AF100 with cheap nikkor zoom lenses

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Sindety

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Im sure some one has already made a post about this in some way, how ever i was not able to find it if it is out there. I was curious as too the practicality and functionality of the cheaper AF-S Nikkor DX zoom glass on the AF100. As allot of people might be in the same boat with not being able to dump a few $K into lenses.

1) Does any one know if the face recognition auto focus feature will work with these cheaper lenses?

2) Do i need to worry about the camera not being able to function with these lenses as they dont have as many features as more expensive glass?

Any response or link to another thread is greatly appreciated. Cheers
 
No auto focus or iris control on anything right now except for four thirds lenses. Otherwise camera functions the same with all other lenses as long as the lens fits on the camera.
 
So in regards to Iris control, where there is no manual Iris control on these cheaper Nikkor AF-S Nikkor DX zooms. Is there any way to control the Iris of the lens through the camera even though id need to go through a 4/3 to nikon adapter?

thanks in advance
 
It wont be possible to control the iris in-camera unless an adapter is developed to allow it. You'll need to find an adapter that can engage the iris lever on G lenses, otherwise the lens will default to f22 when mounted. Look into the cheap 35mm AF-D zooms. They are dirt cheap, will offer the same or better optical performance, and have aperture rings so you can dial in the iris manually.
 
And just to reiterate (this was never entirely clear when I was searching for my mount), there ARE readily available mounts in varying price ranges and qualities that allow aperture control on Nikon G lenses (i.e. lacking an aperture ring). Novoflex seems to be the highest quality out there (somewhere around $300), and there are tons on eBay for $40-$150.

You can use all your Nikon lenses, whether with or without an aperture ring, on the AF100 but there are no options to control it electronically from within camera.
 
There is also the MTF Services which makes a professional nikon G lens adapter.

klon said:
And just to reiterate (this was never entirely clear when I was searching for my mount), there ARE readily available mounts in varying price ranges and qualities that allow aperture control on Nikon G lenses (i.e. lacking an aperture ring). Novoflex seems to be the highest quality out there (somewhere around $300), and there are tons on eBay for $40-$150.

You can use all your Nikon lenses, whether with or without an aperture ring, on the AF100 but there are no options to control it electronically from within camera.
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If you are talking about the older F mount Nikon lenses almost any Nikon to m4/3 adapter will work.
 
Another consideration: If you are going to use rails and a mattebox, a lot of these cheaper Nikkor zooms have barrels that move IN and OUT on focus and/or zoom. That won't work with a matte box fixed to the rails. Even if you get a mattebox that attaches directly to the end of the lens, then you gotta be careful as some of these have the filter ring rotate on focus/zooming.
 
Another another consideration: The less expensive Nikkors also have fewer aperature blades meaning your bokeh will have geometric shapes instead of circles.
 
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