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Originally Posted by wulf
Everything I've tried (Nikon mount, of course) on my D40 has worked. Is the (relatively brainless) D40 more adaptable than smarter camera? I do have to use most of my lenses in full manual mode but that's not a problem for me.
Wulf
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Yes. Actually it is. Older Non-AI lenses will mount on the D40, D40x and D60 without conversion. Non-AI lenses must be converted before they can be used on any digital body (except those mentioned above).
Here is a (loose) table of which lenses require which modification for each Nikon camera body http://www.aiconversions.com/compatibilitytable.htm
The Nikkor-Q Auto 135mm lens I have is circa 1968 so it had to have the type A conversion for it to be able to mount.
This is the guy who actually did it for me along with some photos of the process..
http://hometown.aol.com/wdshpbiz/AImod.html
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Nikon D700/D90/F100 - 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8 VR, 105mm f/2.8G VR Micro, 18-200mm VR, 70-300mm VR, 50mm 1.4, 1.7X TC, Tamron 17-50mm, Sigma 150-500mm, Tokina 12-24mm, SB900/SB-800, Gitzo GT2331 Tripod w/ ball head, Manual Focus - Nikkor 80-200mm f/4, Vivitar 1 70-210mm (Komine) f/2.8, Nikkor-Q 135mm 2.8, Nikkor-H 28mm f/3.5
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