Lens adapter?

[kat]

Hey everyone.

I have a Nikon D300s. I got some old lenses the other day and wondering what I would need to be able to use them. Some sore of adapter?

[noobclicker]

which lenses
how old
what mounts ....

[kat]

Now those are good questions..haha..what is a mount?

[Bambi]

Now those are good questions..haha..what is a mount?

when I look at the specs for your camera at the Nikon site it says that you have a "Nikon F bayonet mount". here's a link on the site that may be of help as well:
Which NIKKOR Lens Type is Right for Your D-SLR | Understanding NIKKOR Lens Nomenclature

and another:
Nikon | Imaging Products | Lens Compatiblity - Nikon D300S

so the first step would to determine the make and model of the lenses you have. If they are Nikon they will likely work but some may be manual focus only.

[Andrew]

A mount is the mechanism on the camera and lens that lets you put them together. There are a couple of different ones around the major manufacturers. You can buy other adapters that will go between two different mounts so you can use them on your camera. Take your camera and the lenses into a shop like Kerrisdale and let them work it out for you. You can make a list of what you have, how much it will cost to put them in use and also if there are any you can't use at all. Depends on manufacturer and when they were made.

[kat]

Thanks! The lens I got are old (40ish) and not the best but they have such a neat look I can't get now. Kaligar lens. They fit an old Zenit-E. (which someday i will see if it works once i figure out how to load the film in it..been a long time since I've done that!).

I wasn't sure you could get the "adapters" but now that I know cool! Like I said..not lenses I'd go out and buy, but they are here so why not use them?

Here is a photo from each lens. I just held it in place. Omg, with manual it was hard to get these off but I had to try it. Hence the adapter question. They could be that much sharper!

[Barefoot]

Hey, Kat. Check out page 195 in the 300s user manual and pages 340-343. You can get a lot useful functions out of some of the old non-CPU lens with a 300s.

[excerpt]
Compatible Non-CPU Lenses If lens data are specified using Non-CPU lens data (0 195), many of the
features available with CPU lenses can also be used with non-CPU lenses.

If lens data are not specified, color matrix metering can not be used, and center-weighted metering is used when matrix metering is selected.

Non-CPU lenses can only be used in exposure modes A and M, when aperture must be set using the lens aperture ring. If the maximum aperture has not been specified using Non-CPU lens data, the camera aperture display will show the number of stops from maximum aperture; the actual aperture value must be read off the lens aperture ring.

Aperture-priority auto will be selected automatically in exposure modes P and S. The exposure-mode indicator (P or S) in the control panel will blink, and A will be displayed in the viewfinder.

I have an old Nikkor 300mm 4.5 from the late 60's that isn't worth much to me on the D90, but on the 300s it one of my favorites.