage to setting it manually?

Can't think of any. The last camera I had with an aperture ring on the lens was a Yashica TL Super SLR that I bought in 1969. I know that none of my current lenses have aperture rings and I can't think of why I would want them to. Who told you that you needed one?

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

So you don't have to take your eye off the subject to change f-stop. it may help in changing light situations.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

boberic wrote:

So you don't have to take your eye off the subject to change f-stop. it may help in changing light situations.

:thumbup: :thumbup: yup and I love having an aperture ring on the lens like the older manual lenses, makes it esier and faster to change it for me. Check the advantages of manual aperture ring on this link for further info.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/5049183

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

Racmanaz wrote:

:thumbup: :thumbup: yup and I love having an aperture ring on the lens like the older manual lenses, makes it esier and faster to change it for me. Check the advantages of manual aperture ring on this link for further info.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/5049183

I agree. On my Nikon D5100 I have to hold a button and use the thumbwheel at the same time to change the aperture. It would be nice to just use the aperture ring on a lens...if I had any lenses with an A R.

Why would anyone have to take their eye off the subject to make an adjustment?

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

Indi wrote:

I agree. On my Nikon D5100 I have to hold a button and use the thumbwheel at the same time to change the aperture. It would be nice to just use the aperture ring on a lens...if I had any lenses with an A R.

Why would anyone have to take their eye off the subject to make an adjustment?

I can't do that maneuver with my 7d. But I mostly shoot shutter priority.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Indi wrote:

I agree. On my Nikon D5100 I have to hold a button and use the thumbwheel at the same time to change the aperture. It would be nice to just use the aperture ring on a lens...if I had any lenses with an A R.

Why would anyone have to take their eye off the subject to make an adjustment?

I don't think you have to, it should be in your viewfinder.

amehta Loc: Boston

photon56 wrote:

Please help me understand why I would care if a lens has an aperture ring on the lens. I can set it in the camera. Is there an advantage to setting it manually?

You would not care, unless you had a Nikon lens and wanted to get an older Nikon film camera which could not set the aperture.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

In 1972, I purchased six new Nikkor lenses along with a Nikon F2 camera. I still use these lenses with my D90 & D5200, aperture ring and all. It is my understanding that camera manufacturers no longer make lenses with aperture rings. There is nothing wrong with used, even old & used.

amehta Loc: Boston

Nikonian72 wrote:

In 1972, I purchased six new Nikkor lenses along with a Nikon F2 camera. I still use these lenses with my D90 & D5200, aperture ring and all. It is my understanding that camera manufacturers no longer make lenses with aperture rings. There is nothing wrong with used, even old & used.

Nikon still makes a few non-"G" lenses like the AF 50mm f/1.4D, AF 50mm f/1.8D, and AF 200mm f/4D micro. Those are clearly the exception, though.

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

Racmanaz wrote:

I don't think you have to, it should be in your viewfinder.

I was questioning something Bobric (?) said, "So you don't have to take your eye off the subject to change f-stop. it may help in changing light situations."

amehta Loc: Boston

Indi wrote:

I agree. On my Nikon D5100 I have to hold a button and use the thumbwheel at the same time to change the aperture. It would be nice to just use the aperture ring on a lens...if I had any lenses with an A R.

Why would anyone have to take their eye off the subject to make an adjustment?

One of the advantages of the D7x00 or FX Nikons over the D3x00 or D5x00 cameras is that they have a "sub-command" dial which is used to change the aperture.

Indi Loc: L. I., NY, Palm Beach Cty when it's cold.

amehta wrote:

One of the advantages of the D7x00 or FX Nikons over the D3x00 or D5x00 cameras is that they have a "sub-command" dial which is used to change the aperture.

I'd like that. Alas, I can't afford a higher model now. Actually, I'm waiting for a lower price on the D5200 body.

amehta Loc: Boston

Indi wrote:

I'd like that. Alas, I can't afford a higher model now. Actually, I'm waiting for a lower price on the D5200 body.

The more important thing is the image quality, and all DSLRs are very good. :-)

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

amehta wrote:

One of the advantages of the D7x00 or FX Nikons over the D3x00 or D5x00 cameras is that they have a "sub-command" dial which is used to change the aperture.

I like the idea of two wheels, but I have learned to live with my D5200 button push + wheel rotation for aperture.