Questions on my new 50mm lens

fotogenik · Feb 17, 2006

ok I bought my Nikon 50mm 1.8 prime lens today. Had to buy it used because noone in town had a new one till monday and I want to shoot with it this weekend.

I am curious about the aperture ring around the end nearest the camera body. The number 22 is in red and any time I Move the ring off that setting my camera won't function. Even in fully manual mode it just gives me a flashing error message in the window of F33.

Can anyone tell me what this means? My sigma lens does the same thing.

Digital Matt · Feb 17, 2006

I'm not a Nikon user. This is what my conclusion is, based on your post.

You are using an old lens with a new digital camera. Your camera does not require you to manually change the aperture on the lens. The camera changes the aperture electronically. Setting the lens to f/22 is what allows the camera to control the aperture settings.

fotogenik · Feb 17, 2006

Thanks Matt, sounds like a perfectly logical explanation to me.

theinvisiblecity · Feb 18, 2006

that's exactly right...have fun with the 50mm...it'll be your new favorite.....also the 1.8 apeture will blow you away if your used to a 3.3....

fotogenik · Feb 18, 2006

theinvisiblecity said:
that's exactly right...have fun with the 50mm...it'll be your new favorite.....also the 1.8 apeture will blow you away if your used to a 3.3....

Yeah first real picture with the lens:

No depth of field in this one tho. Just a funny sign I saw goin down the road last night and I had to go back and take a shot of it this morning. You can click the image to see it in a bigger size in my Archive Gallery.