Simplest Nikon film body for G lenses?

What is the smallest/cheapest/oldest Nikon film body for G lenses with
no aperture ring? I could live without AF/AF-S function. I wouldn't want
to spend a lot, the idea is to play around with my lenses on full
format, maybe find something on ebay or KEH with a 50mm/1.8 for a
reasonable price or just a body. I would want a decent viewfinder, I'm
guessing that's a given compared to crop frame dSLRs. Someone mentioned
how small & straightforward the FE is but that requires an aperture ring
as I understand.
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Re: Simplest Nikon film body for G lenses?

In article <4sj09kFvs6ksU1@mid.individual.net>,
For these kinds of experiments, I press the little pin that tells the
camera that the back is open.
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Philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)

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The shot was in manual mode with the camera set to bulb, but I see
the same thing in all modes. With the back open, the FA doesn't
meter at all -- unless you select bulb it will always use the manual
1/250th speed. I have neither the equipment nor the patience to trap
that.
If you wish, I'll be glad to add a shot demonstrating the minimum
aperture from the _front_ in P mode -- with the back closed I can
crank down the ASA so the shutter stays open long enough to get
the shot. But since we're seeing different things with the back
open, it may be that there was a design change at some point in
production.
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In article <rd97m2ddik4qqr0ag1mltvd1mk2qlac5et@4ax.com>,
Are you sure that the FA was set to P or S? My guess is that you set the
camera to bulb which is M. My FA doesn't expose normally with its back open.
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That was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it
could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done
by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make.
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Philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)

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How odd. I don't have a motor drive, but here's what I see with the
FA and 18-70mm:
http://webwhat.home.comcast.net/fa.html
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In article <9oi4m2l5lnm2nb3q1nidchqc97idjf78vd@4ax.com>,
No I specifically tested that with the back open and with a motor drive:
the aperture stays open.
--
That was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it
could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done
by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make.
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Philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)

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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:26:41 +0100, philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)
wrote:
If you're willing to take the time, try one more experiment. Look at
the front of the lens while triggering the FA's shutter. You'll see
that the lens stops all the way down to minimum aperture.
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In article <R6%7h.687$tM1.198@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
It's a pity that there is no Ai tab. Experiments this afternoon with an
FA and a 18-70DX show that the FA considers the lens to have just
one aperture: wide open.
--
That was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it
could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done
by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make.
-- Douglas Adams in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency


Philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)

Re: Simplest Nikon film body for G lenses?

In article <45602cd0$0$14005$edfadb0f@dread15.news.tele.dk>,
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work. I was thinking about the FA's
ability to control that aperture. However, without Ai coupling it
will only use the lens wide open.
--
That was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it
could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done
by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make.
-- Douglas Adams in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency


Philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)

Re: Simplest Nikon film body for G lenses?

In article <_238h.818$1s6.201@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
It looks like there is third variation: you can chose between min
aperture (M, or A modes) or max aperture (S, P).
--
That was it. Done. The faulty Monk was turned out into the desert where it
could believe what it liked, including the idea that it had been hard done
by. It was allowed to keep its horse, since horses were so cheap to make.
-- Douglas Adams in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency


Philip@ue.aioy.eu (Philip Homburg)

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I looked in my Nikon compendium.....from just before the D2X and D200.
Here is what is written about the G-lenses:
The AF-G Type:
The AF-G type represents the latest innovation in lens design from Nikon
and marks the end of the near universal compatibility of Nikkor lenses with
all
camera bodies from the Nikon F SLR of 1959 onwards. The reason for this is
simple the AF-G types have no aperture ring. They are intended for more
recent
cameras that allow the aperture to be set via a control on the camera body,
such
as the F65, F80, F100, F5, D100 and D1 series. They can also be used on
earlier
AF cameras like the F4, F90, F70 and F801/s, but you are limited to only the
Program and Shutter Priority exposure modes.
The F4......a fantastic camera :-)
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