Non-CPU zoom lens setup on a Nikon D300
Jun 10, 2016 09:57:01 #
Can someone tell me how to setup a non-CPU zoom lens on my Nikon D300?
I have a Nikon 35-70 F3.5~4.8 zoom lens. Now the camera asks focus length and max aperture.
Any help is appreciated .........
I have a Nikon 35-70 F3.5~4.8 zoom lens. Now the camera asks focus length and max aperture.
Any help is appreciated .........
Jun 10, 2016 11:27:58 #
It won't make a lot of difference, other than for the EXIF data. You could set it to the focal length/aperture you most often use....or the minimum....or the maximum!
This is what the manual says - or at least used to say:
"Zoom Lenses - Lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lenses are zoomed in or out. After changing the zoom position, select new values for lens focal length and maximum aperture"
This is what the manual says - or at least used to say:
"Zoom Lenses - Lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lenses are zoomed in or out. After changing the zoom position, select new values for lens focal length and maximum aperture"
Jun 10, 2016 11:29:33 #
willie_gunn wrote:
It won't make a lot of difference, other than for the EXIF data. You could set it to the focal length/aperture you most often use....or the minimum....or the maximum!
This is what the manual says - or at least used to say:
"Zoom Lenses - Lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lenses are zoomed in or out. After changing the zoom position, select new values for lens focal length and maximum aperture"
This is what the manual says - or at least used to say:
"Zoom Lenses - Lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lenses are zoomed in or out. After changing the zoom position, select new values for lens focal length and maximum aperture"
Thank you, that is what I wanted to know.
Jun 10, 2016 11:31:31 #
And this from the Nikon site:
If lens data is specified using the Non-CPU lens data option in the shooting menu, many of the features available with CPU lenses can also be used with non-CPU lenses. If lens data is not specified color matrix metering can not be used, and center-weighted metering is used when matrix metering is selected.
Non-CPU lenses can only be used in exposure modes A and M, when aperture must be set using the lens aperture ring. If the maximum aperture has not been specified using Non-CPU lens data, the camera aperture display will show the number of stops from maximum aperture(0, 1, 2, etc.); the actual aperture value must be read off the lens aperture ring. Aperture-priority auto will be selected automatically in exposure modes P and S. The exposure-mode indicator in the control panel will blink, and A will be displayed in the viewfinder.
https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13867/~/what-lenses-can-i-use-with-the-d700%2F-d300s%2F-d300%2F-d200-%3F
If lens data is specified using the Non-CPU lens data option in the shooting menu, many of the features available with CPU lenses can also be used with non-CPU lenses. If lens data is not specified color matrix metering can not be used, and center-weighted metering is used when matrix metering is selected.
Non-CPU lenses can only be used in exposure modes A and M, when aperture must be set using the lens aperture ring. If the maximum aperture has not been specified using Non-CPU lens data, the camera aperture display will show the number of stops from maximum aperture(0, 1, 2, etc.); the actual aperture value must be read off the lens aperture ring. Aperture-priority auto will be selected automatically in exposure modes P and S. The exposure-mode indicator in the control panel will blink, and A will be displayed in the viewfinder.
https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13867/~/what-lenses-can-i-use-with-the-d700%2F-d300s%2F-d300%2F-d200-%3F
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