Matrix of Nikkor lenses to be used on amateur Nikon non-AF SLR film cameras

 

Important note:

In principle all Nikkor lenses (including teleconverters, macro-rings and bellows) with an F-mount (as listed below) can be mounted on any Nikon SLR (35mm. film, APS and digital), but autofocus, vibration reduction and some exposure and flash programs will not work. Not all cameras do have an AI-tab (see picture) or have all necessary electronic contacts. Before mounting a lens, converter, macro-ring or bellows, check the manual of your camera.

Exposure meter and autofocus (of whatever camera!) will not work if a lens (or lens-converter combo) is used with an effective aperture of f/5.6 or smaller!

a tip-up AI-tab (Nikon F4)

 

lens

camera

non-AI

AI/S series-E

AI-P

AF

AF-D

AF-I

AF-S

AF-G

extra

Nikon FM

yes* yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon FE

yes* yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon FM2

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon FE2

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon FM3a

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon FM-10

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon FE-10

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon EM

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon FG

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon FG-20

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikkormat FT

yes yes**/no no MF MF MF MF no lenses with fork only

Nikkormat FS

yes yes no MF MF MF MF no no metering at all

Nikkormat FT-N

yes yes** no MF MF MF MF no lenses with fork only

Nikkormat FT2

yes yes** no MF MF MF MF no lenses with fork only

Nikkormat FT3

yes* yes yes MF MF MF MF no lenses with fork only

Nikon EL

yes* yes** yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikkormat EL2

yes* yes** yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikkormat ELW

yes* yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikkorex F

yes no no MF MF MF MF no no metering at all

Nikon F301/N2000

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

Nikon F601MF/N6006

no yes yes MF MF MF MF no

               

non-AI

AI/S series-E

AI-P

AF

AF-D

AF-I

AF-S

AF-G

* AI-tab should be lifted

** stop-down metering only

Note: all AF Nikkors can be used on all Nikkormats in MF-mode, but on some with stop-down-metering only;

IX-Nikkors, CX-Nikkors, RF-Nikkors and Nikonos lenses cannot be mounted on above cameras.