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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 232944" data-attributes="member: 17556">The lens hitting things issue was that some zoom lens compatibility with a teleconverter and they could possibly have a glass collision if they were not designed to be used together.As to using older lenses did you also mean older auto focus lenses or really older non-auto focus lenses?This is just a suggestion and may not even be close to what you want but I will stick my neck out and recommend a D90.&nbsp; Yes, it is 2008 technology at 12mp&nbsp; but it is DX sensor which is common today.&nbsp; It also has full manual mode and several program modes and Auto if needed.&nbsp; It accepts and, will work correctly with, any auto focus lens Nikon has ever made. It has an internal focus motor so that the older lenses will auto focus.&nbsp; It also uses the new AF-S technology lenses that have the internal focus motors in the lens.&nbsp; It will also use any older AI or AI-S lenses but will have no metering capability.With your budget you could get a D90 with one lens for half of what you listed as a budget for a camera body.&nbsp; With the leftover money you could add two or more lenses and other gear.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 232944, member: 17556"] The lens hitting things issue was that some zoom lens compatibility with a teleconverter and they could possibly have a glass collision if they were not designed to be used together. As to using older lenses did you also mean older auto focus lenses or really older non-auto focus lenses? This is just a suggestion and may not even be close to what you want but I will stick my neck out and recommend a D90. Yes, it is 2008 technology at 12mp but it is DX sensor which is common today. It also has full manual mode and several program modes and Auto if needed. It accepts and, will work correctly with, any auto focus lens Nikon has ever made. It has an internal focus motor so that the older lenses will auto focus. It also uses the new AF-S technology lenses that have the internal focus motors in the lens. It will also use any older AI or AI-S lenses but will have no metering capability. With your budget you could get a D90 with one lens for half of what you listed as a budget for a camera body. With the leftover money you could add two or more lenses and other gear. [/QUOTE]

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