What (used) Digital Camera to use old but good Nikkor Lenses?

I've shot with Nikon film cameras for years and accumulated a large
number of really great AI and AIS lenses as well as some autofocus used
first with N2020 and then N70,and F100. My only digital is a Canon G2,
which gives good results for my use at 4 Megapixels.

I want to use these old Nikkors on a used DSLR; used because I don't
have much to spend. I can borrow my wife's Nikon D50, but we go on
assignment together and I have to shoot film then.

I'm thinking of buying a used D50 body to use the old Nikkors, but see
that an adapter is available for a Canon EOS digitalto use them. D50
because I'm used to it. My question: anyone faced with same task, and
what camera would give me most flexibility between Nikon and a Canon?
I'm thinking 6 megapixes would be fine for my work, since mostly for
newspaper work and relatively small prints, like 11 x 14 max. I'm not
good with this type of research and I see a lot of knowledge here and
maybe someone has already answered this question.

Please note I'm not into starting a broad Nikon/Canon debate, just as
far best choice for this particular narrow application. I just don't
know anything about Canon and there are a bunch of used ones out there.

Thanks, JPBill

Bill Boyce wrote:
I've shot with Nikon film cameras for years and accumulated a large
number of really great AI and AIS lenses as well as some autofocus used
first with N2020 and then N70,and F100. My only digital is a Canon G2,
which gives good results for my use at 4 Megapixels.

I want to use these old Nikkors on a used DSLR; used because I don't
have much to spend. I can borrow my wife's Nikon D50, but we go on
assignment together and I have to shoot film then.

I'm thinking of buying a used D50 body to use the old Nikkors, but see
that an adapter is available for a Canon EOS digitalto use them. D50
because I'm used to it. My question: anyone faced with same task, and
what camera would give me most flexibility between Nikon and a Canon?
I'm thinking 6 megapixes would be fine for my work, since mostly for
newspaper work and relatively small prints, like 11 x 14 max. I'm not
good with this type of research and I see a lot of knowledge here and
maybe someone has already answered this question.

Please note I'm not into starting a broad Nikon/Canon debate, just as
far best choice for this particular narrow application. I just don't
know anything about Canon and there are a bunch of used ones out there.

Tough choice. Canon will give you metering but no aperture linkage
(maybe the newest adapter but I think that one is not cheap) so it's
stop-down metering: open up to focus then stop down to meter & shoot.

A Nikon D50, D70, D80 (not D40, D60) will work perfect with your AF
lenses but no metering on the AI lenses so you'll have to shoot those in
manual and adjust after chimping the results. Ideally you'd want a D200
but that's still not exactly cheap even used.

--
Paul Furman
www.edgehill.net
www.baynatives.com

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Paul Furman wrote:
Bill Boyce wrote:
I've shot with Nikon film cameras for years and accumulated a large
number of really great AI and AIS lenses as well as some autofocus
used first with N2020 and then N70,and F100. My only digital is a
Canon G2, which gives good results for my use at 4 Megapixels.

I want to use these old Nikkors on a used DSLR; used because I don't
have much to spend. I can borrow my wife's Nikon D50, but we go on
assignment together and I have to shoot film then.

I'm thinking of buying a used D50 body to use the old Nikkors, but see
that an adapter is available for a Canon EOS digitalto use them. D50
because I'm used to it. My question: anyone faced with same task, and
what camera would give me most flexibility between Nikon and a Canon?
I'm thinking 6 megapixes would be fine for my work, since mostly for
newspaper work and relatively small prints, like 11 x 14 max. I'm not
good with this type of research and I see a lot of knowledge here and
maybe someone has already answered this question.

Please note I'm not into starting a broad Nikon/Canon debate, just as
far best choice for this particular narrow application. I just don't
know anything about Canon and there are a bunch of used ones out there.

Tough choice. Canon will give you metering but no aperture linkage
(maybe the newest adapter but I think that one is not cheap) so it's
stop-down metering: open up to focus then stop down to meter & shoot.

A Nikon D50, D70, D80 (not D40, D60) will work perfect with your AF
lenses but no metering on the AI lenses so you'll have to shoot those in
manual and adjust after chimping the results. Ideally you'd want a D200
but that's still not exactly cheap even used.

Or sell the lenses & get what you want, they should still fetch a decent
price.

--
Paul Furman
www.edgehill.net
www.baynatives.com

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