Would a AF Nikkor 55mm f/1.8 work with a Nikon EM Film SLR Camera?

I'm looking for a film camera that's compatible with a AF Nikkor 55mm f/1.8.

The EM is a fully manual camera so will not work with an auto-focus lens

You need to look at a Nikon N65 or N70 to use the auto-focus feature of the AF Nikkor 50 mm f1.8 lens. The only Nikkor 55 mm lens is a f/2.8 macro. Could it be you mistyped the maximum aperture?

Here is a list of all the Nikon camera and Nikkor lenses and which are compatible with each.

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

I'd pass on the EM. It's no more than a point & shoot 35mm.

Yes, the EM will work but, be mindful that the EM is a 30 year old camera and one of Nikon's cheapest in terms of construction at the time of its introduction. Most that I have seen have light leaks and spotty metering. It's also an aperture priority only camera… I take that back, it has one shutter speed you can set manually, 1/90th second.

If you want to stick with a manual body that will work with that lens, consider the FA, FE, or FM bodies as they were built from far better materials than the EM and most I've seen still work just as well today as they did thirty years ago. In fact, the FM2 was still in production in the early 1990s. I have both an EM that was given to me as a child in the 1980s and an FM2n that was given to me in high school in the 1990s. While the EM technically works, it has the spotty metering and light leaks I mentioned earlier. The FM2n works great and allows full exposure control which isn't possible with the EM. Just remember that you'll have no control of aperture with newer "G" lenses if you go with these cameras.

If you want an autofocus body that will allow you to use the autofocus capability of your lens, consider the later autofocus Nikons. The F100 is probably the best bang for your buck and can be had for about $250. This camera used to cost over $1500 when they were new and in production. What's cool about it is that it's compatible with almost every Nikon/Nikkor F mount lens ever made, including current "G" lenses that lack an aperture ring. The VR feature of VR lenses also works with autofocus Nikon bodies. Another very good but, cheaper AF body would be the N80/F80 which will allow AF and VR with all current Nikon AF lenses. N80s cost less than $100 and can usually be had cheaper than an FA, FE, or FM series body.