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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 524147" data-attributes="member: 12496">See page 123 of D50 manual, about camera error messages.If you need a manual, it is at<a href="http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/217/D50.html" target="_blank">Nikon | Download center | D50</a>The fEE error message is telling you to mount the lens, and then to be sure to turn and lock the aperture ring on the lens at its minimum diameter (largest f-number, like f/32).&nbsp;&nbsp; This is how the lens must be mounted to then work right.&nbsp; Newer lenses do not require that, newer lenses probably don't even have an aperture ring,&nbsp; but lenses of a certain age do.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lock means that some lenses have a little latch to hold the aperture ring there, so that it cannot be turned away from that position. Because the camera wheel and internals instead control the aperture with this camera.Then, the lens (if on the camera) will always remain wide open for focusing, but will automatically stop down to the selected aperture when the shutter button is pressed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 524147, member: 12496"] See page 123 of D50 manual, about camera error messages. If you need a manual, it is at [URL="http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/217/D50.html"]Nikon | Download center | D50[/URL] The fEE error message is telling you to mount the lens, and then to be sure to turn and lock the aperture ring on the lens at its minimum diameter (largest f-number, like f/32). This is how the lens must be mounted to then work right. Newer lenses do not require that, newer lenses probably don't even have an aperture ring, but lenses of a certain age do. Lock means that some lenses have a little latch to hold the aperture ring there, so that it cannot be turned away from that position. Because the camera wheel and internals instead control the aperture with this camera. Then, the lens (if on the camera) will always remain wide open for focusing, but will automatically stop down to the selected aperture when the shutter button is pressed. [/QUOTE]

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