How is aperture controlled with G lenses?
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:15 pm... Obsolete ...
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How is aperture controlled with G lenses?
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:15 pmPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:26 pmWith d70 in aperture priority or manual mode, use front dial on RHS to adjust aperture. I guess the d70 then tells the lens and it's all done by a little motor in the lens.
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:30 pmAsk this in a Canon crowd - all their lenses don't have aperture rings, they don't have the luxury of choosing between G or non-G lenses! 
1) What you see through the viewfinder corresponds to the current lens' maximum aperture's depth of field.
2) Electronics control the aperture on both G and non G lenses. These electronics have existed on Nikon bodies sold for the past 10-15 years, both film and digital. It can be user selected via control dial. The elctronics also allow far more precise aperture selection, down to 1/3 stop - as opposed to full stops if rotated via manual aperture ring.
1) What you see through the viewfinder corresponds to the current lens' maximum aperture's depth of field.
2) Electronics control the aperture on both G and non G lenses. These electronics have existed on Nikon bodies sold for the past 10-15 years, both film and digital. It can be user selected via control dial. The elctronics also allow far more precise aperture selection, down to 1/3 stop - as opposed to full stops if rotated via manual aperture ring.