Why won’t my Nikon D7000 control the aperture on a 50mm f/1.8D lens?
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I’m using a Nikon D7000 with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D. The lens aperture ring is locked at f/22 as recommended, but the camera still won’t change aperture in Manual, Aperture Priority, or Shutter Priority. The only way I can change aperture is by unlocking the lens ring and turning it manually. Is the lens defective, or is there a camera setting I need to change?
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The D7000 has a custom setting that allows you to use either the camera or the aperture ring on a 'D' lens to select the aperture. For the camera to control the aperture, be sure you have selected Sub-command dial (and not Aperture ring) in the Custom Settings menu-->f6: Customize Command Dials-->Aperture setting. It is on page 233 of your D7000 User's Manual. If Aperture ring is selected then the D7000 will behave as you have described in your question.
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The lens is probably not defective. On the Nikon D7000, there is a menu option that determines whether aperture is controlled by the camera’s command dial or by the aperture ring on older Nikon D-type lenses.
Check: Custom Settings menu → f6: Customize command dials → Aperture setting
Set it to Sub-command dial, not Aperture ring.
If Aperture ring is selected, the camera will behave exactly as you described and require you to turn the lens ring manually. For normal camera-body aperture control with the 50mm f/1.8D, keep the lens locked at f/22 and use the Sub-command dial setting.
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