I am a newby but came across film camera on craigs list with lens 300mm,128mm, 50mm will they work on my d3100 also I can't find any info on a 128 mm lens
Thanks for the help
Insufficient ingormation. If you go to the Nikon website and look in the support section you will eventually find a pdf file of the user manual for your camera. There will be a lens comparability chart in it. You can also find information on this at kenrockwell.com. Basically you only wand a "G" series lens. The only info I can find on 128mm lens is that it is probably for television cameras. -- not likely to work with a D3100
all of the equipment is suppose to be nikon supposed too have paid over two grand when origanally purchased
it posted on craigs list for 150.00 I thought how could I go wrong possible miss print I suppose
Mac
Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.
banderber wrote:
all of the equipment is suppose to be nikon supposed too have paid over two grand when origanally purchased
If they are pre-AI lenses, I don't know if the will work or even fit on your camera. I have read a little about those type of lenses, but that's about it. I'm sorry I can't be any help.
It sounds like the aperture not the focal length. Could it be 1:2.8?
banderber wrote:
for 150.00 I thought how could I go wrong
Actually, you could go wrong to the tune of $150. If they are Nikon lenses, they probably will fit. The question is ... why would you want to take a giant technological step backward ? If you don't mind manual focus, there are a lot of older excellent lenses out there - just understand what you're buying.
houdel
Loc: Chase, Michigan USA
If they are Nikon lenses, they will probably fit. However, if they are pre-AI, they may damage your camera unless they have been modified. If they are AI or AI-S lenses they will work fine but they will not auto focus, nor will the meter on your D3100 meter correctly (if at all). If they are AF lenses they will fit and meter but will not autofocus because the D3100 does not have a focus motor.
AI & AI-S lenses have two aperture scales, one above and one below the metering prong; non AI lenses have only one aperture scale above the metering prong as shown in the photo below. The lens on the left is AI/AIS, the lens on the right is pre-AI.
AI/AI-S on left, pre-AI on right
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The lenses are for a nikon fg camera
JDURBAN wrote:
It sounds like the aperture not the focal length. Could it be 1:2.8?
Or it could be a typo and they meant 28mm. I don't think I've ever heard of a 128 mm lens.
Thanks for the help guys still undecided
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