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There must be something simple I am doing wrong. On a D700 body, I can't seem to trip the shutter in any aperture other than f16.

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I have a Nikon D60, and it has numerous settings, including aperture and shutter priority, and others. It sounds like you have have it set in aperture mode, set for f/16. First try taking a picture in dimmer light, where it's not so bright. That should cause the shutter to open longer. The camera will adjust the shutter speed to take the best picture at f/16 if it's set for that.To adjust it to something other than f/16, on my camera, you use the thumb wheel on the back of the camera. Try changing that if it has a thumb wheel.

Next try it in Auto mode by rotating the dial on the top of the camera to the green setting and see if you get a batter picture.

If all else fails, consult the camera manual, if you have one.

Good luck!

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