Can film lenses attach to digital camera bodies?
Some do, some don’t. You have to check the manufacturer and model and see what kind of lens mount the digital camera has (you can do this on the manufacturer’s web site in the technical specs section of the model). Many times, film camera lenses will fit onto digital camera bodies, but will lose a bit of functionality. For example, Nikon film lenses cannot perform the matrix metering function on digital cameras – but they work just fine to zoom and take great pictures. Digital and film lenses are built differently. Digital-specific lenses are built to bend light onto a flat plane of pixels. Film lenses simply let light through to the 3-dimensional crystals on the film. So while your film lenses will function on digital cameras many times, you run the risk of sacrificing image quality and functionality in the conversion. 5.
