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Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years by nemosaltat on Thursday June 25, 2020 @06:41PM (#23646597)
Nikon’s commitment to backwards compatibility is incredible. I can use my father-in-law’s Nikon lens from 1970s on my D3400.

Edit: manual only if that isn’t obvious

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Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years by Bud on Thursday June 25, 2020 @08:47PM (#23647560)
You can actually use Nikon F-mount lenses dating all the way back to 1959 on modern Nikons. Truly incredible.
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Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years by stan_rogers on Thursday June 25, 2020 @09:08PM (#23647704)
Only on the higher-end bodies. You pretty much need to be using a modern AF-S lens on the 3XXX and 5XXX bodies, between the focus drive and the meter coupling, and pre-AI won't work without modification on the 7XXX.
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Re:Olympus quits camera business after 84 years by matwood on Friday June 26, 2020 @07:20AM (#23650753)
Good point. My first Nikon was a D60, and at the time I had a very cool older 50mm. I had to manual focus, which was actually fun, but no metering would be tough. That combo took some great pictures though.
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