nikon 105mm f1.8 ais anyone use one before?

[redline]

thinking of picking one of these up for 450$
has anyone ever use one of these before, would make a nice studio lenses and replace me crappy e series 105mm which has sticky blades
but it weighs almost nothing. the 1.8 weight quite a bit.

[birddog114]

redline,
Grab it quickly! It's a nice lens, I have one and love it.

[MHD]

yes... a mate of mine has this... it is a LOT of glass...

[ipv6ready]

Hi a quick question?

Are you guys using this with a D70 or pro body like D1 or D2 series?

Because I thought D70 does not meter with a AIS?

If you are using it with a D70 are you using the LCD display and Histogram to check exposure?

If you are using the LCD and histogram is this convenient?

Thanks

[birddog114]

Hi a quick question?

Are you guys using this with a D70 or pro body like D1 or D2 series?

Thanks

Using it on both D70 (In manual mode) and D2 series

If you are using it with a D70 are you using the LCD display and Histogram to check exposure?

Yes.

If you are using the LCD and histogram is this convenient?

Yes.

[bouyant_clown]

May i ask a few questions at this point. . .
I have read a little about using older lenses on the d70 and not having the capability to meter but using the histogram to ensure that the photo is correct. i don't really understand how this works.
Not having the capability to meter refers to the lense adjusting to the light available at the scene, is this correct?
I assume then that using the older lenses in manual mode requires setting the appature on the lense body and then taking the photo?
I assume that then you would have to adjust the shutter speed to get the photo right?
How do you use the histogram to help with this and what do you look for to ensure that the photo is correct?

[birddog114]

How do you use the histogram to help with this and what do you look for to ensure that the photo is correct?

Firstly,
you have to understand how to read or use the histogram correctly, even with AF/ AF-D or AF-S lenses, if you haven't got it thru then refer to the manual and some other books from Thom Hogan or Peter iNova D70 ebooks with more details in histogram.
Once you get acquainted and can analyze details with histogram display, then you can adjust the shutter speed same as apeture based on the histogram of what you're taken and you'll experiment with the manual (AI-S) lenses, if you don't have lot of understanding of how to read the histogram, then it's harder for you to take the right exposure or correct yourself with setting, again manual lens on the D70 is another guessing word for the first few shots

[birddog114]

And the following link is a thread may help you in Histogram based on Canon DSLR:

http://luminous-landscape.com/tutorials ... rams.shtml

[glamy]

What about a light meter? Especially in studio use...
Cheers,
Gerard

[birddog114]

What about a light meter? Especially in studio use...
Cheers,
Gerard

Gerard,
You're right! I forgot it too.
Yes, it's another option to play with the manual lenses.
I have the Sekonic light meter to use for those AI-S lenses. So no more guessing.
I've seen few pro-photogs use the manual lenses with few of difference light meters, and seen their happy faces.

[redline]

thanks Birddog,


yeah manual lenses need to be metered either thru hand held, another camera or thru trial and error.

the lcd and histograms are great tools for thoughs who understand whats it means. i usually use the highlights guide to check for blowouts.

[bouyant_clown]

Thankyou Birddog,
the link that you provided was very informative, the best part being that it was very simple to read and had lots of example pictures to demonstrate the text.
The fact that a canon is used for the example is, i think, in this situation of no consiquence.