Nikon D600 manual aperture for video

The Nikon D600 has as expected created a lot of attention, but if you’re new to Nikon and want to use the camera to shoot video you may find yourself slightl…

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24 Responses to Nikon D600 manual aperture for video

  1. Neng Vang says:

    You said clean HDMI out but it does not.

  2. Andrew Randall says:

    OR you can use AFD/AF/AFE/AIS lens’s OR CINE len’s from Rokinon or just old film 35mm lens’s with adapters M42 mount etc with the aperture ring on the lens. do in to the control menu set the camera to use lens control for the aperture which it can do! and then you can change the aperture in video. wasn’t hard was it.

  3. kschiavo says:

    50% of the internet disagree with you, although I agree. It doesn’t make sense using the aperture to compensate exposure at the cost of DoF.

  4. kschiavo says:

    Videoshooters often change aperture mid-recording. But agreed, changing aperture in-camera will ruin your video (unless that part is deleted in the final cut). On the other hand, lenses with aperture ring can be used, “(f5 – then go to the sub menu for aperture setting, then select aperture ring)”. Using the aperture ring carefully the snap of setting a different aperture will be avoided.
    dpreview com /forums/post/42542807

  5. kschiavo says:

    Kenny, yes 🙂 I was researching this question exactly, and found this.
    dpreview dot com /forums/post/42542807
    Also, old lenses seem to be way better for video to avoid the plastic toyish and wobbly sensation of planned-obsolescence cost-cutting still lenses nowadays, and they also have aperture ring (as gelding the aperture ring seems to lower price and facilitate production)
    matthewduclos wordpress com /2010/04/29/still-vs-cine-lenses/

  6. Kenny Pang says:

    Would using old Nikon lens with aperture ring solve this problem in the D600?

  7. David Rafique says:

    try this- assign fn button to show “view photo shooting info” in custom setting menu g. when in live view video mode press this and a meter appears!!! adjust the stop till satisfactory. go out of live view and straight back again and the new stop will be selected. beware altering your iso in the view shooting info mode, as these changes are not registered when you go in and out of live view.

  8. TubeJosch says:

    This is not a “workaround”, but the obvious solution. Switch off Live View, change aperture, switch on Live View.

    However, adjusting the exposure through the shutter speed should never be done when shooting video. The shutter speed will have a massive impact on the video, making it smooth or staccato like. It should be chosen consciously and consistent between shots. To get the exposure right, change the ISO or use ND filters.

  9. Scanoxid says:

    You use what objectif ?

  10. VirtualToursOttawa says:

    You can change aperture in live view by switching to live view photo. Hit the info button until the meter shows and adjust aperture. Then switch back to video live view and your aperture will have changed. Obviously you cant do this while recording…..but who really does that anyways?

  11. Venkatram Harish Belvadi says:

    That’s because no videographer who knows what he’s doing changes the aperture ‘while’ the camera is rolling. I think I read that in one of Scott Kelby’s books. And it makes sense.

  12. worldwidewayman says:

    I confess I am at a loss to understand why this chap says Nikon’s way of doing this is illogical. It seems perfectly logical to me. Why wouldn’t you set the desired aperture before recording a video, in the same way as you would when taking a still picture? And the many reviews I have read from professional videographers using the D600 would seem to bear this out because they never mention this so-called ‘shortcoming’. Why would they? My guess is it’s because they know what they are doing.

  13. Morten Engels Ryming says:

    With 24mm tilt/shift you Can adjust apeture with live mode turned on ;)

  14. Fediaization says:

    What a stupidity…

  15. MrAdamjschmidt says:

    Clearly the host has no Idea how to use a Nikon camera for video. This is the internet though and failure is an option, The NUMBER ONE rule of shooting film is to keep the aperture constant. I do not find the true “live” aperture adjustment on my D800 useful, The disappointment in the travesty of a “how to” comes from someone making a video about a non feature that is covered well in the manual. Just say RTFM and save us all.
    A real video camera will shoot better video, but not as artistry.

  16. Rainbows Of White says:

    Thanks for the tip.

    I was going to buy the D600, but after finding out about the Aperture problems and border around HDMI out I chose the Canon 5D Mark III instead.

    I did contact Nikon first to find out if there would be any firmware update.
    They took 5 days to respond to my email enquiry!
    Their response was:
    “Pertaining to the firmware update, please be informed that there is currently no information on firmware updates for the D600” followed by “We hope that we have addressed your concerns”.

  17. BGMScotland says:

    Oh dear, you don’t change the shutter speed ever. You compensate the lighting with ND filters or sacrifice some DOF by closing/opening up the aperture.

  18. treehugger3615 says:

    Because I want to see how it looks like when it is filmed.

  19. farturas81 says:

    Quick tip, set the aperture BEFORE you go into live view!! Why are you going into live view at an aperture setting you don’t want?

  20. Shonny King says:

    Hi there, have you heard of “Photo SFXart Tricks” (do a Google search for it)? There you will find a good free video showing the right way to create fantastic pictures. This made it possible for Matt to make photographs that leave you with that jaw-dropping-effect after you take a look at them. Perhaps it will help you out as well…

  21. Colin Carmichael says:

    This isn’t new. The D7000 works this way, as does the D5100 (though with an added AE-Lock step). It’s quite logical, actually, if you accept that when the camera goes into LV, the aperture is locked. (whether it *should* be is another question) Anyone who has used LV for still photography knows this – the aperture stays locked until the shutter is pressed.

  22. Kieron Mulvey says:

    cheers man. lets hope they have a change of heart . 

  23. JasonG|Photography says:

    it can be fixed with a firmware update. but the fact that Nikon didn’t included on d7000/d600 is that they don’t want you to do it. not because it can’t do it. but there is a chance of the d600 getting an update for this fix to make people upgrade from a d7000 to the d600. typical Nikon marketing techniques…

  24. PD Polena says:

    Nikonrumors/com posted an 11/08/2012 rumor that Nikon has a firmware update in the works which will be addressing this oversight. Let’s hope it is not just a “rumor”.

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