Bikerbrent
Senior Member
It is exactly what I would expect. Please view page 76 of the user manual for the D70 for a complete explanation (I tried to copy the page for you from the download page, but it did not work).
Error with aperture
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I'm confused. I'm reading the manual (I have the spanish version, but I assume the pages are the same; it's the one about CPU lenses) and I get that a D lens has to be set to smallest aperture and the body will set the aperture. All I can think of is there's either something wrong with the body or the lens.
Yes!
Fred Kingston
Senior Member
Then there is definitely a mechanical issue. Try the lens on someone else's camera and see what it does. If the problem persists on their camera, it's the lens.
Well... you were supposed to take real pictures.... not the inside of a lens cap...
It is an actual picture. That's exactly the reason why I'm asking here. There's almost no light in indoor photos, and even outdoors it's hard to get good lighting. No matter how big the aperture is set, everything is almost pitch dark unless I turn speed way down.
Yup. I've asked a friend to lend me a lens; I hope that solves it.
Thanks
You only have the one lens?
Does the lens behave like I described above? Post 18. If the lens does behave like I describe and it is a D lens, I'd vote towards the camera being bad.
The lens at f22 should be stopped down in your hand. As you mount it, it should open up and stay open even when you turn the ring. Viewfinder should be bright. At that point, it should not stop down until the shutter trips and aperture tab on the camera body allows the lens to stop down during the shutter cycle. Your viewfinder should never be dark unless you were using a non cpu lens.
The lens at f22 should be stopped down in your hand. As you mount it, it should open up and stay open even when you turn the ring. Viewfinder should be bright. At that point, it should not stop down until the shutter trips and aperture tab on the camera body allows the lens to stop down during the shutter cycle. Your viewfinder should never be dark unless you were using a non cpu lens.