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New to D610; old or new lenses?

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tonynov13

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Just purchased a pre-owned D610.  My first full-frame camera and have much more time on my D7200 and D80.

 

I read how seemingly all Nikon lenses can be used on all Nikon cameras.  Maybe a slight exaggeration.  It is unclear to me what lenses (other than AF-S) really could be used on the D610.  What is given up or doesn't work as well etc in different series of lenses prior to the current generation of Nikon lenses?

 

The cost of low light fx lenses is a little more than I'm used to.  And so are older lenses a good option to pursue or do I just need to save to buy today's lenses?

 

Thanks in advance on my first posted question.

 

Tony



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@tonynov13 the one thing to pay attention to, first of all, is to check whether the lens you are looking at is designed for full frame. While (Nikon) DX lenses will mount on FX they will not project light on all of the sensor’s surface and thereby you will only be able to use a bit less than half of the available pixels (the other way around, using lenses designed for FX, will work on both DX and FX)

As regards the shift in « generations of lenses » @merco61 will be able to give you excellent advice. In general, some of the older lens generations will not be able to meter so will have to use them in Manual mode, but most of all, have not been designed for the high pixel numbers of today’s cameras, so may not give the same results as with recent lenses.

Therefore advice to be given will vary from lens to lens.

(When I got my D610 I choose the 24-120/4 as first full frame lens and I was quite happy with the results I could get.)

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The D610 can use any Nikkor made after 1977, when the Ai standard was implemented. When you use the manual focus lenses, you have to set the focal length and speed of the lens manually, but then it works to the limits of the lens. The early AF lenses don't meter as well as later ones with flash as they don't transmit the distance information to the body. AF lenses with a D-chip work really well, but they can be loud when focusing because of the screw-drive AF. AF-i and AF-S lenses have the focus motor built into the lens.

 

Lenses from before 1977 can work if they have been Ai-converted, either using a factory ring or by filing or milling the original aperture control ring.

 

Some of the older lenses handle the 24 MP FX sensor just as well as the current versions, some others are soft, lose contrast or sharpness in the corners, show chromatic aberrations or vignette. This isn't because they were bad lenses, it is just that film doesn't react the same way to some factors as a sensor does.

 

I have a blog post up about what manual focus Nikkors are exceptional. Exceptional general photography manual focus Nikkors. - NikonForums.com

 

I have a blog post up about what works with what as well. What works with what? - NikonForums.com







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