Thursday, September 4, 2014

Nikon D5100 shooting black photos?

I recently received an older 135mm lens for my nikon most likely dating back to the late 80s or early 90s. Its switched to manual mode and can shoot video perfectly fine. When I go to take pictures, the photos turn out completely black unless I greatly decrease the shutter speed.

Decreasing the shutter speed only gets me slightly brighter pictures. I understand this is most likely caused by some incompatibility with the lens and camera but I want to know if there's anything I can do to at least brighten the photos or change some settings around

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