Consignment shops and yard sales have numerous 1970's Nikon film cameras with pre-AI lenses at nearly dumpster prices.? My understanding is that, of the digital Nikons, only the Df can safely mount these lenses.
What is different about the Df design that allows safe mounting?
Would pre-AI lenses safely mount onto a current mirrorless body, using an FTZ?? Assuming all manual settings.
?I have successfully used my old Minolta Rokkor lenses on my Z6, with a MetaBones adapter. The results are obviously not a match for new equipment, but fun to see the results, and I do have a few "good at the time" Rokkor lenses.
Do any of you have experience with pre-AI lenses on a Df body or with adapters?