Can I use an older F mount non ai lens with a Nikon Dslr?

While there are plenty film shooters who (still) love their Nikons, I wonder whether there are enough of them who want to use brand-new E-lenses for it. For all I see, the most interest goes to the older manual bodies (F/F2/F3 and FM/FE series), with already a smaller segment opting for bodies as the F100. So a niche within a niche .... I think Nikon has some more important tasks at their hands.

Right, the Df was designed in an era (merely a few years ago) when DSLRs were flying off the shelf, and Nikon was making plenty of money. Now that DSLRs have reach a plateau, as you can see while Nikon is pulling out all the stops to create the D850, it isn't like the D850 is so much superior to the D800 from 5 years ago.

Meanwhile, Nikon currently has no meaningful mirrorless offerings. Mirrorless is not a panacea, of course, but the Nikon 1 series is a flop and Nikon hasn't added any new products to it in 2.5 years, and there is no FX or DX Nikon mirrorless cameras yet.

The Nikonian list that Wouter linked to is still the best that I know of.

The change to AI was the main reason that I switched to Canon, when I went digital.

Almost all my non-AI lenses (a bunch), work fine manually on Canon EOS mount with an adapter, but will not safely mount on the AI Nikon bodies that I do have.

Reflex-Nikkor with 2X extender on Canon APS-C camera (500x2x1.6=1,600mm equivalent) :confused: