I would like to know if Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority modes could be used with this lens (I think they can't be used, but I want to be sure).
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Hello George: If your DSLR allows ( most pro and semi pro do) then you can use the aperture priority mode and set the f stop on the lens with the camera setting the shutter speed. You cannot set it for shutter priority since the camera does not communicate with the lens to set the aperture.
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This lens is totally manual. You have to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. In fact, you have to turn off the auto focus and any other auto/electronic feature off in your camera
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Hello, it aint suitable at all, have the same lens. Advice, if you want to get continuos shots with this lens, you need to get a aperture of 8 at least, so it wont loose the focus with avery move. Greetings from Venezuela.
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My answer to this is to set the lens at F8 either with Aperture Priority or Manual Mode. Having the lens wide open at F 4.5 just doesn't give the best results IMO. The results of learning this lesson is in the early results of seeing soft images at the edges of the pictures and loss of sharpness. F8 makes all the difference with this lens at least for me.
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With your lens set to manual, your camera will function in aperture priority. The image is previewed in the aperture of your choice, and the shutter speed is automatically set by the camera. ISO selections can be made manually as if you were using a native lens. Very slick piece of gear!
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You may be able to use the lens if it has the standard Nikon mount. However, you may find that the AutoFocus does not function, except in manual mode.
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You can use it with any standard mount lens but it can only be used in manual mode. Auto focus function will not work. Unless you are familiar with manually focusing and estimating the exposure, it is very difficult to use.
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Sure. Just set your lens to manual mode. However, it does not support focus peaking, so manual focus can be challenging.
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Yes you can the camera will set the aperture that you dial in. I use aperture priority on d300 and d7100 Nikon all the time.
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Yes. However it does not allow use of automatic focus or aperture settings...you must manually focus and set aperture ... Aperture priority works, or use full manual exposure.
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ISO is controlled through your camera, not the lens, so you can use auto ISO if you'd like. Since you'll be controlling aperture with the lens, you'll want to have your camera on shutter priority mode. Basically, you control shutter speed and aperture manually and you can either set ISO manually or put your camera on auto ISO.
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I found it. The menu has a setting for a lens that has an aperture ring. So all I did was change the setting to "permitted" and it worked. So thanks to K. Johnson for the response and I will now put this forum to rest. What a great little camera, the Pentax Kx! And I just found out that it takes multiple exposure pictures; how much fun is that?
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If your lens has an M setting (most do) you can focus manually in all camera modes. You may not like the results, however so be sure to try all the options and practise a lot. Have fun!
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You have to take the camera out of Automatic mode. You can only use the lens in manual mode.
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Wow, that's a lot of information to digest! I can tell you really enjoy photography though-thanks for the help! I must have read your latest post like five times!Since I'm still I beginner, I have no idea how to operate the camera in A or M mode so I guess I'll leave the purchase of a prime lens for later on.~ Dan
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Certainly, as there are Shutter-Priority (S) and Aperture-Priority (A) modes. This is typical of most cameras in this class and allow you to capture some depth-of-field and time-resolved action. The camera of this type is not particularly great at capturing lots of bokeh, there is a lot that it can do!
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I also took a good look at the controls, and see no evidence of aperture/f-stop controls. As has been mentioned by others, you can adjust ISO and EV. If your goal is to change the depth of field, that's not very useful. The only options I can think of are to try the Background Defocus mode, or use software after the fact to change your depth of field. I don't currently have Photoshop, but I'd imagine it does a fine job of defocus. I do sometimes use Pixlr Express on Android. It does a nice job with background blur, very adjustable. Good luck!
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You can set the aperture to be as fast or pretty much as slow as you want it with this camera. No delay that I can tell, when you have a fast shutter speed set.