Re-purposing old Nikon, Canon, Minolta and Pentax on newer Nikon DSLR?
Here is what an AI lens looks like on the mount. You will also note that the Indexing Tabs have drilled holes. Note the notch on the lens bodies base at f/16, this is the important part.
This is the pre AI. The Indexing Tabs are solid, and the base is flat all the way around. These will damage your camera unless you get them modified.
As for the Pentax lenses they are standard PK lenses, unless they are screw in lenses. So they are usable on Pentax digitals. The Minolta lenses on the other hand I doubt that they can be used on the new cameras, and are pretty much shelf art.
Congrats on a good buy.
Screamin Scott wrote: As long as the older Nikon lenses are not Pre-Ai, they will mount & meter on our camera. If they are Pre-Ai & have not been modified, they can damage your camera. As for the other brands, even if you can find adapters, trying to use them on a D7000 will be a PITA
5D Mark II | 50mm f/1.4 EX | 24-70mm f/2.8L | 70-200mm f/2.8L | 430EX
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