How Much Can I Sell A Classic Nikon Fa Camera With Lenses For?
The FA accepted all lenses with the Nikon F bayonet mount (introduced in 1959) supporting the Automatic Indexing-Shutter (AI-S) feature (introduced in 1981). The contemporary Nippon Kogaku made AI-S lenses were the Nikkor AI-S, and Nikon Series E types. The AF-S Nikkor, AF-I Nikkor, AF Nikkor D and AF Nikkor autofocus lenses are also AI-S types. They will work too – for manual focus only, of course. The FA could also use the older Nikkor AI type lenses (introduced in 1977), but in that case, the AMP meter and the shutter priority and High Speed program autoexposure modes (see below) would not work as well as AIS lenses allowed (this is due to their non-linear aperture stop-down mechanisms). Nikon’s most recent 35 mm film SLR lenses, the AF Nikkor G type (introduced in 2000) lacking an aperture control ring; and the AF Nikkor DX type (2003) with image circles sized for Nikon’s digital SLRs will mount, but will not function properly. IX Nikkor lenses (1996), for Nikon’s Advanced Photo Sy
