■ Setting the aperture
Use the camera to adjust the aperture setting.
■ Variable maximum apertures
Zooming the lens from 10mm to 24mm decreases the
2
maximum aperture by
/
3
However, there is no need to adjust the aperture
setting to achieve correct exposures because the
camera automatically compensates for this variable.
stop.
■ Focusing (Fig. A)
Set your camera's focus mode selector according to the
chart below:
Lens' focus mode switch
Camera focus
mode
M/A
Autofocus with
AF (A/S/C)
manual override
MF
Manual focus (Focus assist is available.)
For more information on camera focus modes, refer to
your camera's User's Manual.
Autofocus with manual override (M/A
mode)
1 Set the lens focus mode switch d to M/A.
2 Autofocus is enabled, but autofocus operation can
be overridden by rotating the separate focus ring
7 while pressing the shutter-release button
halfway, or by pressing the AF-ON button on the
camera body of cameras so equipped.
3 Press the shutter-release button halfway or the AF-
ON button once again to cancel manual focus and
resume autofocus.
Getting good results with autofocus
Refer to "Notes on using wide- or super wide-angle AF
NIKKOR lenses" (P. 17).
En
M
Manual focus (Focus
assist is available.)
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