Friday, 15 January 2010

I want to buy a nikon dslr (either the d5000 or d90). Will lenses from a Nikon film slr work on these?


If they are AF lens,yes they will fit both but they will not auto focus on the D5000 unless they are AF-I or AF-S lens. If they are old manual focus lens they will fit both but won't auto focus on ether camera.

Answer by brian_rmsy on 03 Jan 2010 04:42:15
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How old are those Nikkor lenses from your old Nikon film SLR? There are many generations and they work differently.

The very first generation, from the Nikon F and F2 era, so called pre-AI lens, will mount into the D5000, but it will be all manual mode, there will be no metering or anything. It will not go into D90, doing so damages the camera.

The AI/AI-S lens, or CPU-less manual focus lens, will work on both camera, but still, full manual mode and manual focus.

If your old lens autofocuses on your old camera, and your camera isn't F3AF, chances are that it will work the same on the D90. While it'll work on D5000, it won't autofocus.

Answer by rollakid on 03 Jan 2010 06:12:00

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