Nikon D300 User Manual page 414

Here are the screens and steps to change the style of
setting (see Figure
1. Continuing from
setting and then scroll to the right (see
image 1).
Figure 4-78. Customize
setting)
2. Select Sub-command dial
(Figure 4-78, image 2).
3. Press the
Note: When a non-CPU lens is used, the aperture ring must
always be used to set the aperture instead of the
Sub-command
aperture ring, you clearly can't set the aperture with a
non-existent aperture ring, so the camera ignores this setting.
Live view mode
setting to Aperture ring!
My Recommendation: I leave
Sub-command
like using, so I keep them locked at their smallest aperture
settings and use the
4-78):
Figure
OK button to lock in the setting.
dial. If you are using a G-type lens with no
is not available when you change
dial. I have some older AF Nikkors that I still
Sub-command dial
4-75, image 3, select
command
or Aperture ring
Aperture setting
414
Aperture
Aperture
Figure 4-78,
dials (Aperture
from the list
Aperture
set to
to change their