Film Camera for new Nikon lenses

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Hi All, I'm thinking about getting a film camera to play about with and remember what it was like as a schoolboy having to wait what seemed like an eternity to get the photos back form the developers.

I would like to use my current lenses

Nikon 18-135 DX
Nikon 80-400 VR
Nikon AF-S 50mm 1.8G
Tamron 28-75

I have been looking on fleabay at Nikon F75, F80 and the F5, and as most are being sold body only was wondering if these lenses would work on any of these bodies?

Thanks for your help in advance
Chris
 
The 18-135 might work on some focal lengths with them, but it's designed as a DX lens so essentially it won't.

The others are AF-D, AF-S G and the Tamron is probably the equivalent of a G lens, so they should be okay on the F5. Those three should be okay for the F75, you might be okay on the F80 but the plastic bodied bodies from the 90s and 00s can be a bit iffy.

The Nikon famed "backwards compatibility" of lenses is full of abbreviations, compatibilities and incompatibilities (and I'm a Nikon digital and film shooter).
 
The 18-135 won't have full coverage on film, I've mounted mine on my F3 and it's totally useless at all ranges.
 
brianwar said:
Really? I only remember vignetting at the wide end of my 18-55mm DX when I used it on my D3.
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When you put an DX lens on a D3,the lens will act like an DX lens,with an lower mp count.

Diffrent from an F3,which is a film camera :)
 
Iffacus said:
Hi All, I'm thinking about getting a film camera to play about with and remember what it was like as a schoolboy having to wait what seemed like an eternity to get the photos back form the developers.

I would like to use my current lenses

Nikon 18-135 DX
Nikon 80-400 VR
Nikon AF-S 50mm 1.8G
Tamron 28-75

I have been looking on fleabay at Nikon F75, F80 and the F5, and as most are being sold body only was wondering if these lenses would work on any of these bodies?

Thanks for your help in advance
Chris
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If you can addford one an F5 or maybe an F100,which both will work on the 80-400 & 50mm and maybe on the Tamron 28-75mm.
:)
 
brianwar said:
Really? I only remember vignetting at the wide end of my 18-55mm DX when I used it on my D3.
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Yep:

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However, not all DX lenses project the same size imaging circle, for example the 35/1.8 covers full frame when focused at shorter distances (the vignetting becomes worse as you get closer to infinity).
 
brianwar said:
Really? I only remember vignetting at the wide end of my 18-55mm DX when I used it on my D3.
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have to agree with Brian ,this is a scan of a print taken with an 18 - 55 dx lens on an f65 ,looks ok to me ,it was only from 18 - 22 mm that it had any problems



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Strange, I used the 18-135mm on an F301 and it vignetted all the way through to about 105mm.

Anyway back to the original question, if it were me and I could afford it I would go F5 or F100 both stunningly good cameras.

Andy
 
freecom2 said:
The 18-135 might work on some focal lengths with them, but it's designed as a DX lens so essentially it won't.

The others are AF-D, AF-S G and the Tamron is probably the equivalent of a G lens, so they should be okay on the F5. Those three should be okay for the F75, you might be okay on the F80 but the plastic bodied bodies from the 90s and 00s can be a bit iffy.

The Nikon famed "backwards compatibility" of lenses is full of abbreviations, compatibilities and incompatibilities (and I'm a Nikon digital and film shooter).
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Hi FC2,

Is not that claim "backwards compatibility" aimed rather towards the camera bodies that take the Lenses then the other way around.

That was my take on the situation and I am the same as you, Nikon through and through.:thumbs:
 
medwaygreen said:
Is not that claim "backwards compatibility" aimed rather towards the camera bodies that take the Lenses then the other way around.
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Indeed. I was a bit knocked out from researching each camera that it was a bit muddled up. The bigger issue with the cameras other than the F5 is the lack of support for AI/AIS lenses, something which puts me off them instantly.
 
All Nikon bodies other than the early F and FTN Nikkor-mat,s are, are they not compatible with either AI and AIS lenses in some form, is that not the compatibility feature of Nikon? or am I misreading what you are saying.

Regards,

Richard.
 
The F75 and F80 both will not meter AI/AIS lenses - yes, they will mount, but I regard compatibility as the ability to meter as well as mount. There are several other cameras from that era that also will not meter AI/AIS lenses, as well as some of the entry level DSLRs as well.
 
freecom2 said:
but I regard compatibility as the ability to meter as well as mount....
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and the reason for that is.......?

I could understand it if a compatibility issue renders the lens virtually useless, like DX lenses on 35mm, but to throw it out the window because it doesn't meter seems like a strange stance for somebody who appreciates all that Nikon is.
Unless of course you count a lens, or in fact a camera that doesn't meter......to be virtually useless.
 
joxby said:
I could understand it if a compatibility issue renders the lens virtually useless, like DX lenses on 35mm, but to throw it out the window because it doesn't meter seems like a strange stance for somebody who appreciates all that Nikon is.
Unless of course you count a lens, or in fact a camera that doesn't meter......to be virtually useless.
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This is precisely why I used "I" - I regard compatibility as such, all I stated in this thread was the technical information on if the lens would work, as the OP wanted. The whole interpretation is very subjective - you say DX lenses on 35mm are "virtually useless", but some people might consider them to be very usable!

I appreciate Nikon, but that doesn't mean I'm not aware that there are disadvantages to the system as well. I enjoy using old lenses on new cameras (I used a 50mm AI on a D7000 yesterday) as well as newer lenses on older cameras (I regularly use a 50mm AF on an FE!), but there are lots of limitations, especially with the lower end digital and film bodies.
 
Thanks for all the replies guys, plenty for me to digest, if funds can stretch I might just plump for an F5
 
freecom2 said:
An F100 will fulfil the needs very well as well - the F5 might be overkill.
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I agree. The F100 is everything you could need in a film camera the very epitome its type. The F5 is a great camera but you will be paying a lot more for very little gain.:thumbs:

Andy
 
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