Aperture ring
Apr 13, 2014 23:12:49 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Nikonian72 wrote:
I like the idea of two wheels, but I have learned to live with my D5200 button push + wheel rotation for aperture.
Yes, we are very good at setting our muscle memory.
Apr 14, 2014 03:12:01 #
Thanks everyone for the feedback. My D7100 lets me change the values on the sub-command wheel. So I can view my subject and make adjustments without taking my eye off the subject. All my lenses have the G designation.
Apr 14, 2014 05:49:12 #
Racmanaz wrote:
I don't think you have to, it should be in your viewfinder.
You can see the result in the viewfinder, but you must press the +/- exp comp button with your forefinger, and rotate the command dial with your thumb - a minor inconvenience.
Apr 14, 2014 06:16:34 #
It's a tactile thing...and I like the option of manually Setting it.
Apr 14, 2014 07:12:25 #
Apr 14, 2014 07:13:58 #
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?
They are also used to indicate depth of field.
Apr 14, 2014 07:18:57 #
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?
The lack of the ring doesn't bother me, since I can make a quick adjustment while looking through the viewfinder. Even if the lens had an aperture ring, I'd prefer the VF technique.
The fewer moving parts, the better. I'm sure manufacturers prefer leaving that ring off because it cuts cost. It's not like they're leaving the shutter button off the camera.
Apr 14, 2014 07:25:48 #
Apr 14, 2014 07:48:48 #
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.
Why would you have to take your eye off the subject to change f-stop? With Canons it's right in the viewfinder.
Apr 14, 2014 07:54:56 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
LFingar wrote:
Why would you have to take your eye off the subject to change f-stop? With Canons it's right in the viewfinder.
It's there on the Nikons too.
Apr 14, 2014 08:22:51 #
Try shooting with a reversed lens or extension tubes that don't have AF contacts. You can't set the aperture with a gelded lens with either of those methods. Try using a bellows, same issue...As for a lens with a mechanical setting being somehow less dependable because of fewer "moving parts", there are more things that can go wrong with electronics in the lens than the mechanical aspect. Look at all of the older MF lenses still in use decades later. Another biggie, at least for those with limited funds & other than base model Nikon cameras, is that the older lenses are considerably less expensive than their current counterparts without sacrificing much
Apr 14, 2014 08:52:54 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
Another biggie, at least for those with limited funds & other than base model Nikon cameras, is that the older lenses are considerably less expensive than their current counterparts without sacrificing much
There are some unbelievable deals on ebay for older lenses. Digital photographers generally don't want them. I wish I had kept mine, but they went with the cameras.
Apr 14, 2014 08:58:52 #
Always seemed easier for me on the older lens as the left hand is under the lens for focusing and or zoom.However as the eye is looking through the finder the same info is available and the right hand can make changes as needed.
Apr 14, 2014 09:02:17 #
Do you also have the focus set to the back button ?... Makes for one more setting needing to be done (& possibly missing the shot) with your right hand..
Maxsilcam wrote:
Always seemed easier for me on the older lens as the left hand is under the lens for focusing and or zoom.However as the eye is looking through the finder the same info is available and the right hand can make changes as needed.
Apr 14, 2014 09:05:57 #
The deals used to be even better. More & more digital shooters find they can use them & the deals are not as good as they used to be. Even Canon & mirrorless shooters are buying the older lenses to adapt to their cameras...Needless to say I kept my lenses (cameras too).... Most any lens I buy now comes from KEH (prices are better than eBay a lot of times plus you get a warranty).
jerryc41 wrote:
There are some unbelievable deals on ebay for older lenses. Digital photographers generally don't want them. I wish I had kept mine, but they went with the cameras.
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