How to use Nikon manual lenses on Nikon 1 cameras?

[simato73]

I have an AW1 and several MF Nikkors.
Most of them are chipped but this immaterial since I don't have an FT-1, only a cheap Chinese adapter without electronic contacts.
I have mounted the lenses and I can see the image on the screen, focus and toggle the 100% view, but there is always that stupid message saying that I cannot take pictures without a lens.
Is there a way of taking pictures "without a lens"?
There is none I could find in the menus and in the manual, but I hope it is just a case of not having looked well enough.
Any tips?

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Put the camera to "M" exposure mode will certainly help ...

You do need the FT-1 if you wish your [chipped] lenses to meter with the 1 series camera. Plus, you then get the benefit of  enabling the focusing magnifier. Or maybe the AW-1 supports this feature from the get-go? The 1V1 does not, I'm sure of that. The AW1 might be less crippled in some features it is to hope.

[simato73]

Put the camera to "M" exposure mode will certainly help ...

You do need the FT-1 if you wish your [chipped] lenses to meter with the 1 series camera. Plus, you then get the benefit of  enabling the focusing magnifier. Or maybe the AW-1 supports this feature from the get-go? The 1V1 does not, I'm sure of that. The AW1 might be less crippled in some features it is to hope.

I think I spoke too quickly about the focusing magnifier. I am not able to enable it.
For the rest M did help - in the sense that I can take images.
But as you said no metering, one just guesses the exposure and then modifies the shutter speed based on the results. Then hope that exposure remains consistent...

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Well anyway, glad you now manage to use the MF Nikkors at all on your AW-1.

Get the FT-1 in due time and enjoy virtually any Nikkor on the AW-1. A 200/2 AFS is superb for video for example.

[simato73]

Well anyway, glad you now manage to use the MF Nikkors at all on your AW-1.

Get the FT-1 in due time and enjoy virtually any Nikkor on the AW-1. A 200/2 AFS is superb for video for example.

If I had a FT1 chipping the 200/4 micro would begin to make sense.
I never bothered since I got it after selling my last Nikon DSLR.

On the other hand my 50/1.2 will never be chipped in any case.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Hm, reminds me I must press-gang Erik into fixing my chipped 50/1.2. ...