D60 Rangefinder

Fotophilic · 30th May 2008

Dear D60 users, i have some question regarding the rangefinder feature in this wonderful little camera. I wonder if anyone can advice.

I went thru some information on this feature. I have some old AIS (etc) Nikkor lenses that I am reluctant to let them off. I wonder if the rangefinder can help me to manually focus them on the D60.

I know that some old lenses cannot meter on these newer cameras, so i will need to use manual mode. When I read abt the D60 in the Nikon website, i says "When manual focus mode is used and the rangefinder is set to on, the electronic analog exposure display switches to rangefinder display to show the deviation from the in-focus point (Not available in Manual exposure mode). So does it mean that if the lens cannot meter, i cannot use the rangefinder feature?

Is it "better" to have both the split-screen in the viewfinder (IIRC) and the rangefinder feature in use, to get a gd manual focus?

Pls enlighten a noob here. Thanks.

Simon_84 · 2nd June 2008

maybe is easier to ask your question in the d60 user thread.
the 50mm f1.8 is easier to MF on the d60 due to the rangefinder feature and is faster to MF than the d40 which relies on the small green dot.
dont have to do a split screen as some d60 users over here didnt do that and they still can MF.

you were selling the 50mm f1.8 MIJ lens right?
i thought is better to keep it since is not often that a 50mm is MIJ especially when the newer ones are MIC.

Fotophilic · 2nd June 2008

Originally Posted by Simon_84

maybe is easier to ask your question in the d60 user thread.
the 50mm f1.8 is easier to MF on the d60 due to the rangefinder feature and is faster to MF than the d40 which relies on the small green dot.
dont have to do a split screen as some d60 users over here didnt do that and they still can MF.

you were selling the 50mm f1.8 MIJ lens right?
i thought is better to keep it since is not often that a 50mm is MIJ especially when the newer ones are MIC.

thanks for the advice.
found the answer already.

I was actually talking abt some really old lenses, not the 50 1.8. I am not int in that lens currently.
It doesn't matter if the lens is MIJ or MIC, it's more of how u use it.

Thread closed.

30th May 2008	#1
Fotophilic Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: big tree town Posts: 1,652	D60 Rangefinder Dear D60 users, i have some question regarding the rangefinder feature in this wonderful little camera. I wonder if anyone can advice. I went thru some information on this feature. I have some old AIS (etc) Nikkor lenses that I am reluctant to let them off. I wonder if the rangefinder can help me to manually focus them on the D60. I know that some old lenses cannot meter on these newer cameras, so i will need to use manual mode. When I read abt the D60 in the Nikon website, i says "When manual focus mode is used and the rangefinder is set to on, the electronic analog exposure display switches to rangefinder display to show the deviation from the in-focus point (Not available in Manual exposure mode). So does it mean that if the lens cannot meter, i cannot use the rangefinder feature? Is it "better" to have both the split-screen in the viewfinder (IIRC) and the rangefinder feature in use, to get a gd manual focus? Pls enlighten a noob here. Thanks. __________________ cameras are not made of tofu

2nd June 2008	#2
Simon_84 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: bukit batok Posts: 1,331	Re: D60 Rangefinder maybe is easier to ask your question in the d60 user thread. the 50mm f1.8 is easier to MF on the d60 due to the rangefinder feature and is faster to MF than the d40 which relies on the small green dot. dont have to do a split screen as some d60 users over here didnt do that and they still can MF. you were selling the 50mm f1.8 MIJ lens right? i thought is better to keep it since is not often that a 50mm is MIJ especially when the newer ones are MIC.