Photography

HOWEVER, I was going to brag on my first "multi-coated" lens, the 24mm f/2.8.

I just pulled it out of the SLR bag and lo and behold, it's a NIKKOR-N•C

So, there;'s the C. I would have come up with the answer if I had only looked in the SLR bag.

As for AI, I recall that people would cut that notch for you. It's quite simple, actually.

I sent in the F2 for checkup and it was prohibitive to repair, so I picked up a used FM body for less than the repairs (all checked out) It is the last model that would accommodate non-AI lenses. You push a button and the "AI" follower pops up, out of harm's way.

Then again, the Z bodies will take every damn F lens, no harm, with the FTZ adapter. When I went mirrorless after years and years of the coolpix (which I still use) I went kind of bonkers with all the old lenses and the adapter.

I un-recommend the catadioptric lenses. The front is sealed, so you can hear wind blowing out the back as you focus. I do suspect this of having dropped some dust on the sensor. A spot of dust affects one frame of film and every frame of a digital sensor.

I resist the temptation to get new telephoto lenses. The Coolpix cameras each cost less than a new telephoto. Sure, 6X sensor and 16 megapix, Laws of optics demand the small sensor for that outrageous zoom. I picked up a used 400mm f/5.6 NIKKOR*ED (AI) and I'm looking for meds to cure its ED.

Nice results using it on the mirrorless with the FTZ adapter and one extension tube to get some butterfly photos when the yerba santa plants were providing lots of pollen for them.

It's for fun, right? (unless you do this for a living)

All those old lenses were verboten on Nikons newer than the FM, and until mirrorless showed up. I gather that they broke the AI coupling pin? Glad that I found the FM.