Can a Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D be used on a Nikon FM2?
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I’m considering a Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D for use on a Nikon FM2. Is this lens compatible with the FM2, and is there any risk of damaging the camera? I’ve read that non-AI or non-AI-S lenses can be a problem on the FM2.
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From the Wikipedia FM2 article:
The FM2 accepts all Nikon F bayonet mount lenses that support the Automatic Indexing (AI) feature introduced in 1977. The Nikon-made AI lenses of this type are the AF-S Nikkor, AF-I Nikkor, AF Nikkor D, AF Nikkor, Nikkor AI-S, Nikkor AI and Nikon Series E types. Nikon’s most recent 35 mm film SLR lenses, the AF Nikkor G type (introduced in 2000) and the AF Nikkor DX type (2003) will mount but will not function properly.
Non AI-S lenses are those made (or designed) before 1977 and does not include any Nikkor 'D' lenses.
There's a little more information regarding this on page 50 of the FM2 User's Manual. The Manual doesn't mention 'D' lenses such as the AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D because they did not exist yet when the manual was written.
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Yes. The Nikon FM2 accepts Nikon F-mount lenses that have AI (Automatic Indexing), and AF Nikkor D lenses are in that compatible group. So a 50mm f/1.4D will mount on an FM2 and is not one of the older non-AI lenses that can cause damage.
The real concern is pre-AI lenses designed before Nikon’s AI system was introduced in 1977. Those are the lenses that may not be safe to mount on an FM2 unless they were converted. A Nikkor “D” lens is much newer and not in that category.
One note: the FM2 is a manual-focus film camera, so autofocus features of the 50mm f/1.4D won’t apply. But physically and mechanically, it is a compatible lens for the camera.
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