Yes Nikon digital does not work with their MF lenses unless you add a chip to the lens (not factory supported by the way). It was actually that reason that sent me to get a 10D a year ago. It's amazing but the 10D actually has stop down metering with my old MF Nikon lenses (via adaptor), while the Nikons have no metering (but they do mount the lenses without an adaptor :)
Honestly the only reason I am considering Pentax DSLR's is their use with MF lens. --- Frantisek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thursday, January 27, 2005, 7:47:39 PM, Jens wrote: > JB> Thanks for the answers. To me it seems like > there's an aperturering on the > JB> D70, shown in > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond70/page2.asp > JB> How far the "backwards compatibility" reaches, I > don't know. I'll ask at the > JB> camera club next Tuesday. > > Unfortunately, Nikon dropped the aperture simulator > on its all non-pro > bodies, including the cheaper DSLRs (D100,D70). So > you can mount a > lens on D100 or D70 with an aperture ring, but you > won't get any > metering. For that, you would have to buy the > expensive pro DSLRs (D1 > D2). Or hack the lens adding the chip with contacts, > then it works. > There is not even a "green button" solution, so > there Pentax is > better. > > Good light! > fra > > ===== Jamie Walling __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page � Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com
