Advice needed regarding DSLR purchase: A long time ago I was quite involved in film photography and now want to get into DSLR. I have some equipment left and wonder if any of it is...

skipro Loc: Eastern Washingtion

A long time ago I was quite involved in film photography and now want to get into DSLR. I have some equipment left and wonder if any of it is worth using or if I should start with all new (or recent used)? Obviously it is the lenses I am considering, although I'm not sure what to do with the rest of the stuff?
Canon EOS 650 Body w/Tamron AF LD Aspherical 28-200mm 1:3.8-5.6

Canon EOS Rebel G w/Canon Zoom Lens EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5.6 III

Nikomat w/Nikkor1:1.4 F 50mm Lenz (my favorite), a vivitar 135mm, a Vivitar 28mm and a 2X extender.

I recognize that the Nikor compatable stuff is not AF, but I still don't know what to do with it?

Thanks,

Rich

evobob Loc: San Diego USA

Keep your lenses if you buy canon the EOS lenses will mount on the digital cameras

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

I think all the Nikon stuff will work also, but of couse on manual. Manual is pretty hard to use on a modern DSLR if your subjects move.
The fifty is about $300 in a modern version. SS

buffmaloney Loc: Indiana

That Nikkor would be awesome on a DSLR even without AF. I sometimes use an old 50 1.8 MF lens. Image quality is hard to beat.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Nikomat or Nikormat? Which model?

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

buffmaloney wrote:

That Nikkor would be awesome on a DSLR even without AF. I sometimes use an old 50 1.8 MF lens. Image quality is hard to beat.

I have an old Nikkor 50 1.4 that's not all that good.
No contest compared to the DX 17-55 or 24-70.
It's headed to a lamp project.

Welcome SkiPro!
You can use the Nikon mount stuff on a Canon, but forget about using the Canon lenses on a Nikon DSLR. The lens flange to focal plane distance is too far for the Canon lenses to focus to infinity without using a corrective lens- which will negate any sharpness you might be expecting.
Time to start fresh, in my book.

buffmaloney Loc: Indiana

GoofyNewfie wrote:

I have an old Nikkor 50 1.4 that's not all that good.
No contest compared to the DX 17-55 or 24-70.
It's headed to a lamp project.

Welcome SkiPro!
You can use the Nikon mount stuff on a Canon, but forget about using the Canon lenses on a Nikon DSLR. The lens flange to focal plane distance is too far for the Canon lenses to focus to infinity without using a corrective lens- which will negate any sharpness you might be expecting.
Time to start fresh, in my book.

That sucks for you. Amazingly Nikon made the 1.8 better than the 1.4 in some cases.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

evobob wrote:

Keep your lenses if you buy canon the EOS lenses will mount on the digital cameras

That's about the only use ... I asked for a quote from KEH on the same Rebel G combo and they said Thanks, but no thanks, the postage is worth more than the equipment... You might find you'll have some fun running some film through those old bodies ...

skipro Loc: Eastern Washingtion

I have a Nikomat FTN that I purchased in ~1970. It was called Nikomat in Japan and Nikkormat when officially imported into the US. I guess I purchased it on the "grey market", although I had no idea what I was doing some 43 years ago,I just thought I was getting a good deal.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

buffmaloney wrote:

That sucks for you. Amazingly Nikon made the 1.8 better than the 1.4 in some cases.

Luckily, I didn't pay for it. It looks cooler than the 1.8 though.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

skipro wrote:

I have a Nikomat FTN that I purchased in ~1970. It was called Nikomat in Japan and Nikkormat when officially imported into the US. I guess I purchased it on the "grey market", although I had no idea what I was doing some 43 years ago,I just thought I was getting a good deal.

The Nikkormat/Nikomat is one of the finest cameras of its era. The lenses had to be manually indexed, but that became second nature to anybody that used one. A great, highly reliable camera.

buffmaloney Loc: Indiana

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Luckily, I didn't pay for it. It looks cooler than the 1.8 though.

Free stuff is great. If it sucks you aren't out anything.

FredB Loc: A little below the Mason-Dixon line.

Actually, that old Canon EF 35-80 lens is pretty much junk. Designed for a film camera, it makes acceptable 4x6 prints and that's about all. You MIGHT get $50 for it on eBay.

What I'd do is try to unload it all on eBay to a collector. Take the money you get (and it won't be a lot...) and put it towards a starter DSLR body/lens.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I'd buy more modern lenses to go with that new body. You can buy pre-owned for less. But I'd purchase up to date stuff.

FredB Loc: A little below the Mason-Dixon line.

jeep_daddy wrote:

I'd buy more modern lenses to go with that new body. You can buy pre-owned for less. But I'd purchase up to date stuff.

I have a feeling the 650 the OP mentioned is the old film body from the late 80s...there's nothing very new in his list, unless I'm way off the mark.