You no need to do any modifications on D600 for AI,AIS manual lens,as D600 compatible With them.
What you need is get a AI,AIS lens,mount on your D600 and shoot. :bsmilie:
We love our manual focus Nikkor lenses!
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You no need to do any modifications on D600 for AI,AIS manual lens,as D600 compatible With them.
What you need is get a AI,AIS lens,mount on your D600 and shoot. :bsmilie:
Why don't you buy the lens first cos you may not need the focusing screen after all.
Sharing a pic here
Love the rendering here
What classic was used for this shot ?
cichlid
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This is from the 50mm f1.2, my most used lens.
Zichar
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Zichar
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There are a lot of factors when assessing price of MF lenses
A certain draw or character of the lens, optical formula, coating, rendering subjects, out-of-focus areas, etc
Perhaps a limited number of such lenses were created, therefore desired by collectors
Age may play a part too, some times cheaper but some times more expensive due to the difficulty in getting one at pristine conditions
Here's a good website to compare the variations between Nikon lenses and how many were produced:
Nikon Lens Specifications
Which 50 1.8 manual focus did you compare with?
I bought my 50 1.8 AIS for a mere 70 bucks from BnS forum.
Naturally, faster glass commands a higher premium
A certain draw or character of the lens, optical formula, coating, rendering subjects, out-of-focus areas, etc
Perhaps a limited number of such lenses were created, therefore desired by collectors
Age may play a part too, some times cheaper but some times more expensive due to the difficulty in getting one at pristine conditions
Here's a good website to compare the variations between Nikon lenses and how many were produced:
Nikon Lens Specifications
Which 50 1.8 manual focus did you compare with?
I bought my 50 1.8 AIS for a mere 70 bucks from BnS forum.
Naturally, faster glass commands a higher premium
If the manual focus lens cost more than $300, it is likely that it is the f1.2. So while the focal length is the same, the f1.2 is more than (or about) one stop faster. Similarly, the 50mm f1.4 afs cost more than the 50mm f1.8 afs.
cichlid
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50 1.4 AI'D on D600
such a world of difference in (perceived) performance as compared to when it was mounted on my D300 (was easier to get in focus and seemingly better edge acuity)
I recognise this perspective, it's very 50mm
Zichar
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kwanhan
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would love to see your output... i don't think anyone would really protest...right? as long as nikon mf
bullterrier
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U dont really need to muck around with your focusing screen. Take a bit of patience and practice and you will nail the manual focusing. Also there is a green dot focusing help at the bottom left of your screen. Aim the centre square of your viewfinder on the subject e.g. eyes, face and then turn your lens focusing ring in the direction of the arrow with the shutter button half depressed. When you see a round green dot that means the focusing for the square is perfect. Take the picture. Took me a while to get used to doing all this with my 50mm f1.2 which has such a narrow DOF haha.
Rem to use lenses that has been AI'D. Also key in your lens info into the D600 Non CPU menu so that the camera knows which lens you are using and will respond properly with the metering and picture info. I configured my front F button to allow me to change my various Non CPU lens models so that I dont have to go into all the menus to do so.
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yea. its not essential to get the screen changed, you should try out the lenses and see if you enjoy using them first. but if you decided to shoot manual lenses seriously i would definitely recommend you do. in my shoots, even in critical focus situations, the green dot method works about 50% of the time compared to the 80-90% for the EC-S focus screen i use. i can pass my d700+50/1.2 to non-photography friends, and some of them will nail the focus with no issue.
another thing you gain is speed. with the focus screen, you don't need to change focus points, just look at the place you want to focus on and focus. its alot faster, and helps me grab shots that AF would never allowed me to. you also gains some advantage in using AF lenses cos you can tell when the lens has missed the focus.
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