----- 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

