Using older lenses (Page 2): It is a shame you are not using a Pentax Dslr they give focus confirmation on all the lenses that fit even the old M42 ones. That is on any Pentax DSLR...

blackest Loc: Ireland

chippy wrote:

I an using a Nikon D90 and want to use some non-autofocus lens with it, in normal and reversed modes

My problem is that my eyesight is not as good as years ago with a Pentax manual camera BUT with a focussing aid in

the viewfinder I have no difficulty.Can I put the Nikon into a mode that will indicate best focus point?

It is a shame you are not using a Pentax Dslr they give focus confirmation on all the lenses that fit even the old M42 ones. That is on any Pentax DSLR body.

With M42 you can use aperture priority and meter appropriately the older km lenses are usually metered using the green button to shut down the aperture.

chippy

thanks, more useful information

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

blackest wrote:

It is a shame you are not using a Pentax Dslr they give focus confirmation on all the lenses that fit even the old M42 ones. That is on any Pentax DSLR body.

With M42 you can use aperture priority and meter appropriately the older km lenses are usually metered using the green button to shut down the aperture.

The D90's electronic rangefinder works with any lens or attachment, so long as the effective aperture is f/5.6 or faster, so the Pentax certainly is not superior in that respect.

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

So using the older M42 lenses requires "stop down " metering ? Even if using a M42 to Pentax bayonet adapter ? All Nikon DSLR's give focus confirmation as well.

blackest wrote:

It is a shame you are not using a Pentax Dslr they give focus confirmation on all the lenses that fit even the old M42 ones. That is on any Pentax DSLR body.

With M42 you can use aperture priority and meter appropriately the older km lenses are usually metered using the green button to shut down the aperture.

AnchorageAK

chippy wrote:

Thanks folks, you have given me a lot to think about, my flash guns are quite recent so low voltage. I will investigate "tethering". Mini USB socket is available

also live veiw so I have lots of options available to me. I will dig out my tripod and find some subject material

You can download Digicam control for Nikon. Look it up on the internet. It works on Windows and Mac and is free to use. It does everything you are looking for. I use it quite a lot with a laptop and it works great.

Good shooting.

DJO

"My problem is that my eyesight is not as good as years ago... "

Back in the manual focus days most Nikon cameras had interchangeable focusing screens, and it was not uncommon to replace factory issue with a much brighter after market version. I have no idea which modern cameras have that capability.

Your eyesight is not as good as it once was. My eyesight has never been good, glasses since age 4. At age 57, I still use manual focus exclusively. I snap when the subject is least blurry. In no way is this statement in jest. It works. This has been my method since day one, and my images are always sharp.