All AF Nikkors have always had an aperture lock. And Nikon has great compatibility amongst most of their bodies. I can use all my current AF lenses on my 20 year old F3 with full function, and old AI lenses from the 70's work fine on my F100. Sure, they have some issues with their amateur line cameras, but the people that buy those are by and large not looking for complete compatibility with old stuff anyway. And Pentax has some issues with some of their cheapest AF bodies also. I think both Pentax and Nikon need to be commended on their compatibility between most bodies for older and newer items working together, especially comparing AF and non AF items. They are in a different league than Canon and Minolta in this regard.
Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of William Robb > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Switching to Pentax <snip> > That was one of those things I never did figure out. Minolta > MD lenses had an aperture lock, as did Canon FD lenses, and > of course Pentax A lenses. Nikon, in their wisdom, never > added this to their lenses. Interestingly, it has been the > aperture coupling that has buggered up Nikons lens/body > intercompatability, which is very Hoover like, with entire > lens series being unusable on most bodies since the advent of > the AI lenses. It was this incompatability issue that helped > drive me from Nikon to Pentax in the first place. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
