----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Waterson"
Subject: Re: istD and old primes


> This one time, at band camp, "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Or simply use the D in manual mode and use a hand held meter.
>
> I put on the prime 135mm 2.5-22 lense and all I get is a flashing
>
> Av - -
>
> in the LCD panel. I set it to Manual focus and M on the dial,
> but nothin works, cannot even make it take a photo.
>
> What might this be?

Might be you haven't got the inscrutable custom function that allows the
camera to release the shutter with the aperture ring off A set to allow the
shutter to operate with the aperture off A.

William Robb

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