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Question about Nikon SLR Digital Cameras...?

My dad has a Nikon F5 35mm camera. He says that if I buy a Nikon Digital body that his old lenses will work. Is this true? Is it worth using the old lenses, or should I get a completely new kit?

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1. yup it will still work but if ur dad's old lens is a manual lens then you will have to focus manually with is a hassle, i recommend you buying a new kit. the old kit can still be used as a reserve
2. it depends which lens, if is a manual lens the only "problem" you will have will be autofocus. If the camera have a focus motor in it and the lens is AF, it will autofocus. If you are good focusing you can use any lens. Amunt VAlencia!!!
3. Yes your dad has a F5 which is an auto focus camera, but if you get a D40 or D40x and the lens are not AF-S or a AF-I then it will not auto focus, but there will be a green light in the camera telling you that the lens is in focus with any lens with a aperture of 5.6 or larger.
4. Yes, any lens your dad's F5 will use, can be used on any Nikon DSLR you buy. Since your fathers F5 was released in 1996 and the AF-I which were the very expensive pro lenses of the early 1990s and the AF-S in 1998, the chances of any of his lenses not working on a D40 are slim.
5. Your lens will work indeed. Unless (like other have mentioned) you get a D40, then chances are you will have to manual focus the lens. But the lens will still meter and you will still get a focus indicator. Is it worth it using the old lens... depends. What are the old lens? If your dad has an F5, chances are he have a pretty kicka$$ lens and I think it is wise to use them. However since most DSLR today have focal length multiplier (1.5x), you might want to get a wide angle lenses too (in case your dad doesn't have something in the range of 17/18mm on the wide end).