D90 manual lens metering

 · pre-Ai,Ai,Ais lenses do not even have the screw drive like AF and AF-D lenses. So on a D90 you can use Ai or Ais old lenses and have to put the camera on manual mode. Then adjust the aperture on the lens and shutter on the camera. There is also no metering info. So you have to guessimate metering.  · According to p 87 of the user manual, The D90 will meter with non-CPU lenses off the central focus point when set to spot metering (manual mode only I would assume).  · Nikon DSLRs that cannot meter with AI manual focus lenses Dseries, D50, D60, Dseries, D80, D90, D, D3XXX, D5XXX, D The basic technique for mounting and using AI-NIkkors is the same from camera to camera, although the exact details varies by model.

However, the D90 manual states (pg. 87): "Circle is centered on current focus point, making it possible to meter off-center subjects (if non-CPU lens is used, or if Auto-area is selected for AF-area mode as described on page , camera will meter center focus point).". Metering I have used Matrix, the D90's default, for everything since I got my first Nikon FA back in You set this with the Meter Mode button on the top. I discuss the require different settings on the camera and lens to get manual. Some, like the old mm f/4 AF, required moving both the cam-era and lens switches! That was a pain. Also for: b - d90 digital slr camera, - d90 dslr camera, D90 dx - mp digital slr camera, En-el3e - d90 digital slr camera, , - d90 digital slr camera body. Posted by admin Tehbizz, i followed your link but found nowhere in it the possibility to use the nikon D90 with sb in manual mode with a manual lens.

According to p 87 of the user manual, The D90 will meter with non-CPU lenses off the central focus point when set to spot metering (manual mode only I would assume). Has anyone tried this?. The D80 and D90 have no aperture follower tab, so you'll have no metering with old manual focus lenses, unless they are. chipped with a CPU such as P lenses. There will also be the crop factor. If you must use the D80 or D90, the easiest solution is to get a DX zoom or two. ShunCheung, . pre-Ai,Ai,Ais lenses do not even have the screw drive like AF and AF-D lenses. So on a D90 you can use Ai or Ais old lenses and have to put the camera on manual mode. Then adjust the aperture on the lens and shutter on the camera. There is also no metering info. So you have to guessimate metering.