I need to set the aperture on my Nikon n65?

My camera only allows me to take a picture unless its on the lowest aperture setting, under exposing my photos. I can't figure out how to set it on higher aperture settings, without my camera preventing me from doing so.

If an image is under exposed, it means you don't have enough light coming into the camera.

The solution is to get more light, open the aperture wider (lower f/stop No.), decrease the shutter speed, or increase the ISO - or a combination of any of these.

Obviously to balance all these out, so you get the perfect exposure, you need to understand how exposure works. Sometimes called the Exposure Triangle - here is an explanation http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/...posure.htm

You are misunderstanding how the Nikon N65 works with it's lenses. You need to set the lenses to the lowest aperture, and lock it, if the lens has a aperture ring. With G-series lenses, it's not necessary.

Once you've made that setting, the camera's meter will adjust the shutter speed for the correct speed for a good image, if you have a high enough ISO film. It's also dependent on the mode you choose. If you select A (aperture) mode, then you can use the command dial to select the aperture of choice. If you choose S (shutter speed) mode, then you use the same dial to select the shutter speed, and the N65 will select the correct aperture, within the entire range available for your lens.

If you are shooting indoors or in low-light, then you'll need an ISO 400 or ISO 800 film for most photos. Using a lower ISO (100-200), will work well outdoors, with brighter sunlight, or with flash.

In case you didn't get a manual, here's a link where you can find and print one off.
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/nikon/nikon_n65/nikon_n65.htm

BTWm before I went digital, I loved my N65 (I still have two of them) and used them professionally.

If you have any other questions, please email me.