How to use your manual focus lenses with Nikon DSLR Cameras
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2024
- Konstantin (@konstantinkochkin on Instagram) explains how to make your life easier while using your manual focus Nikkor lenses with your digital Nikon camera.
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Presentation: Konstantin Kochkin
Video production: Foteini Tasiopoulou
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I bought an old 50mm on impulse a few months ago and then found my d7000 didn't know what to do with it. Now I know what to do about it, thank you!
Thank you my friend! I am about to purchase a Nikon D700. I have several lenses which I used on my legendary F3HP. I selected the Nikon D700 to bring these lenses back to life. This video is exactly what I have been searching for. You have answered many questions I have had and some I didn't know to ask. Thank you for taking the time to provide such a well engineered informative video, I really appreciate your efforts. I am thinking, it must feel good to know that you have helped so many people by providing your knowledge for free. Please continue your great work. Thanks again, Richard
Very useful. If guidance can also be provided on setting up non-CP zoom lenses - eg I have Nikor 35 - 70 mm F 3.5-22 zoom lens
This was an excellent review. I've done this before and the procedures work. I've adapted my old (radioactive) Minolta lenses to the camera, but I'm having difficulties setting it up. Excellent presentation as ever.
Excellent presentation
Thanks. I just bought a Helios 44 58 for my Nikon 610 and this video was spot on!
Thanks for solving this one for me!
Super helpful and very easy to follow .... thanks
Thank you for clearing up this issue for me . Grateful
THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO! Just got a used 55mm 2.8 macro lens and getting used to Manual focus..this really helps!
Great explanation. Thanks.
Question: why would you realistically need a quick button to change which manual lens is on the camera? Changing lens is not something that happens in the blink of an eye. Having the lens identifier in "My Menu" is plenty good enough...
Great inforations, well explained and simple. Thank you
Thanks for this. Before I buy an adaptor for my old lenses, when setting up a zoom, which focal length do I set it at?
great video Konstantin , but you forgot one IMPORTANT limitation, some bodies CAN'T use the 8 & 6 mm fish-eye lenses, the back element protrudes into the space too far (damage the mirror system), or some tele-converters/tele - lenses as well, for same reason, So you NEED to tell the camera assistant when you buy a dslr if you have intention to use any of this "special equipment" so you can get a body, with which they are compatible!! Most likely the Df body, which is specially designed with this compatibility in mind; or the z series,with an FTZ adaptor, which Will be safe with this equipment ( the space is just large enough as I understand) .
Re 6,8,10mm
This is only for some of those lenses, spelled out in every dslr manual.
No Nikon Dslr accepts those intrusive lenses
Thank you for the excellent video lecture. Extremely helpful.
Thank you so much for this!
-Kenosha, WI
Great info. I just bought a d850 and only have old lenses I used with my f2
Great advice. Could do with more of your short, and to the point presentations
The D7000 accommodates non-CPU lenses with ease. Very useful video.
Thanks for the video , it took me some time to set this up after I got a D7000 , but once set up and a button assigned it is in regular use as I rarely use autofocus lenses for subjects other than wildlife
Thanks, great info. But what focal length do you put in when setting up a zoom lens? The shortest or the longest? Thank you.
I used those custom settings to put white balance on the function button of my D3x because the white balance settings on the tiny rear supplementary LED screen on the camera back were virtually impossible for me to see. PS. I'm a fan of the live streams.
I have a d7500 and a vintage lens, and as you stared the d7500 does not have non CPU settings but is there a adopter which can be used to make this lens work with my camera.
Thanks for the video, but... What can I do with a NikonD3400 camera? Do you have another configuration for this camera (that doesn´t have the non-CPU lens data menu)? Thanks
I have the 58 mm voitlander and it's set up to non cpu lense. How do I change back to using auto focus lenses?
Thank you sir. My lens are working again.
Happy to help!
Intereting video....for yrs I used a nikon D50....so I have several lenses. One of which is a 50 mm, 1.8. I also have now a Nikon D3400. I didn't do all that you showed but I can attach the lens first by pushing a little button ON the lens, turning the aperature ring to 22, the lens fits THEN pushing that little level the opposit direction to have access to the aperature ring. Interestingly I don't seem to be able t shoot in A mode, only manual .
As many others asked in this comment section. What about zoom lenses with shifting aperture?
how would you add a 40mm lens, when d750 skips from 35mm to 43mm?
Thanks for this 🔥 🔥 life saver
I have a nikon d90 but cant find this menu, how should I do it? or can my D90 use manual lenses?
one other IMPORTANT issue, as far as manual lens use is : there are some times the camera shows an ERR on the iris number, one simple fix, add non -CPU data, SET the lens data correctly, use A or M mode only!
If the lens iris KNOB is off it's lock position, or the lens is not a 'D' series, ie: totally old school manual lens: set the menu setting for aperture control
( pencil, F5( controls,customise command dials) , Aperture setting) to OFF {gives iris control over from the sub-command dial to the lens ring}-if normal auto lens is used afterwards, REVERSE the F5 mode to ON, otherwise sub-command dial is non-functional :-), also
consider adding this Aperture setting to the my menu list as well, great time saver.
Hello everyone what can I do if I have a d7500 and I also have a nikkor 105 2.5 ais, can I used it ?
I have d7200 and planning to buy 28mm ai lens but I'm not sure if it's compatible. Anyone have an idea?
Hi, thanks for the very informative video.
I didn't quite understand your point at the end about other Nikon models e.g. 3000 series. Would it be possible to use a manual lens on a Nikon D3300? I think I've read that it's possible.
Hi Daniel, you can certainly put a manual focus lens onto the D3300 but you won't be able to tell the camera what the lens is, so it will be all manual and a matter of checking your exposure after taking your photo and adjusting accordingly. Hope that helps!
@@graysofwestminster Hi, thanks very much for getting back to me. Really helpful.
How do you register a zoom lens ?
Great video, everything went just as shown on my camera. If you have the Function Button set up as described and are in No. 1 or other numbers and want to go back to an Auto Focus lens do you have to reset anything back to the previous settings (auto focus lens). Does the camera reset to the previous settings if you power off and on?
How is image quality with lenses that don't have VR but are manual focus. I have a Nikkor 1.8 and a Samyang 1.4. that are only manual focus?
m, my D3400 doesn't seem to have the 'Non-CPU lens data' option.
My D80 doesn't show "non cpu lens data" in the menu :( what do I do in that case? Thanks
Lovely video mate. It's already helped me. My friend has a D7000 and although I created a 24mm lens the camera doesn't seem to meter when I manually chance aperture using the ring on the lens. So It will simply meter for the max aperture was. Is that expected?
Where is Becky hiding? How do you accurately focus them? Live view for sure, but I find that a pain. My way is start at infinity and focus closer . When the left arrow just lights, stop. Works with D700, 750 800 800 e. I can see and focus on plain ground glass, but digital cameras not work well at all.
I did everything as you suggested and still the shooting button won’t click. I have a nikon D7200 and Revuenon lens 135mm f/2.8 (just bought them second handed). I’m wondering if it’s something wrong with the lens. Please suggest. I’d appreciate your reply.
Sorry k: some matrix metering is available, on most cameras.
the D200 has a different way to set the data, sometimes even more convenient, regards...
Hi, could you kindly recommend a good adapter for converting a helios 85 mm to Nikon Z or the older F mount? Would be grateful for your kind help. Thanks and regards
I like the "feet after feet" part
Thanks for the informative video! My question is - if the focal length and max aperture is not among the list of choices, shall I go for the nearest value or just a little bit over? I am referring to focal of 1100mm and F10.5 which are not in the choices. Please help.Thanks
Thanks for this, I got my d780 specifically for shooting prime AI and AIS lenses.
However, for me the exposure preview in live view M mode (with the meter set for a correct exposure) is too dark for ff5.6!
In other words, live view, meter and resulting image all agree only for f5.6.
Non-cpu lens data are set correctly and if I just follow the meter I get correct exposures.
Is it so for every d780 or is my camera malfunctioning?
I find that non CPU lenses don not offer many options of shutter speed, even with ISO changes
I recently picked up a used Nikon D300s and am using some of my old MF lenses as well as new Lensbaby MF lenses.. is there any reason to actually set up profiles for different lenses? Is it just for meta data in post or does it actually help the camera in some way? Anyway getting good at MF with D300s with any lens.. to get green dot in lower left.. not as fast or good as a mirrorless with focus peaking.. but hey, it helps TONS. Thank you for posting
Hi Kon: How accurate/precise do we have to be with the information entered? E.g., if I forgot to change from 35mm to 50mm, what would happen? What if the menu doesn't have the exact focal length? E.g., Lomography Daguerreotype lens is 62mm , do I use 58 or 70? How about aperture, if a lens is F1.9, do I use 1.8 or 2.0? (I understand the focal length is important in the Z series for the IBIS). Thank you.
Hi David! There won't be much difference in terms of exposure if the aperture and focal distance values are fairly close.
E.g. f/1.8, f/2.0, f/2.8 apertures or 28, 35, 50mm focal distance. Also Nikon advises to choose the closest value greater than the actual focal length of the lens if the correct focal length is not listed.
However if the lens is set to a very different number in NON CPU setting, for example F/16 or very different focal distance (e.g. 200mm) there will be a difference in terms of exposure readings.
Here is an example of a small test I did:
D850 in aperture priority mode, 85mm f/2 AI lens with the aperture ring is set wide open at f/2, ISO 1600. Camera is set on a tripod, reading the same scene. These values are set and will not change during the test.
Test 1:
1. NON CPU is set to 85mm f/2: exposure reading of the scene: 1/500 sec
2. NON CPU is set to 85mm f/16: exposure reading of the scene: 1/250 sec
3. NON CPU is set to 28mm f/2: exposure reading of the scene: 1/640 sec
4. NON CPU is set to 28mm f/16: exposure reading of the scene: 1/250 sec
Test 2:
1. NON CPU is set to 85mm f/2: exposure reading of the scene: 1/500 sec
2. NON CPU is set to 85mm f/1.8: exposure reading of the scene: 1/500 sec
3. NON CPU is set to 85mm f/1.4: exposure reading of the scene: 1/800 sec
4. NON CPU is set to 85mm f/2.8: exposure reading of the scene: 1/500 sec
5. NON CPU is set to 85mm f/4: exposure reading of the scene: 1/500 sec
TL;DR: If it's close enough you should be ok, even if it is out of whack it is not the end of the world and recoverable. The main reason you want to keep it clean is to have nice EXIF data to refer to at later stage.
Hope this data helps.
Kind regards,
Konstantin Kochkin
is this becomes auto focus?
And what about kit lenses.. for d780 Nikon.. after switching from 50mm i put 24-120mm again..Now it doesn't focus...I have to focus manually all the time
PS: I have recently acquired D850
Thanks, pretty useful. What about focus confirm action ?
Hi James, Depending on what camera you're using, through a DSLR viewfinder you'll get the usual solid spot in the bottom left-hand corner of an optical viewfinder. For mirrorless cameras and their focusing aids, check out our video here: czcams.com/video/C1GRnvIKEHQ/video.html
not all nikon dslr models have that setting in the menu
thanks so much. how would you set up a manual zoom lens??? eg 35-70 2.8D
@@Funktrainer Thank you.
Our pleasure! Please note that lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lenses are zoomed in or out. The data for different focal lengths can be entered as separate lens numbers, or the data for the lens can be edited to reflect the new values for lens focal length and maximum aperture each time zoom is adjusted. So not convenient, but possible.
Kind regards,
Konstantin Kochkin
Technical Advisor
@@graysofwestminster thanks so much K.
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Hi guys, i am a NikonD200 owner, i bought a Voigtlander 40mm F2 Ultron and attaached my camera, but there is a issue, i can control Aperture only by Camera, not over on Lens, Does anybody have any idea, How to control Aperture by Lens on Nikon D200, because it just allow me 22F value, and if i change it gives me F E E error.
Use the front command dial to control the aperture once the lens is set to f22
www.nikonimgsupport.com/eu/BV_article?articleNo=000051840&configured=1&lang=en_GB&sfdcIFrameOrigin=null
@@graysofwestminster Well i contact with Nikon Support and they have told me that with Nikon D200 voigtlander 40mm F2 does not match for Aperture control over on lens, its final statement. So guys if you mind to buy to your Nikon D200 a Voigtländer, you can only control Aperture by Camera.
I have two 50mm ai lenses (f2 and f1.4) and I've tried them on my D7000. I went into the camera's menu and added each lens successfully using the Non CPU option. I noticed that the lens does not close down the diaphragm/aperture when I take the picture. This means that I'm only able to shoot at wide open apertures (f2 and f1.4). I do see that camera's on screen aperture correctly corresponds to the aperture on the lens but this is of no use if the lens aperture doesn't close to the chosen aperture. Did I do something wrong in my setup or is this a limitation in using ai lenses on dslrs?
Hi Orizo,
The lenses should definitely stop down so it may be an issue with not fully programming in the lenses and that final important 'ok' button step, or it might be a mechanical issue.
@@graysofwestminster OK, thanks for your insight. I'll try to program the lens again.
Please....Can I shoot autofocus with the manual lens when I switch the camera to autofocus mode?