Nikon D700 - Manual (Page 148)

122
Z
2
Choose aperture and shutter speed.
Rotate the main command dial to choose a shutter speed, and
the sub-command dial to set aperture. Shutter speed can be
set “p” or to values between 30 s and
1 /
8,000
s, or the
shutter can be held open indefinitely for a long time-exposure
(A, pg. 124). Aperture can be set to values between the
minimum and maximum values for the lens. Check exposure
in the electronic analog exposure displays (see page 123), and
continue to adjust shutter speed and aperture until the
desired exposure is achieved.
3
Frame a
photograph,
focus, and
shoot.
A AF Micro Nikkor Lenses
Provided that an external exposure meter is used, the exposure ratio need
only be taken into account when the lens aperture ring is used to set
aperture.
Sub-command dial
Main command dial
Setting
aperture
Setting
shutter
speed
Shutter speed: 1 /
125
s
Aperture: f/5.6