[Polly]

Hi Pol,

Just a thought, that even if you didn't use the green button the only issue should've been incorrect exposure. You still ought to have found the photo getting darker as you stopped down. I'm guessing here, but if it wouldn't work on 'A' and also stayed at f3.5 using the ring regardless of the aperture set then it sounds like the lever that actually stops the lens down when you fire the shutter may not be working. If that's the case then it's faulty and probably not worth the cost of repair.

--NN

As a matter of fact he's finally beginning to agree the lens may have keeled over and died. In fact, the failure of my efforts with that lens was the reason he was hoping the apparent bargain offer from amazon was a genuine 'D' - so that he could mess about with it himself. I flatly refuse to let him get his hands on my own camera - I'd never get 'true ownership' back again!

I'll still give it another go when the weather picks up - just for the heck of it. I'll let you know if I manage to get it working properly.

Pol