What kind of DSLR body can fit my lens?

[Jumpseat]

Well it’s not that the Nikons, under the D200, don’t function with “a whole pile of lenses”, they just will not use the auto exposure modes with manual lenses. They can’t use the onboard light meter. However, digital photograph has given us a whole new dimension to exposure metering with the histogram. Given that digital shots are free using the histogram to determine exposure is easier than a hand held light meter. If someone doesn’t want to shoot manually, don’t use manual lenses.

Oh, you Canon fanatics. You’re as bad as … us Nikon fanatics.

[dante]

Well it’s not that the Nikons, under the D200, don’t function with “a whole pile of lenses”, they just will not use the auto exposure modes with manual lenses. They can’t use the onboard light meter. However, digital photograph has given us a whole new dimension to exposure metering with the histogram. Given that digital shots are free using the histogram to determine exposure is easier than a hand held light meter. If someone doesn’t want to shoot manually, don’t use manual lenses.

Oh, you Canon fanatics. You’re as bad as … us Nikon fanatics.

ha, was referring to the point that the lowest (current) Nikon that will focus with any of the primes, any of their non AF-S lenses, any Tamron, and any non-HSM Sigma is their D80. I love the cheap fast primes, have the 50mm 1.8 and the Tamron 17-50, and am getting the 85mm 1.8. None of these (or in the case of the Canon lenses their Nikon equivalents) would work on the D40/D40x. :idea:

the D40/D40x are great cameras, but with one gigantic flaw.

[Jumpseat]

Dante, you are absolutely right. I am affraid that I have heard so many bogus complaints about MF lenses that I misses his point. Thanks.