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Can you use Nikon lenses for film cameras on your digital camera?

I was told that Nikon digital camera lenses are interchangeable with Nikon film camera lenses...the difference being that lenses made for the film cameras cost significantly less than those made for the digital cameras. Does anyone know if you this is true?

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1. Yes...and no. There's a chart here to show what works.... http://www.nikonians.org/nikon/slr-lens.html
2. Except for the entry level DSLR's all but a handful of Nikkor lenses will fit and work on a Nikon DSLR. I don't know who told you that film lenses were different from "digital" lenses. They are identical. Nothing becomes digital until the light that strikes the sensor goes through the analog to digital converter. Yes, there are lenses designed specifically for the smaller APS-C sensors on some Nikon cameras, but even they can be used interchangeably if you don't mind a little vignetting if you use them on your 35 mm Nikon body