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Title: Lens compatability
Post by: tukudu on September 23, 2008, 08:02:00 AM

Folks I have "dumb question". Are SLR lens from film camera compatible with the new Digital SLR cameras? thanks tom.

Title: Re: Lens compatability
Post by: BobW on September 24, 2008, 03:41:00 PM

Some.... my Minolta 35mm SLR lenses work on my Konica/Minolta DSLR, including all the auto-focus, metering, etc.

Keep this in mind though:  

18mm - 70 mm digital SLR =
27mm - 105 mm 35mm SLR

or:

digital SLR x 1.5 = 35mm film SLR

the magnification is different.

Title: Re: Lens compatability
Post by: KawTrooper on October 17, 2008, 08:43:00 AM

Older Nikon lens will fit most Nikon digital slr's. Though a few exceptions with the cheaper Nikon slr. as auto focus etc.

Title: Re: Lens compatability
Post by: luv2bowhunt on October 26, 2008, 09:57:00 PM

It really depends...

Title: Re: Lens compatability
Post by: Sambeaux on December 28, 2008, 04:07:00 AM

All the Pentax SLRs i.e. k200, k20d, k10d, are backward compatible to their Film SLR lenses. The k20d and k10d are both great SLRs that don't mind the weather. I have the k10d. Check the reviews of the Pentax SLRs on photo.net or dpreview.com

Title: Re: Lens compatability
Post by: novahunterpa on January 13, 2009, 01:32:00 AM

Yea thats why I bought a digatal pentax, I have many older pentax lenses, Like the takumar scew mounts, which made the decison easy, like sambeaux said pentax made there digatal's backward compatible, wich is a big plus.

Title: Re: Lens compatability
Post by: amicus on January 22, 2009, 04:41:00 PM

My older nikon lens will work on my new D60 Nikon but the auto focus will not work you will have to use manual focus.

Title: Re: Lens compatability
Post by: recurve_shooter on January 23, 2009, 05:50:00 PM

It's my understanding that Sony bought the patents/rights on the older Minolta cameras.  I know the older Minolta and compatible lenses will work on Sony DSLRs.

I have a Sigma 70-300mm zoom lens from the late 80s that works great on my '08 model Sony Alpha.