NIKKOR. » Lense tutorial, understanding camera lenses Digital photography articles » Blog Archive. NIKKOR Lenses Simulator | Nikon. Nikon D7000 Digital SLR Camera Kit with Nikon 18-105mm DX VR Lens. Nikkor Lens Information by Thom Hogan. That New AF-S ED-IF G VR PC DC DX Nikkor is a What? While Nikon has stuck with the F-mount for decades, they've made plenty of additions and tweaks over the years, and it seems that every time they do, there's a new acronym to learn.
First, a little history, then the translation dictionary (right column). The original F-mount appeared in 1959, and lenses that were produced from then until about 1979 are usually referred to as Pre-AI. These lenses are dangerous on current Nikon bodies. With the exception of a modified F5 or F6 and the D40, D40x, D60, D3000, D3100, D3200, D5000, D5100, or D5200, mounting one of these lenses on your new Nikon will result in damage, so don't even try it.
If you find that you have one of these lenses and want to use it on a current camera, you must have the lens converted to AI first. In 1977 Nikon added a feature called Aperture Indexing (AI). Nikon kept adding new variants of AI: E in 1979, AI-S in 1982, and AI-P in 1988. List of Nikon compatible lenses with integrated autofocus-motor. The following list of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motor includes F-mount lenses which fully autofocus on Nikon F digital single-lens reflex cameras without an autofocus motor. Today these are the Nikon D40, D40X, D60, D3000, D3100, D3200, D3300, D5000, D5100, D5200, D5300 models and all Nikon 1 series cameras with FT1 adapter. All Nikon Nikkor-lenses designated with AF-S (introduced 1996) and the older AF-I (introduced 1992) fully autofocus on these cameras.[1] Other manufacturers have different or no designations for lenses including a focus-motor.
AF Lenses without an autofocus motor do work fully, but lack autofocus-function on these cameras. On April 10, 2014 the list is supposed to be complete including 165 past and present lenses, additionally 25 compatible teleconverters and three lens extension tubes with support for integrated autofocus-motors. Autofocus (AF) drive motor (Nikon D70/D70S) needed to drive older AF lenses without integrated motor.
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