A question for the Nikon people - With a D7000, is there any practical difference between an AI or non AI lens ?? Thanks .....
DOOK
Loc: Maclean, Australia
imagemeister wrote:
A question for the Nikon people - With a D7000, is there any practical difference between an AI or non AI lens ?? Thanks .....
Just got these off Google. Hope they help. :-)
EDIT..Do you want me to upsize pics & repost, for easier reading?
imagemeister wrote:
A question for the Nikon people - With a D7000, is there any practical difference between an AI or non AI lens ?? Thanks .....
some non-AI lenses won't fit the DSLRs because the aperture ring hangs over the back of the lens but they can be modified to fit or the ring can be replaced with the factory AI conversion ring when they are available.
DOOK wrote:
Just got these off Google. Hope they help. :-)
EDIT..Do you want me to upsize pics & repost, for easier reading?
Thanks, that would be nice - or provide a link ?
I did get to Ken Rockwell's compatibility chart where it shows that it is "not compatible" ....
DOOK
Loc: Maclean, Australia
I have a couple of old non AI lenses and had them converted for $35 each at
http://aiconversions.com/Got them back promptly and they work well.
Don't mount a non-Ai (actually the correct terminology is Pre-Ai) Nikkor that hasn't been modified to the D7000. It can damage the Ai follower tab. Break that & the camera cannot meter properly... Many 3rd party Pre-Ai lenses can work without the modification as their aperture skirts are flush with the lens mount face. Be careful though. If a 3rd party Pre-Ai lens binds at all when attempting to mount it, stop & go no further. I moderate a group on Flickr where we use non metering lenses (manual focus lenses) on Nikon's base to prosumer model DSLR's & this issue has been covered extensively...
HaroldZ wrote:
I have a couple of old non AI lenses and had them converted for $35 each at
http://aiconversions.com/Got them back promptly and they work well.
Thanks for the tip HaroldZ !
Screamin Scott wrote:
Don't mount a non-Ai (actually the correct terminology is Pre-Ai) Nikkor that hasn't been modified to the D7000. It can damage the Ai follower tab. Break that & the camera cannot meter properly... Many 3rd party Pre-Ai lenses can work without the modification as their aperture skirts are flush with the lens mount face. Be careful though. If a 3rd party Pre-Ai lens binds at all when attempting to mount it, stop & go no further. I moderate a group on Flickr where we use non metering lenses (manual focus lenses) on Nikon's base to prosumer model DSLR's & this issue has been covered extensively...
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Thanks Scott - seems it may be easier to use the pre-AI lenses on Canon digital with adapter .....
imagemeister wrote:
A question for the Nikon people - With a D7000, is there any practical difference between an AI or non AI lens ?? Thanks .....
Here's a link you can use to see which lenses will fit your D7000.
In short, you cannot use non-AI lenses on a D7000.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/compatibility-lens.htm
You can if they have been Ai modified (Nikon did this free of charge years ago. It involves changing out the aperture ring. Most of the replacement rings are now long gone although a few crop up once in awhile. Pacific Rim camera has a limited supply for a few select lenses. That said, a component person with a good mill can redo the old ring. Lot's of "hack" jobs out there done with Dremel tools too...
Screamin Scott wrote:
Don't mount a non-Ai (actually the correct terminology is Pre-Ai) Nikkor that hasn't been modified to the D7000. It can damage the Ai follower tab. Break that & the camera cannot meter properly... Many 3rd party Pre-Ai lenses can work without the modification as their aperture skirts are flush with the lens mount face. Be careful though. If a 3rd party Pre-Ai lens binds at all when attempting to mount it, stop & go no further. I moderate a group on Flickr where we use non metering lenses (manual focus lenses) on Nikon's base to prosumer model DSLR's & this issue has been covered extensively...
Don't mount a non-Ai (actually the correct termino... (
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So, if they are converted to AI - then they will work ?
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