Problem with D-90 and Nikkor f1.8

I have a D-90 with a Nikkor 50mm f1.8 lense and love both of them.

The problem I have with the Nikkor 50mm is that I get a lense error if the f-stop is ANYTHING but the f 22 setting. I bought this lense to be able to use the f1.8 setting and want to know how to get the camera to use it then. How can i get the camera to accept that the lense is open to the f1.8 setting. Is it a matter of what lighting I am currently using or is it a factor of what settings I am using?

Any help would be great. Thanks!

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Ryan Quarles
Nikon D-90 with Sigma 18-200 and Nikkor 50mm f1.8

Ross University School of Medicine
Piccard, Dominica, West Indies

'Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.'

That is normal behaviour. Leave it set to F22 and adjust the aperture with the camera dial.

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Mike Warren - Cairns Australia
My Web Gallery: http://www.mike-warren.net

You have to lock the aperture in at f22 and make the adjustments with the camera... not the lens.

You need to lock the lenses at f/22 (i.e., rotate to f/22 and use the red lock button to lock it there). Afterwards - changing the aperture is done using the camera - either automatically (e.g. in P mode) or manually (e.g. in A or M modes) - without touching the aperture wheel on the lenses. By the way - don't expect to see the aperture wheel turning on the lenses - it won't - but they would still use the aperture designated on the camera's LCD.

Zeev

Hi,

Lock the lens at f/22, use the front wheel to set the aperture.

Reading the manual will provide a wealth of information.
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Scott
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