ztriola
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So I just bought an FE because the F2 would not support the lenses I have. I have what I believe are AI lenses (which should be able to meter without stopping down on the FE). My lens is a 105mm f/2.5. It has rabbit ears. I've tried everything, step by step, via the manual and I still cannot get this thing to meter without stopping down. On the body, there is a metal ring that spins around the lens mount (it has a metal tab that can be set to catch the edge of the rabbit ears). So I flip that tab down, assuming that it will catch the rabbit ears. It does for about halfway of the mounting and then once the lens is fully turned and mounted, the metal tab slips away and turns back to its original position.
This is really frustrating, I've tried multiple bodies and all I want to do is use this 105 without stopping down! If I can't figure out this problem soon I might just modify the ridge of the lens so that the rabbit ears tab extends 1mm more toward the body and thus would catch the metal tab. Please help. Thank you
EDIT: I figured out I have Pre-AI lenses, which I didn't know existed. So, which body do I buy that will have FULL metering compatibility WITHOUT having to stop down. I'm about ready to give up on Nikon's 35mm system, why is it so complicated?
This is really frustrating, I've tried multiple bodies and all I want to do is use this 105 without stopping down! If I can't figure out this problem soon I might just modify the ridge of the lens so that the rabbit ears tab extends 1mm more toward the body and thus would catch the metal tab. Please help. Thank you
EDIT: I figured out I have Pre-AI lenses, which I didn't know existed. So, which body do I buy that will have FULL metering compatibility WITHOUT having to stop down. I'm about ready to give up on Nikon's 35mm system, why is it so complicated?
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