Nikon flame war, but the above statement is not entirely correct. Both of these type lenses are essentially useless on the F6.Ĭlick to expand.First of all, please don't start another silly Canon vs. I don't think an "F7" is exactly necessary(what major features does the F6 lack?) but it would be nice to see a revised F6 that added support for things like the E aperture lenses under discussion here and stepper motor focusing lenses.
The FD mount also had the same internal consistency-every FD lens is fully compatible with every FD body.īTW, Nikon has, IMO, done a great service in keeping a flagship 35mm SLR alive, and if I had the $2K to spare I'd buy a new one. Buy a new lens, stick it on a camera from 1988, and everything is going to work. On the other hand, every Canon EF mount lens is fully compatible with every EOS body with no exceptions or footnotes. There are also little annoyances like the fact that even though my F100 works fine(in A and M) with AI and AI-s lenses, there's no way to see the set aperture other than physically looking at the ring. Funny enough, I understand that non-AI lenses can actually be mounted on the newest bodies-I know that even though my D70 doesn't have an aperture feeler tab, there's still something else blocking them from mounting.
One of the reasons why I've effectively switched is for that very reason-I can use great film bodies and wonderful manual focus prime lenses and still stick them on a DSLR if I'm so inclined.Īt the same time, any table of Nikon lens compatibility with a particular body is filled with exceptions, footnotes, and even warnings of "damage will occur." Granted most of these are sort of common sense, but none the less I was a bit annoyed when I was going to give my sister my spare 50mm 1.8 AF and found out it wouldn't autofocus on her camera. The fact that I could buy a new lens off the shelf at my local camera store and(provided I bought the "right" lens) and with a small modification that Nikon even sets the lens up for have mount, meter, and otherwise fully work with my F Photomic is a wonderful thing to me. modifying a lens mount for new technology. Click to expand.I think that the two big brands continually show us that there are both upsides and downsides to making a "clean break" vs.