D90 User Group (Thread IV)

[Smiles88]

ah yesh it will work but purely manual, be it SB900 on a Canon body or vice versa....
so no ttl and whats not.

dear smiles, no i did not mention higher end flashes will ttl on others body... except one of the metz model, than can adapt to either a canon or nikon body... or even sony via adaptor and yet retain the ttl function

link here http://www.metz.de/en/photo-electronics/mecablitz-models/sca-flash-units/mecablitz-54-mz-4i-digital/product-information.html

Oops!! I meant being able to use canon's flash. Not retaining ttl. Sorry I didn't make myself clear. :embrass:

 

[akerue]

Oops!! I meant being able to use canon's flash. Not retaining ttl. Sorry I didn't make myself clear. :embrass:

its cool bro, i know u didnt meant it that way, just clearing the airs plus giving a bit poison... heheheh

 

[pasay]

alright, i'll try it tomorrow and let u guys know. in the meantime, g'nyt y'all

 

[flossbun]

Sorry, but the links are not working. I'm guessing tt you're actually referring to AiS lenses or the other lenses produced around tt era? What you must know is tt no matter how old the lenses are, Nikon still uses the same mount. So it can definitely be used. It's just a question of what functions there will be. As AiS lenses are MF lenses, you don't lose out on AF. However, with D90 as body, what you do lose out is the metering.





From your question, it's very obvious you didn't read through the user manual properly. Right?

I posted the link again, hope it works this time.

http://www.lens.sg/products/50mm-F1...LE-LENS-(EX)-%2d-Monthly-Special-Nov2010.html

http://www.lens.sg/products/50mm-F1...ANDARD-ANGLE-LENS-(non-chrome-ring)-(EX).html

yupp, I understand that I can AF by using d90 but will lose out on the metering. I didn't read through the user manual because I haven't bought my d90 yet. Haha. I'm planning to it next week so I'm looking for a prime lens in addition to the kit 18-105mm lens.

The metering problem aside, is it advisable to buy such old lens in terms of the wear and tear issue?

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

I posted the link again, hope it works this time.

http://www.lens.sg/products/50mm-F1...LE-LENS-(EX)-%2d-Monthly-Special-Nov2010.html

http://www.lens.sg/products/50mm-F1...ANDARD-ANGLE-LENS-(non-chrome-ring)-(EX).html

yupp, I understand that I can AF by using d90 but will lose out on the metering. I didn't read through the user manual because I haven't bought my d90 yet. Haha. I'm planning to it next week so I'm looking for a prime lens in addition to the kit 18-105mm lens.

The metering problem aside, is it advisable to buy such old lens in terms of the wear and tear issue?

that means you didn't understand Smiles88's point...
The lens you linked is really old. It's an Ai lens, which means it has NO autofocus capability at all, regardless of what camera body you use. Smiles' point was that it makes no difference, hence you don't lose out any AF capability

 

[Smiles88]

I posted the link again, hope it works this time.

http://www.lens.sg/products/50mm-F1...LE-LENS-(EX)-%2d-Monthly-Special-Nov2010.html

http://www.lens.sg/products/50mm-F1...ANDARD-ANGLE-LENS-(non-chrome-ring)-(EX).html

yupp, I understand that I can AF by using d90 but will lose out on the metering. I didn't read through the user manual because I haven't bought my d90 yet. Haha. I'm planning to it next week so I'm looking for a prime lens in addition to the kit 18-105mm lens.

The metering problem aside, is it advisable to buy such old lens in terms of the wear and tear issue?

ZCA is right. Tt's what I meant. If you read the title of the sale, you will find tt it states 50mm 1.8 AiD/AiS Manual Focus lenses. So, it will not be able to AF using any body, even if you're using D3s. If you wish to have metering with these old lenses, you should be looking at D300s or D7000 for DX. I'm not sure if D300 supports it though

 

[flossbun]

oh okay okay, now I get it because I got confused between the old lenses and afd lenses.

Please correct me if I'm wrong:
afd lenses are those which don't have motor in them and have to rely on the camera's motor to af right?

and afs lenses af faster than afd lenses and more accurate?

 

[cheesy]

but nikon lens and speed light both have international warranty if brought from overseas right? :dunno:

anyone? :embrass:

 

[Smiles88]

anyone? :embrass:

Lenses I know got international warranty. But flashes I'm not tt sure.:embrass:

 

[Smiles88]

oh okay okay, now I get it because I got confused between the old lenses and afd lenses.

Please correct me if I'm wrong:
afd lenses are those which don't have motor in them and have to rely on the camera's motor to af right?

and afs lenses af faster than afd lenses and more accurate?

In a way, yes for the first part. They use a screw drive thing for the AF. Only D90 and above has it I think. Can anyone verify this?:embrass:

For the second part, about AFS lenses being faster and more accurate, I'm not tt sure about tt

 

[akerue]

oh okay okay, now I get it because I got confused between the old lenses and afd lenses.

Please correct me if I'm wrong:
afd lenses are those which don't have motor in them and have to rely on the camera's motor to af right?

and afs lenses af faster than afd lenses and more accurate?

yes afd lenses are lenses that depend on the bodies motor for af function, eg:d90, d70, d50, d7000, and so on...

and no, not all afs lenses are faster than afd lenses, eg: AFS 50 1.4 is slower than AFD 50 1.4...

 

[pasay]

I posted the link again, hope it works this time.

http://www.lens.sg/products/50mm-F1...LE-LENS-(EX)-%2d-Monthly-Special-Nov2010.html

http://www.lens.sg/products/50mm-F1...ANDARD-ANGLE-LENS-(non-chrome-ring)-(EX).html

yupp, I understand that I can AF by using d90 but will lose out on the metering. I didn't read through the user manual because I haven't bought my d90 yet. Haha. I'm planning to it next week so I'm looking for a prime lens in addition to the kit 18-105mm lens.

The metering problem aside, is it advisable to buy such old lens in terms of the wear and tear issue?

i actually have the 50 1.4 ais, and it is a manual lens. like what ZCA and smiles mentioned, doesn't matter what body you use (D90, D300, D3..) it still wont auto-focus.

if you're not too bad with manual focus, this is a great lens, even when you use on a D90. you lose out on the metering, and will only work in M mode (won't work in P, A or S). but it will force you to learn how to take a proper exposure, and the relationships between ISO, shutter speed and aperture. here's an example shot:

shot with 50 1.4 AiS at f1.4, 1/40s on D90, M mode

 

[akerue]

anyone? :embrass:

http://www.nikon.com.sg/warranty.php
refer to the link above for more info,

do check ya purchases properly, be sure u aint buying a grey set....

and maybe the list outdated, there is no worldwide warranty for bodies....

 

[cheesy]

In a way, yes for the first part. They use a screw drive thing for the AF. Only D90 and above has it I think. Can anyone verify this?:embrass:

For the second part, about AFS lenses being faster and more accurate, I'm not tt sure about tt

http://www.nikon.com.sg/warranty.php
refer to the link above for more info,

do check ya purchases properly, be sure u aint buying a grey set....

and maybe the list outdated, there is no worldwide warranty for bodies....

thank you guys. appreciate it.

 

[wolfbomb]

I am also a D90 user and I am new to this thread. Anyone has a Nikon 55-300mm VR from this group? Any review/feedback on this using D90?

I am planning to buy one but i am not sure how would this perform in our D90.

Thanks.

 

[flossbun]

ooo, i see..

alright, thanks a lot for all the information provided. I've learnt new things today. Haha. Hope to join this thread soon as a user of D90.

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

oh okay okay, now I get it because I got confused between the old lenses and afd lenses.

Please correct me if I'm wrong:
afd lenses are those which don't have motor in them and have to rely on the camera's motor to af right?

and afs lenses af faster than afd lenses and more accurate?

Nikon has a few generic types of lenses:

1) Ai (or AiS, which is slightly newer).
- fully manual-focus.
- No electronics. Cannot meter with D90 and below.

2) AF (can auto-focus by the screw-drive from body)
- Can meter with D90 and below.
- AF.....D lenses have aperture ring.

3) AF-S
- built-in motor for auto-focus
- generally faster to AF, but not always the case

These are just broad descriptions. There are probably exceptions which I'm unaware of, but for the most part it should be right.

* someone please correct me if I've made a mistake

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

Lenses I know got international warranty. But flashes I'm not tt sure.:embrass:

not all lenses though... best to check at point of purchase, instead of getting caught unawares. As akerue stated, some are grey sets.

 

[Smiles88]

not all lenses though... best to check at point of purchase, instead of getting caught unawares. As akerue stated, some are grey sets.

Haha. I wasn't really thinking about grey sets. But with NSC saying they will also service grey sets, might be more worth it now.

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

Haha. I wasn't really thinking about grey sets. But with NSC saying they will also service grey sets, might be more worth it now.

but the question you were answering was referring to warranty mah....
agree to service doesn't mean got warranty