Dec 05
I am interested in buying a DSLR. I currently have a Nikon FE with a variety of lenses that I share with my dad. Will these lenses be compatible with a DSLR or will I need to buy all-new lenses? Thanks in advance for your help?
Nikon and Fuji both use Nikon bayonet mounts so the lenses will mount on DSLR from these companies. I do not have fuji so I cannot comment on lens compatibility for them.
ALL AI or newer Nikon lenses with the exception of invasive fisheyes will mount and take photos with the Nikon DSLR made today. You may not get all functions. When the FE came out they used AI ( AI or Ai-s) series lenses. They are great lenses and if you know how to work your SLR you can use them on your DSLR with a few caveats. On the D40 D40x D50 D60 D70 D80 and D100 It will only work in manual mode and will not meter. You can use a stand alone meter or somthing like the sunny 16 rule. On the D200, D300, D700, D2 and D3 they will support A and M modes of operationa and will meter. On the D1 it will also function in A and M modes but will only Not Matrix Meter. It will meter CW and Spot Only. AI lenses are manual focus so they will not auto focus on any DSLR.
AF and AF-d series lenses will work on all bodies but will not autofocus on the D40, D40x or D60. It will autofocus on all other Nikon DSLR
AF-s and AF-i series lenses will work in all modes and autofocus on all Nikon DSLR.
If you still have questions feel free to email me i am still using nikon glass from the 70’s with my Nikon DSLRs
Okay, so far, one answer from someone who is not sure about it, and another from spammer.
Depending on your model of NIKON (you didn’t say a Nikon dSLR) dSLR that you’re getting. The base models will not auto focus with any lenses that do not have a built-in autofocus motor inside of it. (That’s a AF-S lens). The old (good old, I must say), AI-S lenses will mount, but most will require “stop down metering” and manual focusing and some the built-in (light) meter doesn’t work at all.
Look at their website http://www.nikonusa.com to see which model meets the requirements.
They should be compatible.