Originally posted by reh321 Did you read all the footnotes, all the exceptions?
They say it works "with more than 80 lenses" - but D7200 will work with 230 lenses.
To a diehard Nikon user that would be no more acceptable than eliminating half K-mount lenses would be to a diehard Pentax user.
Most of those not on the list are D series and older. Relics.
And from frequenting Nikon places it seems most folks stick to newer lenses (AF-S or better which are mostly supported)... The ones that value the older lenses are more niche... or just old. It seems in F mount a lot of the older glass is inferior to newer designs (example: my 35mm AI lens stopped down is junk compared to even my 24-120 at f/4, a lot of the D series optically weaker than G series).. plus the newer designs gained AF motors... which makes these adapters easier to support.
Also this was, like I said, along the lines of a rehearsal for them. The 1 series were a lower tier category of cameras... when you're launching dual bodies costing over 2 grand and maybe over 3 grand for the higher tier product it is safe to say their adapter will be improved over the one offered for 1 series.
I doubt AI lenses (kind of like A series pentax) actually index on the adapter but with it being mirrorless (and thus having a live view for your eye) it shouldn't be an issue to properly dial in the right settings.
Plus, this is just round one for them on serious DSLR-competitive mirrorless bodies. If they take off and upgrades come online in a few years it will be like the Canon lens to Sony body adapters -- they will improve with time. And we should see third parties too... maybe even a K mount lens to mirrorrless Nikon body adapter. That could be fun.
That said, I don't doubt for a minute that Nikon would love for everyone to rebuy their lenses in the new mirrorless mount... but I'm not concerned about my F mount lenses being adaptable to these upcoming mirrorless bodies. It is a non-issue to me... they'll work.
I'm more interested in if the touted 5-axis IBIS system really comes to fruition and if it is a hardware or a (cheesy) software application.. Canon touted IBIS for the 6d II release too and it ended up being a software system (clips the frame size to mimic stabilization) for video. Super cheese.