Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You mean converting non AI to AI. AI-s lenses (in addition to an extra post and scallop) have a different aperture control rate (linear versus logrithmic). You can't convert AI to AI-s. Dante On Oct 16, 2010, at 10:44 AM, kyle cassidy on the lug <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: Although they won't meter, the AIS lenses will WORK. And getting AI lenses converted to AIS is not difficult. I think Nikon's refusal to evolve their hardware is probably their biggest selling point with many pros. My joy at still being able to use my MF 300 f2.8 is vast...... (Metering is overrated on digital bodies anyway. I rarely if ever use it. i start with a guess and adjust through histogram, I suspect most luggers are the same way.) On Oct 16, 2010, at 3:06 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: Maybe you could also call for an uprising against Nikon for changing the lens mount so that those tens if not hundreds of thousands of AI and AIS lenses would no longer meter on most Nikon SLRs now made ;-) Hardware does evolve. No need to call for a Jihad ;-) Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information