Nikon D70s & Nikon AF-D lenses - Compatible?

Can someone advise if lenses for a Nikon N-70 (AF-D) will fit and work on a
Nikon D70s?

Thanks,
Ken

"Ken M" writes:

Can someone advise if lenses for a Nikon N-70 (AF-D) will fit and work on a
Nikon D70s?

Yes. They'll give a different angle of view, because the digital
sensor is smaller than the film; but all the restrictions on D70
lenses also apply to the N70 (won't meter with non-chipped lenses,
won't mount non-AI lenses without damage, possibly other more minor
things).
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Yes. They'll give a different angle of view, because the digital
sensor is smaller than the film; but all the restrictions on D70
lenses also apply to the N70 (won't meter with non-chipped lenses,
won't mount non-AI lenses without damage, possibly other more minor
things).

Not correct, the N70 WILL meter with AI, and AIS lenses without chips.
The D70 and D70s will not...They both will use AF-D lenses with no
problems.

JR

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 23:24:48 -0800, JR wrote:



Yes. They'll give a different angle of view, because the digital
sensor is smaller than the film; but all the restrictions on D70
lenses also apply to the N70 (won't meter with non-chipped lenses,
won't mount non-AI lenses without damage, possibly other more minor
things).

Not correct, the N70 WILL meter with AI, and AIS lenses without chips.
The D70 and D70s will not...They both will use AF-D lenses with no
problems.

Mine (D-70) meters fine with a straight AF 75 300 or at least I set it
to auto and get good results.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com.



JR

"Ken M" wrote in message
. ..
Can someone advise if lenses for a Nikon N-70 (AF-D) will fit and work on
a Nikon D70s?

Thanks,
Ken

Yes and of course.
Jim

"JR" wrote in message
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Yes. They'll give a different angle of view, because the digital
sensor is smaller than the film; but all the restrictions on D70
lenses also apply to the N70 (won't meter with non-chipped lenses,
won't mount non-AI lenses without damage, possibly other more minor
things).

Not correct, the N70 WILL meter with AI, and AIS lenses without chips.
The D70 and D70s will not...They both will use AF-D lenses with no
problems.

JR
Since the OP asked about AF-D lenses, there is no reason to discuss pre-AI,
AI, and AI-S lenses. The manual covers that issue quite well.
Jim

JR writes:


Yes. They'll give a different angle of view, because the digital
sensor is smaller than the film; but all the restrictions on D70
lenses also apply to the N70 (won't meter with non-chipped lenses,
won't mount non-AI lenses without damage, possibly other more minor
things).

Not correct, the N70 WILL meter with AI, and AIS lenses without chips.
The D70 and D70s will not...They both will use AF-D lenses with no
problems.

Oops, sorry! I had thought the lack of the sensor for AI and AIS lens
communication was a physical attribute of the camera body, that would
be the same in both versions. Now I'm *particluarly* annoyed at Nikon
for not providing metering with those lenses in the consumer DSLR
models. (The Fuji S2 can't, either, because the physical sensor is
missing from the N80 body it's based on. And the D100 can't,
either.)

In fact...are you *sure* you're right? I just checked the Nikon web
site, and while the N70 isn't a current model, the N80 and the N75
*both* say they meter only with AF* and AI-P lenses. I'd expect the
N80 to be the same, or worse.
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David Dyer-Bennet writes:
In fact...are you *sure* you're right? I just checked the Nikon web
site, and while the N70 isn't a current model, the N80 and the N75
*both* say they meter only with AF* and AI-P lenses. I'd expect the
N80 to be the same, or worse.

AI-P lenses have a CPU in them and will meter with any camera that can
meter with AF lenses, including the D70.

The D70 is sort of an N80 descendant and can't meter with non-CPU
lenses. That is, it's more closely related to the N80 than the N70.

The N70 is older than the N80 and as such, it was closer to the MF era
and it retained the ability to meter with MF lenses. That ability was
removed to save a few bucks in the later N80, and consequently in the
D100/D70.

Thanks for the help folks.

I'm toying with the idea of a D70s or D100 (there are still some very good
used one's around). I have 4 lenses with my N70, and I'd like to still use
them, and it appears as though I can do so. That can certainly save me some
big bucks.

I suppose what I see in the eye piece or view finder on the D70 or D100 will
be a lot more than will make it to my digital photo. What I see on the LCD
screen on the back of the digital camera will be the portion actually making
it's way to my digital photo, right?

Ken

"Ken M" wrote in message
. ..
Can someone advise if lenses for a Nikon N-70 (AF-D) will fit and work on
a Nikon D70s?

Thanks,
Ken