Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses - In answer to my own question
It looks like that link is talking about a variety of options for adapters. Most of the adapters I¡¯ve gotten for my D800 were garbage. On the other hand I¡¯ve had good luck, and bad luck with
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Zane Healy
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Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses
Thank you Walt, and all other who responded so quickly. I've not yet tried to contact John White, but his site is full of good information. /AnotherBob Sent from our iBob
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Bob Morse
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Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses - In answer to my own question
I just found this link, but still have more confidence in this group of familiar names than an unknown responder to DPreview. /AnotherBob https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4672622 Adapter F
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Bob Morse
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Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses
Once again, you¡¯re trying to convince me to get a Z-body. :-) https://aiconversions.com/compatibilitytable.htm Based on this table, you don¡¯t need to have them converted, you can just use the FTZ
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Zane Healy
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Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses
That¡¯s the name. He did a good conversion. Hugh
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Hugh
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Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses
John White did AI conversions for non-AI lenses https://aiconversions.com Walt Photography is a language more universal than words. Minor White Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 3:50 PM To:
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Walt
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Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses
To answer your question about the Df, it has the necessary coupling of the Pre-Ai F-mount lenses. It¡¯s also worth noting that the Df has done very good at retaining its value. As for mounting pre-Ai
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Zane Healy
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Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses
Really all that needs to happen is to covert it to Ai. I have several that have been converted (and others that haven¡¯t). My grandparents had my Pre-Ai 135mm f/2.8 converted when I bought my Nikon
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Zane Healy
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Re: Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses
There is / was a guy in Michigan that converted these old lenses to work on on the digital Nikons. I had two or three done. I¡¯ll see if I remember his name. Hugh
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Hugh
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Df and FTZ compatibility with pre-AI lenses
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
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Bob Morse
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Re: Tethering
Thanks for the info Louis. I¡¯ve ordered the TetherPro cable for my D810. This got me to thinking about a friend who shoots a D300s and doesn¡¯t have lightroom who might be interested in shooting
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Jon
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Re: A small selection of photo's
That¡¯s a little on the high end from what I checked, but not crazy. I assume the scanning options are two levels of JPEG, and then TIFF? Basically I¡¯m assuming they¡¯re using the Noritsu film
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Zane Healy
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Re: A small selection of photo's
This was at a pro level camera store. The scanning cost more than the developing but I wasn¡¯t going to buy prints. I don¡¯t know what scanner they have but it was not a flatbed scanner. I have the
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Jon
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Re: Tethering
Hello, guys, and Happy Passover ( guess it is Passover for you soon). I have used the CamRanger (first version). It is very reliable and allows setting up certain specifications to your own liking for
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Louis Weyl
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Re: A small selection of photo's
When we first got this house, I had a closet setup so that I could close myself in it, and load film into a daylight tank. It looks like your needs for processing film are pretty basic, so I¡¯d
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Zane Healy
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Re: Tripods and/or attachments for Macro work
I¡¯m pretty sure it¡¯s old lenses only. Thanks for the Kodak Portra tip. I¡¯ll pick up a few rolls today. I also picked up up a Miranda F at the auction, which was the first camera I bought in high
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Hugh
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Re: A small selection of photo's
I really need to learn to develop B&W. I¡¯ve been shooting that with my Bronica ETRSi and about to run a test roll through my Rolleicord III. My Rolleicord IV had a roll in it when I got it last year
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Jon
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Re: Tethering
Sounds pretty cool! I¡¯ve wanted to try this, but when it would have been the most use, I didn¡¯t have software that supported it. I¡¯d love this when doing Macro work. It makes me wish I had a
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Zane Healy
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Re: Tripods and/or attachments for Macro work
That¡¯s one Nikon I¡¯m not familiar with at all, am I correct that it only works with Pre-AI lenses? Hopefully the light seals are good, if not, I think Walt might have experience redoing seals on a
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Zane Healy
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Re: A small selection of photo's
Hi Hugh, In this case, I¡¯m not convinced that you need any sort of B&W plugin. I scan a *LOT* of B&W Negatives, since up until Covid hit, I was shooting a lot of B&W film. These days I¡¯m so busy
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Zane Healy
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