On Apr 7, 2005, at 10:13 AM, Steve Desjardins wrote:
Thanks. I've relayed the sad news.
I know several photographers using the D70 with their Nikkor pre-AI and AI-x series (non-chipped) manual focus lenses. The pre-AI compatibility issues are purely mechanical interference ... If there's no interference, they work exactly as the AI lenses do while otherwise some can be adapted with a little machining or filing work.
Of course, these folks are using the camera meterless, all manual mode, relying upon guesstimate exposure or a hand-held meter. Guesstimates with a digital SLR body are less of a problem than with film, of course, since you can review an exposure immediately and check the histogram.
I found this to be too much of a pain in the butt for my general use (as well as not liking any of the modern Nikon SLR bodies) ... that's why I dumped my Nikon gear in the first place, and one of the reasons I was so happy to find the Pentax *ist-DS ... Support for metering with legacy Pentax manual focus lenses is a boon. But for those willing to deal with working that way with their Nikon gear, the results are fine.
Godfrey
