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Nikon AI conversion

  • 21-01-2008 3:18pm
    #1
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭


    Does anyone know where to go in Ireland for an AI conversion?

    Any ideas about cost too?


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  • #2
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,263 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    I had to google to find out what it meant :)

    http://www.chr-breitkopf.de/photo/aiconv.en.html


  • #3
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    Hehe, thanks.

    Does anyone know whether a shop will do it for you? I might pop into Gunns and ask them - hopefully they do it (for cheap!)


  • #4
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    If you can't find anyone and you have a handy dremel or something similar (or a file if you're stuck) you could always try and roll your own AI modification ...
    http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-107.html

    Just out of curiousity, which lens is it ? 55mm Micro ?


  • #5
    Hugh_C
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,852 ✭✭✭Hugh_C


    Thirdfox wrote: »
    Does anyone know where to go in Ireland for an AI conversion?

    Any ideas about cost too?


    did you get an f/1.4 or a 1.2, God forbid?


  • #6
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    Well - can't say anything as it's not mine yet ;) - maybe in a few hours time.

    But just thinking of future proofing (the D40 series is fully compatible with pre-AI lenses except for those that need mirror lock up). But if I choose to upgrade onto D80 etc...

    And it's a f2 50mm Nikkor-H


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  • #7
    Thirdfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,110 ✭✭✭Thirdfox


    hughchal wrote: »
    did you get an f/1.4 or a 1.2, God forbid?

    Are they that bad? :D


  • #8
    DaireQuinlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,713 ✭✭✭DaireQuinlan


    Thirdfox wrote: »
    Are they that bad? :D

    that BAD ?
    People pay $$ for pristine samples of any of the old 1.2 lenses :-) The Noct Nikkor 1.2 goes for thousands resale. I think they're all AI or AIS though. In fact you can still buy the 50mm 1.2 brand new . I figured you'd gotten one of the 55mm pre-ai micro nikkors which are still reputed to be pretty good.


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