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Original Nikon F lens compatibility with digital SLR cameras?
Forgive me in advance as I'm rather inexperienced as a photographer...
I'm happy to say that my father has passed down his venerable Nikon F camera (late 1960s) to me tonight, along with a whole bunch of compatible lenses (telephoto, wide angle, etc.) All these years, my father continues to be an incredible photographer and it certainly meant a lot to me to pass down a bunch of his beloved equipment. However, I'll be first to admit that I'm definitely of the computer generation. I've been doing digital photography from the early years (I still have my Sony DSC-F1, which was 640x480!), and I currently quite a bit of design work with my Canon S300 (point and shoot) to supplement my graphic design work. For years, I've craved a digital SLR camera for more flexibility, but couldn't dream of owning all the lenses. So the question is this: Are there affordable SLR digital cameras out there on the market that are compatible with all the wonderful lenses that I just received? I believe that these lenses are not AF lenses, and are from the early 1970s. I believe that they are 52mm. My father and I have been under the impression that any digital SLRs won't accept these original lenses. Are we wrong in this respect? Thank you so much for your input in advance! - Seth Diamond ) |
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I fthey have the "rabbit ears" you cannot mount them. If they do not they
simply will not meter. It is kinda pointless carting about a hand meter considering the metering power in modern cameras you are foregoing simply to use the old lenses. -- http://www.chapelhillnoir.com home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto The Improved Links Pages are at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html A sample chapter from "Haight-Ashbury" is at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html "Seth" wrote in message m... Forgive me in advance as I'm rather inexperienced as a photographer... I'm happy to say that my father has passed down his venerable Nikon F camera (late 1960s) to me tonight, along with a whole bunch of compatible lenses (telephoto, wide angle, etc.) All these years, my father continues to be an incredible photographer and it certainly meant a lot to me to pass down a bunch of his beloved equipment. However, I'll be first to admit that I'm definitely of the computer generation. I've been doing digital photography from the early years (I still have my Sony DSC-F1, which was 640x480!), and I currently quite a bit of design work with my Canon S300 (point and shoot) to supplement my graphic design work. For years, I've craved a digital SLR camera for more flexibility, but couldn't dream of owning all the lenses. So the question is this: Are there affordable SLR digital cameras out there on the market that are compatible with all the wonderful lenses that I just received? I believe that these lenses are not AF lenses, and are from the early 1970s. I believe that they are 52mm. My father and I have been under the impression that any digital SLRs won't accept these original lenses. Are we wrong in this respect? Thank you so much for your input in advance! - Seth Diamond ) |
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FWIW, here's another possibility that includes the metering chip.
http://home.carolina.rr.com/headshots/Nikonhome.htm I've not tried this myself so would be interested in hearing any comments. Cheers, BobS "Seth" wrote in message m... Forgive me in advance as I'm rather inexperienced as a photographer... I'm happy to say that my father has passed down his venerable Nikon F camera (late 1960s) to me tonight, along with a whole bunch of compatible lenses (telephoto, wide angle, etc.) All these years, my father continues to be an incredible photographer and it certainly meant a lot to me to pass down a bunch of his beloved equipment. However, I'll be first to admit that I'm definitely of the computer generation. I've been doing digital photography from the early years (I still have my Sony DSC-F1, which was 640x480!), and I currently quite a bit of design work with my Canon S300 (point and shoot) to supplement my graphic design work. For years, I've craved a digital SLR camera for more flexibility, but couldn't dream of owning all the lenses. So the question is this: Are there affordable SLR digital cameras out there on the market that are compatible with all the wonderful lenses that I just received? I believe that these lenses are not AF lenses, and are from the early 1970s. I believe that they are 52mm. My father and I have been under the impression that any digital SLRs won't accept these original lenses. Are we wrong in this respect? Thank you so much for your input in advance! - Seth Diamond ) |
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If the lenses are pre-AI lenses, then they will be incompatible. If the
rear edge of the aperture ring protrudes rearward beyond the surface of the mounting flange, then the lenses cannot even be mounted onto a digital SLR body without damage. KB "Seth" wrote in message m... Forgive me in advance as I'm rather inexperienced as a photographer... I'm happy to say that my father has passed down his venerable Nikon F camera (late 1960s) to me tonight, along with a whole bunch of compatible lenses (telephoto, wide angle, etc.) All these years, my father continues to be an incredible photographer and it certainly meant a lot to me to pass down a bunch of his beloved equipment. However, I'll be first to admit that I'm definitely of the computer generation. I've been doing digital photography from the early years (I still have my Sony DSC-F1, which was 640x480!), and I currently quite a bit of design work with my Canon S300 (point and shoot) to supplement my graphic design work. For years, I've craved a digital SLR camera for more flexibility, but couldn't dream of owning all the lenses. So the question is this: Are there affordable SLR digital cameras out there on the market that are compatible with all the wonderful lenses that I just received? I believe that these lenses are not AF lenses, and are from the early 1970s. I believe that they are 52mm. My father and I have been under the impression that any digital SLRs won't accept these original lenses. Are we wrong in this respect? Thank you so much for your input in advance! - Seth Diamond ) |
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Ken Burns wrote:
If the lenses are pre-AI lenses, then they will be incompatible. If the rear edge of the aperture ring protrudes rearward beyond the surface of the mounting flange, then the lenses cannot even be mounted onto a digital SLR body without damage. KB At one time someone was converting pre-ai lenses by grinding down part of the body to 'simulate' the ai coupling with the camera. I've seen some of these converted lenses, and they do indeed work. Nikon was performing this service for a few years after they converted to ai, but now I don't know who does this anymore. Also at one time Nikon's newer bodies would still work in manual focus mode with at least one auto metering mode with the older ai lenses. I think the F3 and F4 would at least offer spot metering. What a shame they dropped even that compatibility! I think some of those old ai lenses had better glass and more rugged bodies then the newest breed of auto focus lenses. The 105mm F2.8 micro may have been the sharpest nikor of it's type EVER made. "Seth" wrote in message m... Forgive me in advance as I'm rather inexperienced as a photographer... I'm happy to say that my father has passed down his venerable Nikon F camera (late 1960s) to me tonight, along with a whole bunch of compatible lenses (telephoto, wide angle, etc.) All these years, my father continues to be an incredible photographer and it certainly meant a lot to me to pass down a bunch of his beloved equipment. However, I'll be first to admit that I'm definitely of the computer generation. I've been doing digital photography from the early years (I still have my Sony DSC-F1, which was 640x480!), and I currently quite a bit of design work with my Canon S300 (point and shoot) to supplement my graphic design work. For years, I've craved a digital SLR camera for more flexibility, but couldn't dream of owning all the lenses. So the question is this: Are there affordable SLR digital cameras out there on the market that are compatible with all the wonderful lenses that I just received? I believe that these lenses are not AF lenses, and are from the early 1970s. I believe that they are 52mm. My father and I have been under the impression that any digital SLRs won't accept these original lenses. Are we wrong in this respect? Thank you so much for your input in advance! - Seth Diamond ) |
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