mborn Loc: Massachusetts

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

You are absolutely Correct MT. The crop is exactly that, it basically takes the center 2/3rds of what the FX lens sees and throws out (doesn't expose because the sensor is smaller than the image. The image was sent to the camera through an FX lens but the camera only used the "DX" portion. With a DX lens (yes it is still a 10-24mm) this is my first "wide angle lens" but because it is a DX lens, even on an FX camera it still gives an angle of view of a 15-36mm FX lens. The focal length didn't change, just the angle of acceptance. (NOTE: this is why I use an FX camera for wide to normal shots and a DX for my longer (or as a backup camera) shots. A 70-300mm lens on a DX camera will give similar results to a 105-450 mm lens (NOTE: size of the image on the sensor is smaller) but this is still a 70-300mm lens.

ONE NOTE: if the lens is designed as a "DX" lens, then the field of view will be the same on both DX and FX cameras. The FX camera will detect the DX lens and automatically shift to DX mode or the DX lens will only expose the DX portion of the FX sensor leaving an exposed circle roughly the size of a round version (could be squared to DX size) image with the outer FX area unexposed.

But all lenses FX or DX will work on both cameras. An FX lens on the DX camera will give the "DX" angle of view shift.

par4fore Loc: Bay Shore N.Y.

MT, hi, what about DOF (FX vs. DX on a DX body), any thoughts.

pelha Loc: middlle of nowhere NY

36-180. i just bought a used one from B&H, for my d7100, and love it. i'm now looking for a used 10-24mm dx to fill in the wide angle range.

Fotomacher Loc: Toronto

Nope, it will provide the same field of view of a 36-180 on a FX digital or 35mm film camera. ((24~120) * 1.5)

blackest Loc: Ireland

I found this interesting page about using a dx lens on an fx body and it may give a few surprises

https://photographylife.com/using-nikon-dx-lenses-on-fx-cameras

"The good news is that not all DX lenses behave as you might expect. Two DX lenses that I dearly love are my Nikon 35mm f/1.8G DX and my Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX. These two represent the best of DX as they are small, fast, light and affordable, yet still perform excellently. What many owners may not know is that both of these lenses cover the full FX frame circle!"

There are limitations of course but it depends on Aperture, Focal length, and Focus distance.

BJW

I just got a 24-120 f4 to use with my D500. Images are beautiful. I used to be worried about using the FX on a crop sensor. No more, at least not as an aspiring advanced non-professional shooter.

MtnMan Loc: ID

I'll have try my 35mm on my D800.

What many also do not know is that the D8xx lets you choose from five image areas with any lens. It only switches to DX automatically if you choose that option in the menu. The fifth image area is stealthy: it does not appear as a choice in the menu. It is 16:9 and happens when you use live view.

Some zoom lenses operate with acceptable vignetting up to full FX area, as noted above for the 35mm. For example the 10-24 is OK above 18 mm.

peterg Loc: Santa Rosa, CA

I'm glad I got FX lenses for my Nikon DX body. When I got an FX body, I already had great glass for it.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Yes, and very well. I own just 1 crop sensor lens and the rest are full frame and all work just fine.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Yes, an FX lens will work on a DX body. As you already know the 1.5 factor typical of Nikon DX will limit in many cases the usefulness of the lens which was not designed to be used in those bodies. A FX lens is at its best when used with a FX body.
By the way, I have a Nikon 12-24 f4 AFS that was designed for DX cameras that I have used very successfully with FX bodies. I can use the lens without vignetting between 16-24mm rendering beautiful images that have save me from spending more money in expensive wide angle lenses.
I am posting an image I shot with the 12-24 f4 and a D610 that I shot a couple of months ago at a popular mall in Miami Beach at 16mm. As you can see having this lens has save me from buying another wide angle.

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Festus Loc: North Dakota

I have 18 Nikkor lenses, only one is a DX lens. All the other FX lenses work perfectly on a DX camera body.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Incorrect. There is NO angle-of-view change on an Full Frame camera. Perhaps you didn't really mean this, but, as written, your comment is confusing. In the FF world, a 105 is a 105. IMHO, it would be much easier if folks would cease 'raving' about the crop factor and refer to this properly as a change in the angle-of-view. There is NO magnification change on a DX (Crop Factor) camera, simply angle-of-view. What is real on a DX sensor is that you do lose the angle-of-view that makes a nice wide angle what it generates on an FX body. I use FX lenses on my D500 everyday as I don't presently own any DX lenses. They work just fine. Best of luck.

terry44 Loc: Tuolumne County California, Maui Hawaii

sure will, a 300mm will be like a 450mm lens.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

Yes you can and yes you should you'll get better results because the camera is using the center of the lens and you wont get the edge distortion .... ( most times)