In article <327E3305.463C@bnr.ca>, jjstuart@bnr.ca says...

>I've bought a great lens - F2 135 - that was designed for manual
>use. While I can use it fine on my automatic Nikon 810S by telling
>the camera to over expose (it 'sees' it as an F1.2 becasue the lever
>above on the lens mounting isn't moved by the lens) I'd like to work
>out an easier way of taking pictures.

Hmmm, are you sure it is non-AI? (Check the rear edge of the aperture
ring for ridges that extend rearward - and for the second row of apertures
at the rear of the ring - if these are not there, DO NOT mount the lens,
since it can damage the small plastic body AI tab. Have the lens "AI'd"
[about $30 to have part of the aperture ring cut away]). BTW, the
135mm f2 Nikkor IS a great lens!

>It seems to me that there must be a way of replacing the metal 'eye'
>on the lens (that on a manual camera would hook into the lever below
>the front of the eyepiece) with something that juts backwards from
>the lens casing and will move the lever to the apprpriate place
>according to the apeture setting.

The AI'ing can be done by:
John White
1350 Folkstone Ct
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
313-662-1734
whitejt3@aol.com
Hope This Helps