shadowman said:Would there be any use for old, non-autofocus Nikon lenses on any of the Nikon DSLR bodies?
shadowman said:Would there be any use for old, non-autofocus Nikon lenses on any of the Nikon DSLR bodies?
shadowman said:Would there be any use for old, non-autofocus Nikon lenses on any of the Nikon DSLR bodies?
nirofo said:Nikon ai and ais manual lenses will only work on the D200 and D2 series of cameras, I have several older Nikon ais and other ais lenses that work perfectly on my D200 but not on the D70s.
nirofo.
The majority of the AIS prime Nikkors are at least on a par with the latest primes and zooms and in some cases superior, as to the independants such as Soligor, well you makes your choice and takes your chance! I think the Nikon E series of lenses were produced for the entry level Nikon cameras such as the FG20, the likes of the Nikkor 105mm f2.5 were top quality and will be more than useable today.Sir William said:How much is picture quality affected when using these older lenses with DSLRs? I have three of my grandfather's older Nikon lenses (with a camera to boot) but I'm not sure how to find out about how compatible they are with a D80. I think they were purchased in 1981.
Nikon Series E 28mm f/2.8
Nikon Nikkor 105mm f/2.5
Soligor 75mm-260mm f/4.5 (to fit Nikon AI)
Plus the M500T-ZOOM flash - not sure if that would work with the D80 either.
Anyone have any clue? A site that might be able to help me out? Googling hasn't helped me much.
Sir William said:How much is picture quality affected when using these older lenses with DSLRs? I have three of my grandfather's older Nikon lenses (with a camera to boot) but I'm not sure how to find out about how compatible they are with a D80. I think they were purchased in 1981.
Nikon Series E 28mm f/2.8
Nikon Nikkor 105mm f/2.5
Soligor 75mm-260mm f/4.5 (to fit Nikon AI)
Sir William said:Thanks, guys. What exactly would I have to do with the metering?
nirofo said:The Nikon D80 would not control metering or close down the aperture automatically, you would need a separate light meter and would have to set the aperture on the lens by hand. You would have to set the shutter speed on the camera. Lens focussing would be completely manual, but you would have focus confirmation in the camera viewfinder.
nirofo.
Doug Greenberg said:Maybe I am misinterpreting some words in the above post, but I want to underscore that the D80 will, in fact, close down the aperture automatically (unlike the old "preset" apertures of old); it just won't set the proper f stop for you. It won't provide any light metering data, so you have to operate the camera on "M" (manual) and set the aperture and shutter speed yourself.
With the D80 you can use a handheld light meter, if you wish. There are some small models that will clip onto the flash shoe on the top of the camera. In most cases, however, just a preliminary bit of trial and error is quite adequate. Remember, you can see the finished image and/or the histogram immediately after you take a photo. By examining the results of a "sample" shot you can get a good idea of what the proper light setting might be for your photo. Pretty soon you get quite skilled at estimating your proper settings, or at least estimating the adjustments you need to make from an initial setting made through trial-and-error. When I used my older Nikon lenses on my D100 I became pretty good at this game.