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command dial, set the aperture to minimum aperture lock (L).
(Fig. 6)
With P or S mode, set the aperture using the camera’s command dial.
When using other Nikon cameras
a
Set the shift and tilt amount to 0 by rotating the shift and tilt
knobs. (Fig. 2)
b
Set the camera’s exposure mode to M.
c
Press the aperture stop-down button to fully open the aperture,
set the aperture ring to “2.8” (maximum aperture), and set the
shutter speed for correct exposure.
d
Set the desired aperture by rotating the aperture ring and shift
the shutter speed by the same number of changed steps.
• Setting the aperture ring to minimum aperture lock (L) fixes the
aperture at f/32 (minimum aperture). (Fig. 6)
• Set the aperture with the lens’ aperture ring even on a camera
that requires aperture to be set via its command dial. With a
camera that has the custom setting menu “aperture setting
with lens’ aperture ring,” this setting is not required.
Determining exposure (with an external exposure meter)
a
Set the shift and tilt amount to 0 by rotating the shift and tilt
knobs. (Fig. 2)
b
Set the camera’s exposure mode to M.
c
Set the desired aperture using either the lens aperture ring or
the camera’s command dial, input the aperture value on the
camera’s LCD panel to the external exposure meter to determine
exposure, and set the shutter speed. If you cannot read the
aperture value on the camera’s LCD panel or cannot determine
exposure because the camera does not have an LCD panel,
choose a shutter speed appropriate for the f-number (p. 244).
With this lens, the brightness of the image on the film (image
sensing device) will decrease by 1 stop and the effective
f-number will increase by 1 stop at the closest focusing distance.
• When using a camera other than the D3 or D300, set the
aperture with the lens’ aperture ring even on a camera that
requires aperture to be set via its command dial. With a camera
that has the custom setting menu “aperture setting with lens’
aperture ring,” this setting is not required.