Have a question here, how to set to maximum aperture to look through the lens for checking?
Love my Nikon 50f1.8 ai on my FM2 , but it gets dark when I turn the aperture . Wonder why ?
Ya, happens to me once too ...
Met with seller for a camera, then tested out and discovered some problems that he did not highlight in the post. He said that he had not used the camera for a long time and is not aware of the problem. I gave him the benefit of the doubt lar since I had dealt w him before. But given the problem I was not ready to take the camera at that price.
Seller gives a very good discount to me in view of the problem ... So I thought that so long as I can live with the problem, y not?
makes good sense for duly checking the item ... You might be able to get a good win-win situation ... any serious buyer would give you time to check out the item (any seller rushing off immediately is a big RED LIGHT for me)
and I always bring along a camera when buying a lens (and a lens and CF card when buying a camera). For tripods etc, always try to make sure that it is usable (and tough ... afterall I am mounting very expensive eqpm on that thing) ...
HI one and all, can I check with all who have seen the shops at the basement of Pennisular Plaza? I walked past and saw this brightly lit shop selling lens, tripod, bodies etc, and all looked like they are 2nd hand goods. Didn't take note of the shop name so couldn't provide that. Anyone know which shop I am talking about and whether it can be trusted whne it comes to 2nd hand lens or tripod?
HI one and all, can I check with all who have seen the shops at the basement of Pennisular Plaza? I walked past and saw this brightly lit shop selling lens, tripod, bodies etc, and all looked like they are 2nd hand goods. Didn't take note of the shop name so couldn't provide that. Anyone know which shop I am talking about and whether it can be trusted whne it comes to 2nd hand lens or tripod?
ha ha, any seller could had a hard time if sell lens to TS...
Joking, no offend...
hehe... i'm the TS and i'm offended!!!... just joking
i've bought many 2nd hand lenses, and they have been very pleasent experiences. i don't give people a hard time, but will quietly do the check i need to do.
on the reverse, when i sell a lens, i take time to show the different areas to the buyer (if he/she is not in a hurry)... so he/she knows what to look out for, and they have the confidence in what they are buying. i recently spent 1.5 hours showing the different aspects of a lens i was selling to a buyer, e.g. showing him that at small apertures, the minute dust specks do not show up at all...
hehe... i'm the TS and i'm offended!!!... just joking
i've bought many 2nd hand lenses, and they have been very pleasent experiences. i don't give people a hard time, but will quietly do the check i need to do.
on the reverse, when i sell a lens, i take time to show the different areas to the buyer (if he/she is not in a hurry)... so he/she knows what to look out for, and they have the confidence in what they are buying. i recently spent 1.5 hours showing the different aspects of a lens i was selling to a buyer, e.g. showing him that at small apertures, the minute dust specks do not show up at all...
Is your DOF preview lever jammed? only reason for that to happen in viewfinder.Love my Nikon 50f1.8 ai on my FM2 , but it gets dark when I turn the aperture . Wonder why ?
Is your DOF preview lever jammed? only reason for that to happen in viewfinder.
God Bless
He is using a FM2 camera... it is a manual camera. There is no DOF preview.
The FM2 does have a DOF preview lever. Have a look at the link below.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfmseries/fm2n/fm2manual/index4.htm
Seems to me that the previous poster's explanation is worth checking out.