Adam Maas wrote: > On 2/15/08, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Cotty wrote: >> > Sorry if this is brain fade time - I may have asked this question here >> before. >> > >> > Can anyone recommend a web site (maybe like Boz's Pentax site) that >> > defines old and new Nikon/Nikkor offerings - particularly what will and >> > will not work on modern Nikon DSLR cameras? I would like to hunt for a >> > present for someone, a wide prime and need a starting point. >> > >> > Many thanks. >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> This one is pretty good (I remember him from my LX days) >> >> http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/AFNikkor/index.htm >> >> For compatibility >> >> http://www.nikonians.org/nikon/slr-lens.html >> >> >> D >> > > The MIR site is the reference I normally use. Its better for the > bodies than the lenses, but has lots of lens info too. > > As a general rule, the consumer Nikon DSLR's only meter with AF lenses > and only mount AI and later lenses (or lenses with a factory AI > conversion ring). The D200/D300 and the pro bodies also meter with AI > and later lenses. There are a few exceptions to the AF-only rule (The > new PC-E lenses, the 85 Micro PC, the 3 AI-P lenses and the new > Voightlander SLII lenses, which are all manual focus but will meter > with all Nikon DSLR's). But for wide primes, you've really just got > the 20/2.8 and 24/2.8 AF or AF-D's (the slow 28's aren't all that > great, although the AF-D version is at least competent, the 28/1.4 is > rare and very expensive). > >
I love the simplicity of the K-mount. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
