Just Playing Around
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Jun 15, 2015 09:55:50 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Nikonian72, A-PeeR, and Screamin Scott, A 35-mm lens on a full-frame D700 camera? Which one, and tell us more. :?:
Sorry for the confusion. I forgot to change the Non- AI lens setting in the camera. These were done with a 105 f/2.5 with an extension bellows. I have a 35mm f/2.0 lens, both this and the 105 are non-AI lenses.
Thanks for checking these photos out.
Jun 15, 2015 10:01:57 #
rmalarz wrote:
I assume both of those lenses have been Ai modified ?. If they haven't they would damage a D700. Unless you meant to say Ai as opposed to non-Ai. Ai lenses have the aperture ridge & 2 rows of aperture numbers on the mount end.These were done with a 105 f/2.5 with an extension bellows. I have a 35mm f/2.0 lens, both this and the 105 are non-AI lenses.
Jun 15, 2015 10:08:58 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
Scott, both of the lenses will fit on the D700 without modification. They just don't have any electronic coupling to the camera. They are both manual focus and manual aperture. Thus, the need to tell the camera which one is mounted on it. Which I forgot to do when I put the bellows on it. I assume both of those lenses have been Ai modified ?. If they haven't they would damage a D700. Unless you meant to say Ai as opposed to non-Ai. Ai lenses have the aperture ridge & 2 rows of aperture numbers on the mount end.
I do have a couple of older lenses that work just fine on my Nikon F, but using them on the D700 risks damaging the contacts on the camera.
Jun 15, 2015 10:17:09 #
rmalarz wrote:
Then they are Ai or AiS mount. The older ones for your Nikon F would be Non-Ai. I have about 100 Non-Ai, Ai & AiS . My go to macro lens is an older AiS mount "Lester Dine" 105mm macro. 7 of the 9 macro lenses are older manual focus models. I like that I can use all but the Non Ai on either my D300 or my D7100. Like your D700, all I have to do is enter the focal length & maximum aperture & select the one I will be using. And yes, I have forgotten to deselect a model when changing lenses only to wonder about the settings it said until I check & see what lens was selected. (Senior moments)Scott, both of the lenses will fit on the D700 without modification. They just don't have any electronic coupling to the camera. They are both manual focus and manual aperture. Thus, the need to tell the camera which one is mounted on it. Which I forgot to do when I put the bellows on it.
I do have a couple of older lenses that work just fine on my Nikon F, but using them on the D700 risks damaging the contacts on the camera.
I do have a couple of older lenses that work just fine on my Nikon F, but using them on the D700 risks damaging the contacts on the camera.
Jun 15, 2015 11:08:55 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
Scott, I picked up both the 105 and the 35 at a local camera store. The only question I ask is if they will work in my D700. Those older lenses are an extremely good buy as they are far less money. I've no problem using them, as I've been manually focusing and setting f-stops for years. Then they are Ai or AiS mount. The older ones for ... (show quote)
The 35mm is great for street photography, as I can set it to f/11, use hyperfocal focus setting, and turn my D700 into a point and shoot.
I'd been working on a number of varied photography projects over the course of the weekend, mostly setting up and using 3 speed lights. The last, as an after thought, was "hey what about macro". So, between the speed light setup, putting the extension bellows on the camera, etc., setting the non-ai setting on the camera just got overlooked.
I even got to copying a couple of colour slides just for kicks. That worked fairly well, also. The best part was that it was all indoors. With the temperatures we have in the Phoenix area at this time of year, that's a good thing.
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