The second generation, the F801/F801s (N8008/N8008s), introduced reliable autofocus, together with built-in autowind and rewind, spot metering, a new single control wheel interface, and other features, to the semi-pro line. market) was the second and final version of what I call the third generation of semi-pro 35mm autofocus SLRs from Nikon. N90X F100 D700 one Nikon G lens 24-85 rules them all.The Nikon F90X (N90s in the U.S. I had found portrait mode but didn't realize you could adjust the aperture further.ĩ times out of 10 if I need a wide aperture it's for a portrait anyway. It looks perfectly work as A mode.īumping because this is a cool tip. Well it's certainly useful if anyone has plenty of G lenses. It is in every Nikon with a command dial since the F-801.Īh cool. It can be used in all Program Auto modes as you found out.īasically, you take a reading and then spin the wheel to adjust the aperture / shutter speed to your convenience. What you discovered is called Program Shift and, yes, it is in the manual. I didn't know about the TC16A auto-focus thing, so thanks for the tip. I only ever tend to shoot A or M so without this I probably wouldn't ever use them on this body.
#What is the nikon f90x manual#
It's nice to know I can use them on the F90X I just acquired too, though full manual mode would have been better. I bought most of my lenses for a D700 so a number of them don't have aperture rings.
#What is the nikon f90x pdf#
Just had a look at a PDF manual I found online, but can't find any mention with a skim read through. With a TC16A you can make the AI lenses do automatic focus, but I expect you all know that. I wouldn't choose to mount G lenses unless they were spectacularly good, and none of mine match the first generation AF and older AI lenses I want to use on this camera.
#What is the nikon f90x manuals#
So maybe the point is covered in the manuals issued with the last cameras off the production line. Is it in the N90s/F90x manual? G lenses were introduced around 2000 the camera was discontinued in 2001, I think. Seems like a roundabout way to me, even if it is in the manual.Įvery forum and website that I saw today didn't seem to know about it when people asked about compatibility with G lenses, so just thought I'd share my findings on here. This is how many of us have fun with these lenses on our film cameras. Of comparability On the Nikon Lens chart. I'm letting people know that they work in aperture priority in this roundabout way. Since they have no aperture ring, they work, but only at their minimum aperture, in Manual and Aperture-priority modes.' The wisdom of Rockwell: 'G lenses work perfectly in Program and shutter-priority. Matthew Dobson edited this topic 114 months ago. Originally posted at 7:18PM, 10 September 2012 PST Has anyone else noticed this? I'll try it with a roll of film in and see if it all works as appears, but I can't see any reason why it won't. If you leave the camera alone for a few seconds so that it goes to sleep, the aperture resets to f2.8, so that's something to keep an eye on, but other than that it seems to work fine. The shutter speed compensates in the usual 'aperture priority' way. However, as soon as I turn the command dial a little asterix appears by the Ps in the LCD panel, and the camera lets me select an aperture. Using my 50mm 1.4 G lens for example, in Po mode the aperture is automatically set to f2.8. In my ignorance, and without a manual, I was playing around without any film in, and it appears that the point and shoot modes act as aperture priority when I turn the command dial. I just bought a secondhand F90X without knowing that G lenses aren't supposed to work in aperture priority mode on the camera.