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). -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
