Vivitar 84mm 1.4 aspherical on Nikon D80
I got this lens and I am not able to get the autofocus working on Nikon D80. Also I can only use Manual more. Aperture or Shutter modes dont let me click. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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If you mean the 85mm, it's not an autofocus lens. Nor does it have the electronics to communicate with the camera. You need to set the camera to manual exposure mode (turn the mode dial to M) and set the exposure manually. Set the shutter speed by turning the command dial on the back of the camera and the aperture by turning the aperture ring on the lens.
Again, this is a manual lens. No auto-anything. But it's a nice fast lens, with shallow depth of field when you want it.
It could be the focus. Your other lenses may also have vibration reduction, which the Vivitar does not. VR attempts to compensate for camera motion. Without VR, you'll probably need to shoot at 1/125 seconds or faster if you're handholding the camera.
Thanks again. I will try to shoot more pictures and see how it goes.