Can you use manual lenses on digital slr cameras

Please be careful and check your camera and lens manual first, though - you can damage your camera or lens by fitting the wrong ones together. Old film SLR lenses change a little when you put them on most digital SLRs. They actually zoom in a bit further, as digital SLRs only see the centre half of the picture. You’ll need an adapter to use your old lenses with new digital cameras. However, this isn’t limited to vintage glass, as today, there are quite a few ways to use even modern lenses across a wide range of camera platforms. For our purposes, Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins.

DSLR for Minolta MD lenses by: Anonymous I have minolta Xs with 3 zoom lens. I am looking for DSLR where I can use these lenses. I am hearing that sony has that type of DSLRS, but not sure.. Can anyone provide the information? The lenses I have - Minolta MD , Vivitar zoom Thanks. Of course most lenses have the option to switch to manual focus either on the body of the lens or in camera, if you want to find out more about how autofocus lenses can be used in manual then check out our feature here Manual focus: 3 modern technologies that make sharp images easier. However there are a few circumstances in which using an older (or newer) manual focus lens might make sense. For example if you want a /8 mirror lens, you have no choice but to use a manual focus lens, either a new lens made in an EOS mount or an older lens adapted to EOS. The other reason might be cost saving for a special lens like a fisheye.

The new Nikon digital SLR camera must be one of the "Enthusiasts" or proline cameras. They can use ANY of the manual focus Nikkor AI lenses as well as all the Nikon auto-focus lenses, AF, AF-I, AF-S and AF-P lenses. If you use a non-CPU lens on a camera without the lever, the light meter will not operate. On the whole SLR lenses work on digital cameras both DSLR and mirrorless if they can be made to fit the right geometry with adapters or have compatible flanges. But the auto focus and sensing of and setting the diaphragm won’t be there (manual) and the lens ID will not be known.