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Nikon D70/D70s User’s Guide
For photos of people I either set the colors back to normal, or cheat and use the Portrait preset mode
on the top dial.
FOCUS: AF.
METERING: Matrix.
LENS
Many lenses have no switches or settings. If so, don't worry.
More advanced lenses have focus mode settings, which will be either "M/A - A," or "A - M" on older
lenses.
On older lenses I leave it at "A," which is Autofocus. "M" is manual focus. Sometimes you also have to
move the switch on the camera, which is a pain.
If the switch says "M/A - A" then I use M/A. This gives autofocus, and if I grab the focus ring it
instantly lets me make manual corrections. As soon as I tap the shutter button again I get autofocus.
This M/A setting, if the lens has it, provides both kinds of focus without ever having to move any
switches . It's the best.
Non-
G lenses will have an aperture ring where the lens is attached to the camera. Set this this ring to
the largest number, usually 22, if not 32 or 16. This number will be in orange on autofocus lenses.
There usually is a lock to keep this ring set there, since if it comes off that setting you'll get an error
message from the D70s/D70/D50.
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These are the basics. Keep reading for far more explicit details at the end.
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