for the *istD, it was a matter of tradition, i think. on my Nikon Coolpix 5000, the lens has 10 aperture steps. they don't really correspond to any "traditional" setps. however, they are shown as such in the display.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juey Chong Ong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 9:44 AM Subject: Re: Old lenses and *ist D > I'd be better convinced by this statement if I could also continuously > vary the aperture (and shutter speed) in manual mode like I can do on a > large-format lens.
