Nikon F4 & AF Nikkor 70~210 1:4-5.6 Compatibility: I recently purchased the AF Nikkor to use on my F4 body but cannot get the AF feature to work. The lens works fine with my D7000 but...

RTCreed Loc: Forest Park, IL

I recently purchased the AF Nikkor to use on my F4 body but cannot get the AF feature to work. The lens works fine with my D7000 but I really wanted to use it with the F4 & B&W film. The 50MM AF-S 1:1.8 works fine on the F4 so I'm wondering if I am missing something. Any and all thoughts appreciated.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Suggest you consult UHH member, "MT Shooter" who owns a camera store in Montana. MT uses Nikon gear, among other makes, and has substantial practical knowledge about Nikon compatibility issues. Use the User List search tab at the top of this page. Locate MT Shooter and, from his profile page, send him a Private Message with your question. /Ralph

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

RTCreed wrote:

I recently purchased the AF Nikkor to use on my F4 body but cannot get the AF feature to work. The lens works fine with my D7000 but I really wanted to use it with the F4 & B&W film. The 50MM AF-S 1:1.8 works fine on the F4 so I'm wondering if I am missing something. Any and all thoughts appreciated.

Should work. Perhaps the camera’s autofocus motor is malfunctioning. Do you have any other AF lenses to try?

dadaist

Try cleaning the terminals on the rear of the lense -hope I'm correct!

dadaist

also, I think the lense requires the AF-"D", to proprtly autofucus

twowindsbear

Here's my WAG

'Old' Nikon lenses are somewhat compatible with 'new' Nikon cameras, but not the other way around. I think you'll need an 'older' lens to 'play well' with the older F4 camera.

RTCreed Loc: Forest Park, IL

I guess we have to keep searching, for the other AF lenses I have work fine, and this lens works fine on a D7000. It is an older lens, made in the 90's as I recall.

twowindsbear

RTCreed wrote:

I guess we have to keep searching, for the other AF lenses I have work fine, and this lens works fine on a D7000. It is an older lens, made in the 90's as I recall.

hmmmm. . . I"m clueless. good luck!

but, what I found on the net seems to show that the F4 is ca 1988, so your 'old' lens may not be quite 'old enough.'

RTCreed Loc: Forest Park, IL

I have Nikkor lenses from the 60's that I can get to work with every Nikon I have, this one is just a puzzle for it should work with the F4.

Anyone interested in a Nikkor - P 1:8 800MM? This was the lens that you saw at Cape Canaveral for the original Mercury missions, just shy of 32" long. It is a two piece lens, a focusing housing and then the lens. There was also a 600MM head but I've never come across one.

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

RTCreed wrote:

I guess we have to keep searching, for the other AF lenses I have work fine, and this lens works fine on a D7000. It is an older lens, made in the 90's as I recall.

The AF Nikkor 70~210 1:4-5.6 was introduced in 1987. The D version appeared in 1993. All FX autofocus Nikkors except the G and E models are 100% compatible with the F4. As I suggested earlier, the autofocus motor may be malfunctioning. If you can, try another AF Nikkor, or have a repair technician check it.

whitewolfowner

Have you checked with Nikon; every once in a while a certain lens has exceptions.

RTCreed Loc: Forest Park, IL

Thank you all for your suggestions. I guess I'll just take a road trip up to Nikon Authorized Service http://www.nikoncamerarepair.com/ and see what they have to say about it. While they do digital, they cannot be beat for what they can do with "F" cameras. Joe is the owner and from Japan as are all of the techs, they know the cameras inside and out.

twowindsbear

RTCreed wrote:

Thank you all for your suggestions. I guess I'll just take a road trip up to Nikon Authorized Service http://www.nikoncamerarepair.com/ and see what they have to say about it. While they do digital, they cannot be beat for what they can do with "F" cameras. Joe is the owner and from Japan as are all of the techs, they know the cameras inside and out.

BEST plan yet!

Please post the results, too.

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

RWR wrote:

The AF Nikkor 70~210 1:4-5.6 was introduced in 1987. The D version appeared in 1993. All FX autofocus Nikkors except the G and E models are 100% compatible with the F4. As I suggested earlier, the autofocus motor may be malfunctioning. If you can, try another AF Nikkor, or have a repair technician check it.

I would add that if other AF Nikkors (without built-in focusing motors) work with your F4 then there may be something wrong with the focusing screw in the lens. That camera/lens combination should be fully compatible.

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

dadaist wrote:

also, I think the lense requires the AF-"D", to proprtly autofucus

That is not true at all. The F4 is fully compatible with both versions of that lens, both 'D' and 'non-D'.