Dumb Nikon Lens Questions
First off....HAPPY THANKSGIVING......to all my American friends!
Dumb question time.
Is there any reason one should not use a non DX lens with a DX camera?
Will an AF and an AF-S lens work on a D200?
How about older manual focus lenses? AI?
That's all.....back to your left over turkeys!
Dumb question time.
Is there any reason one should not use a non DX lens with a DX camera?
Will an AF and an AF-S lens work on a D200?
How about older manual focus lenses? AI?
That's all.....back to your left over turkeys!
Gear: D200, G9, Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6, Nikkor 35 f/1.8, Vivitar Series 1 28-105 f/2.8-3.8, Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3
0
Comments
In fact using FX lenses gets teh best performance out of the lens in that you don't get as much of the corner effects (sharpness and vignetting for example). All AF and AF-S lens will autofocus on the d200. You'll have to be more specific about exactly which old lens.
14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
85 and 50 1.4
45 PC and sb910 x2
http://www.danielkimphotography.com
Nikon full-frame (FX) lenses will work fine on a Nikon DX camera.
It depends on the particular DX camera whether a non-AF-S (AF-S = AF motor is in the lens) will AF with the host camera. The D200 has the ability to work with both Nikon AF-S and screw-drive AF lenses.
I believe that non AI lenses may damage an AI equipped camera unless it (the lens) is converted. Otherwise older manual focus AI mount lenses should work nicely on the D200. You would manually focus (of course) and the aperture is also set manually. I believe the camera also needs a particular setup to work in manual mode.
Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
There's a table on this page from Thom Hogan's website that lists lens/body compatibilities.
My site 365 Project
After a little research, if the lens meters at full open aperture, it's an AI. Otherwise, it must be stopped down to meter. Thanks again.