"Michael Benveniste" wrote

The short answer is that G lenses are virtually useless on manual focus
bodies.

The aperture is also not manually controllable on older
auto-focus bodies like the F4 - auto-focus alone won't do.

They can be used on cameras with shutter priority or program
auto-exposure but only in auto mode, no bulb exposure or
DOF preview.

For G lenses in general you want a modern-style body
with the control wheels and the LCD display on the top plate.

SOW [SOW, is 'speaking of which' a GDA?], is there a Nikon
body that has proper DOF preview in auto exposure mode?

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Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio
Darkroom Automation: F-Stop Timers, Enlarging Meters
http://www.nolindan.com/da/index.htm
n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com