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Originally Posted by TurboFan
I'd say Nikon is king of the hill in lens compatibility - I can use 30 year old glass on my D200. The Nikon mount hasn't changed in....forever? I'm not sure. Certainly you give up some features, like matrix metering and autofocus in the older lenses, but they still work. There are entire generations of lenses that Canon has obsoleted.
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50 years (1959). ;]
it's pretty cool to be able to get a little D40 for under $400 and a $50 used lens from the 60's and get amazing results. wish they made something smaller than the D40 (a la olympus e-420) to carry around in the glovebox or [jacket] pocket.