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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 498348" data-attributes="member: 16749"><p>Only in that “Q” lenses are non-AI lenses. In the early non-AI lenses, Nikon had a pattern of letter designations that referred to the number of optical elements in the lens. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F-mount#Pre-autofocus" target="_blank">Quoting from the Wikipedia</a>…</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>T, Q, P, H, S, O, N, UD, QD, PD — Appears immediately before or after the "Nikkor" name on F-type lenses (see above), designating the number of optical elements in the design. Short for Tres (3), Quattuor (4), Penta (5), Hex (6), Septem (7), Octo (8), Novem (9), UnDecim (11), QuattuorDecim (14) and Penta-Decem (15). The terms Unus (1) and Bini (2) were also apparently designated, but never used. Terms P=Penta, H=Hexa, and PD=Penta-Decem (Greek root) were used (instead of Quinque, Sex, and QuinDecim) to avoid ambiguity with Quattuor, Septem and QuattuorDecim. This designation scheme was dropped with the introduction of "Modern" (K-type) Nikkors in 1974.</em></p><p></p><p> Nikon, of course, claims that <a href="https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14439/~/can-i-use-my-lens-from-my-old-camera-on-a-new-digital-slr%3F" target="_blank">non-AI lenses cannot be used on any DSLR other than the Df</a>, but in fact, they can be used on any D3?00 or D5?00 model just fine, and probably on any model that does not attempt to support the mechanical AI aperture coupling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Blaylock, post: 498348, member: 16749"] Only in that “Q” lenses are non-AI lenses. In the early non-AI lenses, Nikon had a pattern of letter designations that referred to the number of optical elements in the lens. [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F-mount#Pre-autofocus"]Quoting from the Wikipedia[/URL]… [indent][i]T, Q, P, H, S, O, N, UD, QD, PD — Appears immediately before or after the "Nikkor" name on F-type lenses (see above), designating the number of optical elements in the design. Short for Tres (3), Quattuor (4), Penta (5), Hex (6), Septem (7), Octo (8), Novem (9), UnDecim (11), QuattuorDecim (14) and Penta-Decem (15). The terms Unus (1) and Bini (2) were also apparently designated, but never used. Terms P=Penta, H=Hexa, and PD=Penta-Decem (Greek root) were used (instead of Quinque, Sex, and QuinDecim) to avoid ambiguity with Quattuor, Septem and QuattuorDecim. This designation scheme was dropped with the introduction of "Modern" (K-type) Nikkors in 1974.[/i][/indent] Nikon, of course, claims that [url=https://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14439/~/can-i-use-my-lens-from-my-old-camera-on-a-new-digital-slr%3F]non-AI lenses cannot be used on any DSLR other than the Df[/url], but in fact, they can be used on any D3?00 or D5?00 model just fine, and probably on any model that does not attempt to support the mechanical AI aperture coupling. [/QUOTE]
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