Looking for the smallest Nikon camera that can use a good lens

[cguaimare]

Smallest camera that uses réflex lenses

 

Usually a bring with me a Canon powershot S90. My réflex is a Nikon and I love taking pictures with it, but sometimes I want to go light

but still want to take decent pictures. What is the smallest Nikon camera that uses the lens that you can use in a d7000, d800 and so on.

[Dieter Schaefer]

<p>D3xxx cameras are smallest Nikon DSLRs. Nikon 1 cameras can mount your Nikon glass via an adapter - but you would have to be content with the 2.7x crop factor.</p>

[Matt Laur]

<p>The D3300 is quite small, but uses the same size sensor as a D7000. So your existing lenses will behave in a familiar way. <br /><br />Or, you could look at using a mirrorless APS-C format body, like one of Sony's NEX offerings (the NEX 7 is quite impressive). But you'd need to buy a small adapter to mate it to your F-mount lenses. The advantage is that the mirrorless bodies are quite a bit smaller still.</p>

[Andy Murphy]

<p>D5300 is small & plastic light with 23 mp sensor & WiFi. You get AF with AFS lenses.</p>

[owen_omeara]

<p>I agree with Matt.</p>

<p>-O</p>

[dan_brown4]

I believe a Nikon 1 body with the F-mount adapter would be the smallest.

[NetR]

<p>A Nikon 1 camera needs the FT-1 adapter to use an F mount lens, and the lens/adapter combo is bulky and reduces functionality. I have both a D3200 and V2 and recommend the D3xxx option for what you want.</p>

[steve_bingham]

<p>The Nikon D5300 is as light as the D3300 . . . and it does more. It weighs about 1 pound with battery. Throw on a lightweight 50mm f1.8 or a 85mm f1.8 and you have one light DSLR.</p>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Depends on your existing Nikkors, and how much functionality you want to retain. If the lenses you already own are manual focus AI/AIS types, that will limit the choices of Nikon dSLRs that can meter with those lenses. And most smaller Nikon dSLRs lack the built in motors to drive screwdriver-focus AF Nikkors and comparable third party lenses.</p>

[donbright]

<p>Well, you said smallest Nikon camera, and didn't specify DSLRs, so I'm going to go with the Nikon FM3a, and let you choose the AIS lens.</p>

[Wouter Willemse]

<p>Lex makes a good point - which lenses are you already using with the D7000 and D800, and what functionality do you want on the smaller camera? A Nikon 1 could be nice, but with a 2,7x crop factor not great for wide angles, for example.<br>

Small and light for me: F65, with a AF-D 50mm f/1.8, or AF-D 35 f/2. With a decent scanner and good film, the quality can be really great.</p>

[Peter_in_PA]

<p>If really small size is a factor, and you don't already have a lot of lenses, there are other systems out there. I have a little Oly µ4/3 that I carry with me that is a lot of fun, and Fuji, Sony have some good options, too.</p>

<p>Seriously, I DESPERATELY want a Nikon mirrorless DX camera that doesn't currently exist (think a Nikon version of the Fuji X-series). Maybe someday.</p>

[dan_brown4]

Well, if we include film bodies, the EM or FG would be the smallest.

[SCL]

<p>If you want small, light, film, and can settle for less and full manual control, the EM would be a good choice.</p>