Nikon SLR Cameras

Can I use NIKKOR AF-S 18-55mm VR lens on Nikon FM10?

Aleen
Aleen

I have a Nikon D5000 and the kit lens (which is a NIKKOR AF-s 18-55mm VR), and I'm hoping to buy a Nikon FM10 soon.
I'm thinking about also buying the NIKKOR AF 50mm 1.8D lens. It would be cool to use my D5000's lens on the film camera…

Thanks so much.: )

Added (1). Thank you fhotoace for your response.although i'm not quite clear your last paragraph.

fhotoace
fhotoace

No. The reason is because the 18-55 mm lens is designed to cover the cropped sensor D5000. When you place it on a full frame camera, you will get serious vignetting.

Here is the answer to all those other questions you may have later as you use both digital and 35 mm SLR cameras

http://www.kenrockwell.com/...y-lens.htm

Take your time and read everything

If you buy a NIKKOR AF-S 50mm 1.8D lens instead of the one you have planned, it will auto-focus with your D5000 camera. The AF version will require you to manually focus the lens using the electronic rangefinder in your cameras viewfinder

keerok
keerok

The FM-10 is a 35mm film SLR. The AF-S lens was designed to project an image to a digital sensor that is 1.5X smaller than a frame of 35mm film. That means if you take shot with the 18-55mm AF-S lens on your FM-10, then develop the film and print on paper, you will get very small pictures with very large and fuzzy dark borders. If that is cool to you then go ahead.

Doing the reverse is what I do, use old manual film lenses on new dSLR bodies. I have also used professionally a Nikon AF lens on a very old and manual Nikkorex body. If you have DX lenses, those that were designed for use with full-frame dSLR's, you can use them without problems with film SLR's.