D70 can use old lens?

[CAMEDIA]

Hi Fellow Nikon users,

With this midst of D70 craze, my dad has the intention of going into a DSLR. Currently, he has a F65 body with following 2 lens:

1) 28-100mm 3.5-5.6 G
2) 70-300mm 4-5.6 G

Question:
1) If he buy the D70, can it utilize the above 2 G lens?
2) If he buy also the SB800/600, can the F65 utilize the new flashgun? Think the flash recommended for F65 is SB50DX or something like that.

Hope all nikon experts can share some advice on this.

Thanks and warmest regards.

[gadrian]

Originally Posted by CAMEDIA Hi Fellow Nikon users, With this midst of D70 craze, my dad has the intention of going into a DSLR. Currently, he has a F65 body with following 2 lens: 1) 28-100mm 3.5-5.6 G 2) 70-300mm 4-5.6 G Question: 1) If he buy the D70, can it utilize the above 2 G lens? 2) If he buy also the SB800/600, can the F65 utilize the new flashgun? Think the flash recommended for F65 is SB50DX or something like that. Hope all nikon experts can share some advice on this. Thanks and warmest regards.

1) Yes you can use both this lenses
2) yes you can use the SB800/600 on the F65. When the F65 was launch.. the SB800/SB600 were not existent yet.

[CAMEDIA]

Originally Posted by gadrian 1) Yes you can use both this lenses 2) yes you can use the SB800/600 on the F65. When the F65 was launch.. the SB800/SB600 were not existent yet.

Thanks for the reply man! Thats cool, my dad will love that. I assume the DX lens from the D70 can also fit onto the F65 :P

[Jus_a_Nick]

Originally Posted by CAMEDIA Thanks for the reply man! Thats cool, my dad will love that. I assume the DX lens from the D70 can also fit onto the F65 :P

the lens will fit, but it will get a dark circle ard your picture when you shoot at wide angle, cause DX lens are meant for digital body.

cheers.

[lwm]

Just remember that you have to x1.5 for your lens' local length on D70.
E.g. 28mm becomes 42mm on D70.

[gadrian]

Originally Posted by lwm Just remember that you have to x1.5 for your lens' local length on D70. E.g. 28mm becomes 42mm on D70.

However if you buying the kit.. shouldnt have to worry about the 28-42.. coz the 18-70 is a 28-105 equivalent in 35mm..

[Ansel]

Originally Posted by Jus_a_Nick the lens will fit, but it will get a dark circle ard your picture when you shoot at wide angle, cause DX lens are meant for digital body. cheers.

Correction please. I fitted my 18-70 DX on my F80 body to check and lo...it is not a dark circle, but strange rectangular hard "matt" with a small semi-circle on the top edge. Something like this:
..........____
|------/.......\------|
|..........................|
|..........................|
|..........................|
|..........................|
|------------------|

The size of the "un-matted" image area increases slightly when zoommed out to the 70mm end, but did not totally disappear, as I read was the case with the 12-24 DX. Owners of 12-24 DX can you confirm?

This is a disappointment because it precludes the use the dark "vignetting" effect for creative purposes, when mounted on a film camera.

[gadrian]

Originally Posted by Ansel Correction please. I fitted my 18-70 DX on my F80 body to check and lo...it is not a dark circle, but strange rectangular hard "matt" with a small semi-circle on the top edge. Something like this: ..........____ |------/.......\------| |..........................| |..........................| |..........................| |..........................| |------------------| The size of the "un-matted" image area increases slightly when zoommed out to the 70mm end, but did not totally disappear, as I read was the case with the 12-24 DX. Owners of 12-24 DX can you confirm? This is a disappointment because it precludes the use the dark "vignetting" effect for creative purposes, when mounted on a film camera.

A permanent white black border.. can be interesting.. hehe..

[Ansel]

Originally Posted by gadrian A permanent white black border.. can be interesting.. hehe..

It's like looking at a bright scene thru a window of a dark room. It's a hard black frame over the image. Will post an actual image of it when my film get processed. Or will the roll stay in the camera forever now that I've got the D70? Nah......

[gadrian]

Originally Posted by Ansel It's like looking at a bright scene thru a window of a dark room. It's a hard black frame over the image. Will post an actual image of it when my film get processed. Or will the roll stay in the camera forever now that I've got the D70? Nah......

If I am not mistaken.. the result would be kinda like shooting 35mm with an APS lens.. hmm..

Permanent black border can be interesting..