Can a Nikor Film lens work on a Nikon DSLR?

Hello,

For a while now I have only been playing with digital point and shoot
cameras. I would like to get back to using the SLR camera.

I have a Nikon 6006 AF camera which was purchased in early 90's. I
purchased several lenses for the camera. The best of those lenses is
the Nikon ED AF Nikkor 80-200 F/2.8. Will this lens work on a Nikon DSLR?

If it does not work with the newer cameras, then what is a good asking
price to sell this lens?

Thank you in advance for any information or advice.

NJ

"Neil Jones" wrote in message
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I have a Nikon 6006 AF camera which was purchased in early 90's. I
purchased several lenses for the camera. The best of those lenses is
the Nikon ED AF Nikkor 80-200 F/2.8. Will this lens work on a Nikon DSLR?

Yes, except for the D40 and D60.

Neil Jones wrote:
I have a Nikon 6006 AF camera which was purchased in early 90's.

I can't find that model number in any reference. Are you sure you didn't
mistype it?

I purchased several lenses for the camera. The best of those lenses is
the Nikon ED AF Nikkor 80-200 F/2.8. Will this lens work on a Nikon DSLR?

If you are talking about a normal Nikon F-mount (i.e. _not_ the Pronea
system), then yes, you can mount it on a current dSLR with very few
exception. Those exceptions are for some combinations of current bodies
and 30+year old pre-AI lenses as well as for some one-of-a-kind lenses
(although most can be chipped and converted into AI-P).

Automatic metering of 20-30 year old AI-S lenses (pre-AI-P) depends on
the body of the dSLR.
And for automatic focus the D40[x] requires AF-S lenses, which haven't
been around for more than 10 years.

For a detailed breakdown please see http://bythom.com/lensacronyms.htm

jue

In article , Jürgen Exner
wrote:

Neil Jones wrote:
I have a Nikon 6006 AF camera which was purchased in early 90's.

I can't find that model number in any reference. Are you sure you didn't
mistype it?

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography...s/models/htmls
/mapN6006.htm

also known as f601 in europe.

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:55:22 GMT, "Andrew Koenig" wrote:

"Neil Jones" wrote in message
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I have a Nikon 6006 AF camera which was purchased in early 90's. I
purchased several lenses for the camera. The best of those lenses is
the Nikon ED AF Nikkor 80-200 F/2.8. Will this lens work on a Nikon DSLR?

Yes, except for the D40 and D60.

It'll work on those. But manual focus only. If it's a D lens, the
matrix meter should work also. If it's a really old non-cpu lens,
then manual exposure mode only.

Steve

Neil Jones wrote:
The best of those lenses is
the Nikon ED AF Nikkor 80-200 F/2.8. Will this lens work on a Nikon DSLR?

There are several versions of the Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8
around. They will all work on the higher end Nikon
DSLRs, but as noted by others there are various
restrictions with a couple of the entry level models.
The AF problem is because it uses a motor in the camera
to refocus, while more recent designs have the motor
built into the lense itself. If the camera body does
not have the motor, it of course cannot auto focus.

Regardless of that, it is a fine lense. In particular
if you have the ED version with separate focus and zoom
rings and a tripod mount built into the lense, it is a
fabulous lense and you'll definitely want to make sure
that whatever DSLR body you buy is one that can use it.

The 80-200mm has long since been replaced by a 70-200mm
f/2.8 model with the builtin focusing motor, and then
another version came along with VR (Vibration
Reduction). The last ED version of the 80-200mm and the
two 70-200mm designs are optically equal. The more
recent version with VR is useful if you tend to shoot
handheld, and perhaps not an economical purchase if you
tend to use a tripod most of the time anyway.

--
Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

Floyd L. Davidson wrote:

The 80-200mm has long since been replaced by a 70-200mm
f/2.8 model with the builtin focusing motor, and then
another version came along with VR (Vibration
Reduction). The last ED version of the 80-200mm and the
two 70-200mm designs are optically equal. The more
recent version with VR is useful if you tend to shoot
handheld, and perhaps not an economical purchase if you
tend to use a tripod most of the time anyway.

The 80-200 AF-D is still a current model, so not really "replaced".
AFAIK, all AF versions are "ED". Rumour has it that it's no longer
manufactured. That would be a shame if true. Canon retains lower cost
non-IS versions of it's excellent 70-200 L f4 and f2.8 lenses.
The AFS (but non VR) lens of this focal length and aperture equivalent
was an 80-200, not 70-200. It is reputed by some to have the best
optics of any versions. It is no longer manufactured, and AFAIK not
available new for some time.
The 70-200 VR is nearly double the price of the 80-200 AF-D. The
optical design differs from the 80-200 AF-D, more similar to the AF-s
80-200.

frederick wrote:
Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
The 80-200mm has long since been replaced by a 70-200mm
f/2.8 model with the builtin focusing motor, and then
another version came along with VR (Vibration
Reduction). The last ED version of the 80-200mm and the
two 70-200mm designs are optically equal. The more
recent version with VR is useful if you tend to shoot
handheld, and perhaps not an economical purchase if you
tend to use a tripod most of the time anyway.

The 80-200 AF-D is still a current model, so not really "replaced".

The 1998 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D IF-ED zoom
was discontinued in 2003. This lense has 18 elements in
14 groups, with ED glass used in 5 elements.

The 1996 AF Zoom Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED was
discontinued in 2006. (15 elements in 11 groups, with 3
ED elements, which is the same as all previous AF
80-200mm f/2.8 Nikkors).

AFAIK, all AF versions are "ED".

The AF 80-200mm f/2.8 design began in 1977, with ED
glass. It was different, however, from the manual focus
80-200mm with ED glass, which was a 15 element design.
The first AF version was finally released in 1988.

Rumour has it that it's no longer
manufactured. That would be a shame if true. Canon retains lower cost
non-IS versions of it's excellent 70-200 L f4 and f2.8 lenses.
The AFS (but non VR) lens of this focal length and aperture equivalent
was an 80-200, not 70-200. It is reputed by some to have the best
optics of any versions. It is no longer manufactured, and AFAIK not
available new for some time.
The 70-200 VR is nearly double the price of the 80-200 AF-D. The
optical design differs from the 80-200 AF-D, more similar to the AF-s
80-200.

Some claim the AFS version of the 80-200mm f/2.8 was
optically superior to the none Silent Wave versions.

The 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lense released in 2003 has 21
elements in 15 groups.

--
Floyd L. Davidson http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:49:46 GMT, which is several weeks ago now,
Jürgen Exner wrote:

Neil Jones wrote:

[snip]

If you are talking about a normal Nikon F-mount (i.e. _not_ the Pronea
system), then yes, you can mount it on a current dSLR with very few
exception. Those exceptions are for some combinations of current bodies
and 30+year old pre-AI lenses as well as for some one-of-a-kind lenses
(although most can be chipped and converted into AI-P).

I'm interested in chipping some of my AI lenses, but I am aware of
only one person who does that, Roland Elliott. Is there anyone else
who offers this service?

Roland's website indicates that he doesn't do a lot of the lenses I
have. Also, if you read about him in some of the web forums, he isn't
that reliable.

Father Kodak