So I am a video guy and have a limited 'film' stills understanding so this may be dumb question apologies if it is.
My girlfriend has a collection of older but still very good Nikon lenses that she shoots with. He has been messing around a little with underwater point and shoots but is possibly looking to changing to a DSLR. So question is I believe that the Nikon mount hasn't changed but will older full manual lenses work with a D300 or D700 for example? If they do what are the limitations etc.
Any advice would be great,
Cheers
Jon
So I am a video guy and have a limited 'film' stills understanding so this may be dumb question apologies if it is.
My girlfriend has a collection of older but still very good Nikon lenses that she shoots with. He has been messing around a little with underwater point and shoots but is possibly looking to changing to a DSLR. So question is I believe that the Nikon mount hasn't changed but will older full manual lenses work with a D300 or D700 for example? If they do what are the limitations etc.
Any advice would be great,
Cheers
Jon
The answer is yes, with some limitations.
I did a quick google search 'using old nikon lenses' and there's a number of links that have tables for various lenses, cameras etc.
The answer is yes, with some limitations.
I did a quick google search 'using old nikon lenses' and there's a number of links that have tables for various lenses, cameras etc.
I know there's some strong feelings out there about KR ... but this page seems pretty useful ...
Thanks guys
It depends on the lenses and how "old". My 12 year old Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D lens works perfectly well on my D300 - some might even say better than the newer 60mm f/2.8G ED.
It depends on the lenses and how "old". My 12 year old Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D lens works perfectly well on my D300 - some might even say better than the newer 60mm f/2.8G ED.
Her camera is an FM2 so I reckon it is circa late 80's so are the lenses so I reckon they could work well. I may try and borrow a D300 / D200 from a mate and let give em a go.
