I'm Looking to get some old classic lenses for Nikon APSc camera? What models are out there?

I just want to try out manual focusing, with F1.8 or f2.8 lenses (prime). I been looking out what classic lenses are out there. There are so many canon ones (Canon FD) but can't find much Nikons…
What are the nikon equivalents of Canon FDs
or any other Nikon ranges I can try

No…

There are lots of old Nikon lenses. Be concerned with the mount. See the link below for reference.

Where to find the lenses? Ebay. If you know what mount you're looking for, you can fine tune your search better. The ones you would probably be most interested with are AI-mount lenses.

Another option would be to use old lenses with other mounts. The most out there are M42 or Pentax screwmount. You only have to use an adapter to make the lens fit your camera. The problem with this is that the Nikon-F mount is among the longest lens index in 35mm and APS-C cameras. That means that the adapter will have to have an optical element to allow the non-native lens to focus to infinity with your Nikon camera. This further means that you won't be able to use lenses with protruding rear elements like the wide angle ones.

I'm basing this answer purely on memory, so I may be wrong on some things. I have a Nikon DSLR APSC camera, however it is buried away in a storage area away from where I'm at the moment. It has been MANY years since I have used it. I THINK I have 3 lenses for it or it may just be two. Anyway, the point is, the lenses for those APSC bodies were not very numerous. There may have only been two or three of them and they are NOT of the quality of the "normal" Nikon DSLR lenses. They are lightweight plastic, (again basing this on memory), and I'm pretty sure the fastest aperture is 2.8 and they are all moderate zooms, no primes.

Bottom line, you can't find what you are looking for because it does not exist. The APSC camera was never intended to be a "serious" pro level system. It has some nice features such as just dropping in the film canister and being able to remove it and replace it at any time. But still, the negative size is even smaller than 35mm and it simply is intended to be a consumer grade outfit. Also, digital was coming along around the time of the APSC cameras and development, and consumer interest, declined to nothing on the APSC systems and they all went by the wayside.

So, you have a very limited, VERY consumer grade, selection of lenses that are designed to work with the APSC bodies.

Here's the main problem that you'll end up with: These old vintage lens, while they will mount onto your current APS-C (DX) body, the camera won't be able to communicate with the lens to control the exposure. This makes using such lenses rather cumbersome and as a result, it's likely that once the novelty of using them wears off (which could be very soon) you'll never want to use them again. So be careful which mount you buy. Know what it'll be like using them on your current body.

Nikkor ais, ai, pre ai, nikkor q, beware of nikkor pre ai and q, need some adjustment on the mount