Nikon D850 lens compatibility (Page 2): They will work on the D850. The DX lens should probably stay on your D7500. (If you are in "upgrade mode", consider some mirrorless options.)...

ELNikkor

They will work on the D850. The DX lens should probably stay on your D7500. (If you are in "upgrade mode", consider some mirrorless options.)

tcthome Loc: NJ

BK-ALA wrote:

I am planning to upgrade my D7500 to a full frame D850. Can anyone tell me if it is compatible with my current lenses? I have a Nikon 80-200 1:4-5.6 G ED, an 18-200 1:3-5.6 GII ED DX and a 20 MM 1:1.8 G ED. Thanks for any help you can give me!

https://www.dxomark.com/the-best-lenses-for-the-nikon-d850/

Also try looking up Ken Rockwell also. He probably has a list.

Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC

It's not a matter of compatibility all your lens will work. Unless you invest in FF lens stay with your D7500.

Bayou

Using a crop frame DX lens on a full frame camera is like driving your car in "limp mode". Yes, you can make it to the store, but function is seriously curtailed.

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

Architect1776 wrote:

Why not a Z6II and with the 1K in savings get a FF Z lens to replace the crop lens.
Your 80-200mm will work just fine.
The AF will be far better and it is a modern camera vs an old one.
Just a thought.

In order to use the 80-200 on a Z6II he will have to use the FTZ adapter and the AF on that lens will not work as it requires an AF motor in the body.

As another poster pointed out it us not a G lens but a D lens with no built in motor.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

gcolegate1 wrote:

I think your info is in the 95%, I’d never use a DX lens on my D850.

You're free to think that way. Your loss.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

flip1948 wrote:

In order to use the 80-200 on a Z6II he will have to use the FTZ adapter and the AF on that lens will not work as it requires an AF motor in the body.

As another poster pointed out it us not a G lens but a D lens with no built in motor.

Guess another major flaw in the system.
And the OP doesn't know what they have and likely the D850 would be way overkill.

turp77 Loc: Connecticut, Plainfield

BK-ALA wrote:

I am planning to upgrade my D7500 to a full frame D850. Can anyone tell me if it is compatible with my current lenses? I have a Nikon 80-200 1:4-5.6 G ED, an 18-200 1:3-5.6 GII ED DX and a 20 MM 1:1.8 G ED. Thanks for any help you can give me!

Most responders are stuck on your one DX lens???. The D850 is an outstanding camera and you will never regret getting it. Your 2 FX lens are also very good lens and will work very well on the D850. And as stated the DX lens will work in different modes ether in DX mode or square. The camera has so many features that you will not be disappointed in getting it

zug55 Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas

mwsilvers wrote:

They should work fine with a D850, but frankly if you are not planning on acquiring more appropriate lenses for the D850 than your very old and mediocre 80-200mm and the crop sensor 18-200, you would be wasting your money. If you have no budget for more appropriate quality lenses as such as fast primes or a 24-70 f/2.8, etc, you might as well stay with the D7500. The D850 is a terrific professional level DSLR but without better glass in front of it you will gain very little by purchasing one.

I completely agree. OP only should get the D850 if he is willing to get FX lenses that actually allow him to take advantage of this great camera.

Once OP is willing to pay for both a D850 and great FX lenses that the D850 deserves, he might as well make the switch to a mirrorless system. Why invest $$$ into a DSLR system that is technically obsolete and for which there never ever again will be new lenses or camera bodies?

gcolegate1

larryepage wrote:

You're free to think that way. Your loss.

No loss here. I have a wide range lens for my D850.

BurghByrd Loc: Pittsburgh

BK-ALA wrote:

I am planning to upgrade my D7500 to a full frame D850. Can anyone tell me if it is compatible with my current lenses? I have a Nikon 80-200 1:4-5.6 G ED, an 18-200 1:3-5.6 GII ED DX and a 20 MM 1:1.8 G ED. Thanks for any help you can give me!

Questions like that on this forum are like volunteering to "run the gauntlet". All three of your lenses are compatible meaning that they will all mount and function properly. As others have said, the DX lens will not yield a full frame image and will be cropped. That's the answer to your question.

If you take the unsolicited advice to heart or decide your existing lenses aren't meeting your needs you could consider used lenses from KEH or the like. I have found that KEH's lens ratings are accurate and that lenses in excellent condition can be had at reasonable cost.

jlocke Loc: Austin, TX

Architect1776 wrote:

Why not a Z6II and with the 1K in savings get a FF Z lens to replace the crop lens.
Your 80-200mm will work just fine.
The AF will be far better and it is a modern camera vs an old one.
Just a thought.

The 80-200mm lens is focused using the screw drive from a motor in the camera body. The Z6ii doesn't have this motor. So, while you can use the 80-200 on the Z6ii, it will be manual focus only.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

larryepage wrote:

You're free to think that way. Your loss.

There is certainly nothing wrong with using a crop sensor lens on the full frame D850. My argument early on was that it makes no sense to purchase a D850 if it's ONLY going to be used with a DX superzoom lens and the very old and generally mediocre 80-200mm lens. What's the point of getting that incredible 45mp camera and not use glass which will allow you to get the best from it? Sure it will work well with those existing lenses, but his images will likely not be any better then from his D7500. Now, if his longer term goal is to get better glass to use on it, then that is perhaps a different story.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

mwsilvers wrote:

There is certainly nothing wrong with using a crop... (show quote)

That was much the same feedback I sought to provide. Beyond the DX cropping, it seems the 80-200mm zoom functioning only as a MF lens is another significant strike against this set of lenses on that D850 body.

BebuLamar

CHG_CANON wrote:

That was much the same feedback I sought to provide. Beyond the DX cropping, it seems the 80-200mm zoom functioning only as a MF lens is another significant strike against this set of lenses on that D850 body.

I think you make a little mistake here. Your original post about the 80-200 zoom doesn't AF with the Z body which is correct but it does AF with the D850.