Lens for Nikon N60....will it fit new D90??

[pednurse]

I have a Nikon N60 film SLR that I've had since 1999/2000. I currently have a 18-200 lens on it. DH is thinking of using our Christmas money (& as my upcoming January birthday present combo) to get me a Nikon D90 digital SLR that I've been wanting. I haven't been able to determine anything specific from the Nikon website.....so any of you that have the D90, will the lens that I currently have work? The N60 is an autofocus camera. If the lens will work on the new D90, this would greatly help cost-wise since we would then just have to purchase the camera body. Thanks for your help!

 

[mouselovenfamily]

They should work with each other. Take the lense with you to your camera store and try it. They should let you do that.

 

[YesDear]

Any lens you have that currently works on your D60 will function on your D90.

 

[handicap18]

You shouldl have no trouble with lenses that were used on an N60. I used an N70 for many years and all the lenses I used on that body worked on my D50 when I went digital.

However, I don't think that the 18-200mm from an N60 is correct. I don't believe Nikon made a "kit" lens that went that wide for film especially on a big focal lenght like that. Are you sure its not 28-200. Either way its fine, however, 28mm on a dSLR body like the D90 is not very wide. The sensor is smaller and therefor the field of view is 1.5x great than on film, so a 28mm focal length on digital has a field of view of what a 42mm lens has on film. Just an FYI.

 

[pednurse]

However, I don't think that the 18-200mm from an N60 is correct. I don't believe Nikon made a "kit" lens that went that wide for film especially on a big focal lenght like that. Are you sure its not 28-200.

You are correct....it was a typo....it's a 28-200.

Thanks for all the info! This will be my first digital camera (waited to go digital until finances were right & camera were right for a 12megapixel or better). As for taking the lens to the store....the only stores in town that carry the D90 right now cost about $300 more than amazon.com....so that's why I was asking for input for people "in the know" that have experience moving from film to digital. Thanks for the help!

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

Just remember that with the 1.5x crop factor of the D90, your 28 - 200mm lens will turn into a 42 - 300mm equivalent. You lose the wide angle on the low end but gain on the telephoto end. This is because the digital sensor in the D90 is smaller than a 35mm frame, so it only uses a portion of the lens's image circle and enlarges it to achieve the same size as a 35mm frame, in effect increasing the focal length of a full-frame lens by 1.5X.