Old lenses, D5K

[jorf]

I was just digging around finding the camera bag for my father's old Nikon, which I leant away years ago and have no clue where it got to, tho I have a feeling it's right down the street. Anyway, I found these lenses and wanted to get some feedback on 1) can I physically put them on my camera (I'm really too afraid to try and wreck something) and 2) what features will work on them? (I know they won't likely auto-focus but that's not a big deal - I'm really wondering if the meter on the camera will work with them but not expecting much). Thanks:

First one: at the end it says, "Rexagon Automatic 1:2.8 f=2.8mm No.702504". Focus ring looks like 0.4-10m, aperture ring looks like 2.8-22.

Second: "Auto Tamron 1:2,8 f=135mm No. 196734" Focus ring: 1.5-30m. aperture2.8-22 (but with fewer stops between as on the other). Has a slide-bar switch for "M" and "A".

Both have a sort of claw-like protrusion which, if I remember correctly was used to line up with the camera to attach them. No pin.

There's also one that, on the end says: Prinz varifocus close up lens". There's no proper mount but on one end (that I think is the camera end there is a ring that screws on/off and says "52" but I can't screw it onto the end of my 52 lenses. The (far?) end has screw threads on the inside.... Around the sides are various markings: "MASTER 55MM" below which it says "ft [infinity sign] 2'2"", "2'-9" below which it says, "13"-8.5". A little further around: 2'-10" and further, 2'-1'. The center of each of those has a red marking and, when the camera end is turned cc there is a red line that matches up.

I've tried holding this up to another lens (since it doesn't screw on) but it doesn't seem to make a difference....

Any old lens buffs out there that can help me out??

Thanks!

[inkista]

Questions you'll need to answer:

Which body do you want to mount the lenses onto?
The entry-level bodies like the D40, D60, D3000, and D5000 can take pre-AI lenses without damage. Higher-tiered bodies can't.

Are the lenses Nikon F mount?
While it's an outside shot, Nikon didn't always make lenses in the F-mount. Be sure that the camera these lenses went onto was an SLR, not a rangefinder, and that it was made after 1959. Because you're describing third-party lenses, they could be for a variety of mounts. This webpage has some pictures to help you figure out the mount. Telling us the model of the camera they mount onto can help with the ID.

If they are F-mount, are they pre/post AI?
The easiest way to figure out pre/post AI is to look at the "rabbit ear" prongs on the side at the base of the mount. If they're solid, the lens is probably pre-AI, if they have holes in them, they're post-AI (and you're good to go).

Pre-AI lenses have a flange that can damage your camera. Some pre-AI lenses were converted to AI, so if a lens has solid rabbit ears, it might be safe, but it's far less likely.

As for which features will work on which bodies, try this website: http://www.nikonians.org/nikon/slr-lens.html

Hopefully someone who's not a Canon shooter will come along and help you out with more information.

[Almond.Butterscotch]

Originally Posted by inkista

Are the lenses Nikon F mount?
While it's an outside shot, Nikon didn't always make lenses in the F-mount. Be sure that the camera these lenses went onto was an SLR, not a rangefinder, and that it was made after 1959. Because you're describing third-party lenses, they could be for a variety of mounts. This webpage has some pictures to help you figure out the mount. Telling us the model of the camera they mount onto can help with the ID.

There's no hyperlink there.

[jorf]

D5000 (sorry, I say D5K even tho it's probably not proper to say so...)

No clue what an f-mount looks like.

Rabbit ears are solid. One is symmetrical and the other has one ear that looks like a dog ear and one that looks like a cat ear.... Helpful, huh?

Oh, the camera was a Nikkormat that my dad bought in Japan probably around 1968 or so. SLR.

[LoveDSLR]

Looks like this if it is a Nikon F mount AI lens.

[inkista]

Originally Posted by Almond.Butterscotch

There's no hyperlink there.

Sorry about that. Edited it so it now has one. And, here it is again:

SLR Lens Mount Identification Guide

It also has specifics on IDing non/pre-AI, converted-to-AI, AI, and AI-S:

Nikkor Lens Mounts