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Originally Posted by Monza_dh
Figured I'd bring back this thread to ask about the D90. Can you camera experts help me with a decision on this? I've had a nikon 6006 film camera for EVER and it has provided me with years of service and great shots. I eneded up bying a small Sony digital to satisfy the wife and kids for the quick point and shoot moments and to begin the online pic library.
I now want to upgrade and get a nice DSLR and stick with the Nikon family. My dilema, as with many i'm sure in this spot, is my cash out lay with the lens's I own. I'd rather keep using my lens and buy a body instead a DX kit like D60 or D40. As I understand with every Nikon up to the D90 I will not have AF for my older AF lens's. I have 28-200mm 1:3.5-5-6 D, 50mm 1.4 D and a crappy 35-80 mm D that used to travel and bring to the beach etc but I do not use much anymore and will replace with a wider angle lens down the road.
For this I am leaning towards a D90, more $$, but it will take my AF lens. The more I look at this though I am wondering about getting qualy shots with a non IS/VR lens on a DX format camera. Am I right about this or will the internal IS from the D90 be ok with my older AF D lens's??
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The 50mm f/1.4D is STILL a great lens and will work wonderfully on the D90 (it will have the field of view of roughly a 75mm though.) It was still sold as a current model until just a few months ago, when a new AFS "G" version replaced it.
I'm not familiar with the other lenses you mentioned, but in general you can cross-utilize the Nikon glass between film and digital bodies,
unless you get any "DX" (crop sensor specific) lenses like the 18-200 mentioned above. It would not be usable on your 6006 but would be a great choice for the D90.