Pre-AI lens on LetusXL? at DVinfo.net

Al Garth · June 21st, 2009, 02:12 AM

Hello I have a LetusXL and was wondering if pre-ai lenses will work correctly on it?

Thanks

Bob Hart · June 25th, 2009, 11:46 PM

My approach to this would be to take your Letus-Nikon mount to a camera store and try a non-AI lens on it. Some of the older lenses will ride high on the mount or bind where there is a rim protruding rearwards from the aperture ring.

The genuine Nikon mounts have a clearance relief cut out of them where this rim goes. Some 35mm adaptors with their own flavours of Nikon mounts do not have this relief cut deep enough.

June 21st, 2009, 02:12 AM	#1
Al Garth Tourist Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Newks UK Posts: 4	Pre-AI lens on LetusXL? Hello I have a LetusXL and was wondering if pre-ai lenses will work correctly on it? Thanks

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June 25th, 2009, 11:46 PM	#2
Bob Hart Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PERTH. W.A. AUSTRALIA. Posts: 4,470	My approach to this would be to take your Letus-Nikon mount to a camera store and try a non-AI lens on it. Some of the older lenses will ride high on the mount or bind where there is a rim protruding rearwards from the aperture ring. The genuine Nikon mounts have a clearance relief cut out of them where this rim goes. Some 35mm adaptors with their own flavours of Nikon mounts do not have this relief cut deep enough.