On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:32:31 -0500, "StillMan" <stillman@nospam.com> wrote:

>Either, it is your choice. (Unless, of course, you are using one of the new

>G lenses that lack the aperture ring.)

>

>This page: http://www.nikonlinks.com/f100_custom.html tells you how to set

>the custom function to either use the aperture ring or the command dial.

>(Function #22)

>

>FWIW, I used cameras that set the aperture with the ring on the lens before

>I switched to the F100. I thought I would like using the ring better - but I

>was surprised to find I preferred the command dial approach.

I was surprised to find this, also - and it permits

constant-aperture use of variable-aperture zooms.

BTW, for color slides, I still prefer the accuracy of

using the infinitely-variable stop-settings using the

aperture ring with manual exposure, but for negatives,

the slight errors possible (up to 1/6th stop) are not

worth worrying about...