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Steve Fels
 

Nikon lenses on medium format?


I was thinking of buying a medium format body and was whondering is there one available that I can use my existing Nikon lenses? Thanks


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August 05, 2006

 

Michael H. Cothran
  Short answer - Nope!
Longer answer -
35mm lenses (in general) cannot be used on medium format cameras for two reasons:
1. Their mounts are different, and
2. The image circle produced by 35mm lenses is not large enough to cover the image size of medium format film.
As a rule of thumb, one can use larger format lenses on smaller format cameras, but not visa versa.
Michael H. Cothran


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August 05, 2006

 

Steve Fels
  Thanks Michael.


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August 06, 2006

 
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