Lens backward compatabilty

[ian_rose]

<p>My question to all you lens experts is are any of the lenses with the built in motor which AF on the D40/D60 also compatable with the older non electronic film bodies.<br>

ie. do any of these lenses have apture rings on them if so what would be the the designation</p>

<p>Ian R</p>

[Dieter Schaefer]

<p>Took this from an older thread: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=00117o&topic_id=23&topic=photo.net</p>

 

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<p>AF-S are fully compatible with: F4, F5, F100, N90s, N90, N80, N70, N65, D1, both Pronea models.<br>

With the following bodies, AF-S are like AI-P lenses (manual focus lenses that work in all exposure and metering modes): N60, N50, N5005, N4004, N4004s, N8008, N8008s, N6006, N2020.</p>

 

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<p>Add all the current DSLRs to the list. <br>

A very comprehensive write-up is on Ken Rockwell's webpage - simply google "AF-S compatibility" and it will show up on the first page.</p>

[georg_s1]

<p>Ian,<br /> there's no special designation for AF-S lenses with the old-style aperture-ring. The G-series lenses (without aperture collar) from Nikon won't work with really old Nikon-bodies (FM, FE, F3...). AF-S lenses that should work fine with these old bodies are the AF-S 17-35, the AF-S 28-70, the AF-S 80-200 and all AF-S and AF-I Supertele-lenses without VR (from the AF-S 300/4 on to the AF-S 600/4 without VR).<br /> Hope this helps, georg.</p>

<p>edit: I've never used Nikkormats and the F and F2 - so it all depends on what you define as „older non electronic film bodies“.</p>

[Michael R Freeman]

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<p>ie. do any of these lenses have apture rings on them if so <em><strong>what would be the the designation</strong> </em></p>

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<p><strong>AF-S</strong> <em>xxx</em> mm <em>f/x</em> <strong>D</strong> , as in <strong>AF-S</strong> 300mm f/4<strong>D</strong> .</p>

<p>Very few of the AF-S lenses also have an aperture ring. The following lenses will autofocus on the D40/D60 and will also function on non-electronic film bodies (i.e. they also have an aperture ring):</p>

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<li>AF-S<a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs3004.jpg"> 300/4 D IF-ED</a> </li>

<li>AF-S <a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs30028.jpg">300/2.8 D IF-ED</a> </li>

<li>AF-S <a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs40028.jpg">400/2.8 D IF-ED</a> </li>

<li>AF-S <a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs5004.jpg">500/4 D IF-ED</a> </li>

<li>AF-S <a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs6004.jpg">600/4 D IF-ED</a> </li>

<li>AF-S <a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs1735.jpg">17-35/2.8 D IF-ED</a> </li>

<li>AF-S <a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs2870.jpg">28-70/2.8 D IF-ED</a> </li>

<li>AF-S <a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs80200.jpg">80-200/2.8 D IF-ED</a> </li>

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<p>As you can see, the list is essentially restricted to pro caliber lenses. All other AF-S lenses are "G" lenses and have no aperture ring. Of the above, I think that only 1. and 6. remain in the product line. All the others are discontinued and/or superceded by AF-S G versions (no aperture ring).</p>

<p><em>(Photo links above are from Roland Vink's excellent reference site: http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/lenses.html)</em></p>

[Michael R Freeman]

<p>Numbers 2 - 5 above also were built in AF-I configuration (i.e. internal focus motor with an aperture ring). Not that common as most were only built for a couple of years in small quantities before being replaced with the AF-S versions.</p>

[ShunCheung]

<p>Among Michael's #2 to #5, there were AF-I versions introduced in 1992 (the 500mm/f4 AF-I was a bit later) and they were replaced by the AF-S versions in 1996. And there were also AF-S II versions of those four lenses.</p>

<p>The 300mm/f4 AF-S should be the only one still in production. As far as I know production for the 17-35 has stopped a while ago but there is still plenty of stock available.</p>

[ian_rose]

<p>Dieter What I am looking for are AF-S lenses that will work in full manual mode on bodies like the FM or EM</p>

<p>Ian R</p>

[georg_s1]

<p>Ian, all the lenses listed above by Michael should work fine with a FM or other similar aged Nikons. </p>

[Dieter Schaefer]

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<p>What I am looking for are AF-S lenses that will work in full manual mode on bodies like the FM or EM</p>

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<p>Sorry, I misunderstood - that would be all the lenses with an AF-S designation but without the "G" which indicates the lack of an aperture ring. Believe the above list is comprehensive.</p>

[ian_rose]

<p>Thanks for all the responses now I know what lenses to look for to work with all my bodies or get the screw type AF lenses and man focus on my D40</p>

<p>Ian R</p>