Is the aperture locked in all shooting modes except for A priority? Even when I go into scene/landscape mode, it stays on F2.8...
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No. The aperture is adjustable in all "creative modes." That is, A, S, M and P settings. You would "force" f/2.8, for example, if you locked ISO at 100 and then selected a fast shutter speed - in other words proper exposure would required f/2.8. In the Scene modes, you have far less control. Put the camera into Auto ISO and see if you still have this issue.
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No, the aperture is not locked in other shooting modes. The aperture ring may stay on the f/2.8 position, but the actual aperture will vary according to other settings such as shutter speed and ISO, and the lighting conditions. Try aiming at a bright subject and look for the aperture value that appears on the camera's display.
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I'm sorry but I don't own this camera. I think you can post your question yo the Sony forum @ dpreview.com
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Not for manual.The Sony manual is a bit hard to use but a Gary Friedman RX10 book is likely. http://www.friedmanarchives.com/
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Based on my use of the camera, You can 'set' the aperture in both Aperture priority and Manual modes. Otherwise, the camera will choose the best to properly expose the shot. You can 'force' the aperture where you want it to go by adjusting the ISO, ND filter, etc... but if you are concerned primarily with aperture, you should probably be in A priority or Manual mode.
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Yes. You can shoot in 'pro focus' mode, or do it the real way by shooting with a wide aperture setting of 2.8. Since this camera has real aperture blades, you can set it in aperture prioirity mode and set it to the smallest possible number.
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Me too, I work either in Manual or with Aperture preselects on, the latter being the most convenient.I find the focusing the most challenging.
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WOW - I have struggled with this and I believe I found at least a temporary answer. I changed the EXR mode from AUTO to D-Range priority. It now focuses as I would expect and hunting is at a minimum. Even in taking photos. I suspect somehow the AUTO mode is overloading the system logic. I would love to hear if this helps others.
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Yeah, it doesn't affect the pictures at all you're right. Sometimes it's annoying when I'm trying to use my 50mm prime, as I have to manually focus that and the blurry line doesn't help.I called Nikon also and they said I could ship it to them and they would look at it. I'm slightly worried to do that because I'm afraid they'll do something to screw it up worse. I guess I can live with it. If you send yours in, could you let me know if they actually fix it by replying here?
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I'm not sure if I understand your concern of DOF issue with 1.8, but you can always change your aperture to 8~9 and it will show details of your back-ground. But If I were you I would take a 18-200mm instead. covering wide to fairly good zoom unless you are planning to do dark inside building pics. That's just my 2 cents.
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Set mode dial to A (aperture priority). Press EXPOSURE button. Aperture value is displayed at bottom of screen. Change aperture value by use of backward or forward cursor button. Press EXPOSURE button again to set desireed aperture value when it is displayed.
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Hi Allison, yes you can. Set the camera to either one of these settings, Aperture priority or Manual mode and set the aperture to the highest f stop (lowest number), also change the focus area to flexible spot to enable you to choose which area to focus on. Thanks_Mitch
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I just got this lens and cannot figure out how to adjust the aperture... I can only take photos in f/22 otherwise it tells me to "lock lens aperture ring at minimum aperture" even if I put it in M (manual) mode. How do I change it so the aperture is adjustable and not fixed?
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I have experienced the same thing. When on the iAuto mode, the camera is very reluctant to use the flash, even when it is popped up and ready. If I didn't already lose the shot opportunity, I'd change to one of the other modes (like Aperture Priority) and try again, and it'd go off then.
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Yes, you will shoot in manual or in aperture priority. It will be a non TTL setup.
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Hey Aaron, common mistake. What you need to do is set the actual aperture on the lens ring to 22 and the lock it on that value so that the little red line aligns with the 22. This happens because you are using an older non focusing lens on a newer body. Problem solved. Have fun, that is a fantastic lens.
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I thought I had that problem...but, I really didn't. Sometimes when I aim at camera at a scene I want to photograph, that scene is blurry. However, it does not last. I lightly click the button that takes the picture, without pushing it down hard enough to take that picture. Every time, so far, the image rights itself and is no longer blurry, but sharp. I believe every time I have had the blurry image appear, it has been in daylight and on auto setting.
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have you check the ISO youre using? I had the same problem when i had my setting at the highest ISO. I now just leave it as AUTO and have great pics. If thats not the problem, then i dunno what is. Sorry!
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The 1.4 is the lowest aperture. This i not the place to right a full lesson on what aperture achieves (paragraphs my friend!), but there is plenty of that info available with minimal searching required.
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Landscape mode...as oppose to portrait mode (if off) I guess. This camera doesn't have an true explanation of what this does much like all the cameras we had back in the 80's and 90's. If this works like what a more advanced camera does, landscape mode would just be a smaller aperture (larger f-stop) which will make everything in the picture in focus. Portrait mode would be (in layman terms) the center subject in focus and the rest is blurred (bokeh, google it you'll know what I mean). this allows the one thing in focus to stand out.
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Hi All, very interested in these postings but still can't get this lens to work with my D70 in M or AF. I too get fEE message displayed and shutter won'r fire, even after locking off at f22 etc. Starting to wonder if its a camera setting or am I missing something?