The main issue is not just controls—it’s coverage. Your Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II is an APS-C/DX-only lens, so its image circle is too small for 35mm film. On a Nikon film SLR, it will likely show heavy vignetting or fail to cover the frame, especially at the wide end.

As for operation: on older manual-focus bodies like the FM3A, a G-type/modern AF lens like this is not really usable in a practical way. You would not have normal aperture control, and autofocus would not work.

On later autofocus film bodies that support AF-S-style lenses and electronic features—such as the Nikon F100—the lens should work mechanically/electronically much better, including metering and autofocus. But even then, the DX/Di II image circle problem remains, so it’s still not a good match for 35mm film.

So the short answer is: while some newer Nikon film bodies may operate the lens, this particular lens is not suitable for 35mm film because it does not cover the full frame.