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 06/13/2009 03:33:24 PM · #1
A relative just gave me a Nikon N8008, a late 80's film SLR. I will probably shoot some film now that I have a decent film camera. It has two lenses:

-AF Nikkor 28-85mm, 1:3.5-4.5
-AF Nikkor 24-50mm, 1:3.3-4.5

A quick image search for Nikon lenses suggests these may may be compatible with present day Nikon digitals.

Can anyone offer me a quick lesson on Nikon lenses?
 06/13/2009 03:45:32 PM · #2
Any AF Nikon lens will be compatible with any Nikon dSLRs, though some of the bodies without a focus motor won't auto-focus if the lens is not AF-S.

Just keep in mind that you turn an Nikon lens the other way to mount it on the camera.

What do you want to know about Nikon lenses?
 06/13/2009 03:53:47 PM · #3
Originally posted by darnok:
What do you want to know about Nikon lenses?


You just answered my main questions. I was just curious if I found a used digital Nikon if these lenses would also work on it. Since I have a Canon, I didn't know. The camera has a big "AF" printed on the body, so at least with this camera I have it. Thanks.
 06/13/2009 04:22:52 PM · #4
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by darnok:
What do you want to know about Nikon lenses?


You just answered my main questions. I was just curious if I found a used digital Nikon if these lenses would also work on it. Since I have a Canon, I didn't know. The camera has a big "AF" printed on the body, so at least with this camera I have it. Thanks.


Nikon has excellent backwards compatibility unlike Canon. You can even use a manual focus lens on a digital body (I use an old MF 105mm f/2.5 on my D200), though some of the oldest MF lenses do not have cutouts for the contacts on the camera's lens mount and will damage them.

Here is a compatibility chart that shows which lenses you can use on which bodies and whether you will get auto focus or not.
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