Help: Urgent. Buying a 500mm lens.

Crispin

Hi All,

Will a lens "that will fit all Nikon F mount" work on a D50? Limits?

I have a chance at getting a sigma 500mm APO lens (that's all the info I have).

will it work on DSLR's? Metering? Good / bad buy?
Guy wants £150 ($300) for it in mint condition.

Problem is I have to get it now.

HELP ME PLEASE :dunno

Andy

Crispin wrote:

Hi All,

Will a lens "that will fit all Nikon F mount" work on a D50? Limits?

Yes. But I'd insist on seeing, touching, feeling, tasting, and trying it out on the D50 first.

I cannot answer your other questions, wait for a Nikon shooter

Crispin

Thanks Andy. Thought you would be the first to reply...

The guy is also selling a Nikon F2 (Old camera?) Which I guess is the other half of the parcel.


hmmm, what to do what to do.
Will have a look and see actually what condition it's in.

Thanks again

Any Nikon people who would know?

Crispin

excuse my ignorance here but he says 500mm lens.
Would that me prime? Would seem silly to have a 500mm prime.

Prime or not?

Crispin

ok then. been answered.
Yes it'll work in M.
I assume then that the camera knows nothing of the lens other than that it's attached....

Oh well, I'll give it a skip.