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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 643989" data-attributes="member: 4923">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.</blockquote>