Can a Nikon F3 control the aperture on an AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens?
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I have a Nikon F3 film camera and an AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens. Since the lens has no aperture ring, is there any adapter or aperture-control device that will let me use it normally on the F3 and change the aperture?
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Assuming you're talking about mounting the lens to the camera in the normal way, then in order to control the aperture on a Nikkor "G" lens, you need a compatible camera body. The F3 is not compatible with Nikkor "G" lenses, it that it has no way to control the aperture.
If you're talking about reverse-mounting your lens to your camera body for macro work, then you can control the aperture of any Nikon F-mount G or D lens by using a variety of options. See this question for more information: Is there a way to adjust the aperture of a Nikon lens without a camera or physical aperture ring?
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No. For normal use, the Nikon F3 cannot control the aperture on a G-type Nikkor lens. G lenses do not have an aperture ring, and the F3 body has no mechanism to set aperture electronically or mechanically for that lens type.
So there is no aperture-control adapter/enabler that makes an AF-S 50mm f/1.8G work normally on an F3 with adjustable aperture.
If you want to use a lens on the F3 with full manual aperture control, you’ll need a Nikon F-mount lens that has its own aperture ring.
The only exception mentioned is for special reverse-mount macro setups, where external methods can sometimes hold or set the aperture on G lenses. But for standard forward-mounted shooting on the F3, the answer is no.
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