Nikon D60 T Mount Adapter

[Gary Meissner]

I have an adapter that I used with my Celestron C90 scope and my Minolta film SLRs. I now need the actual camera mount section for my Nikon D60. A search on Google list lots of adapters for Nikon, but none seem to mention the D60 body. Maybe I just didn't look far enough down the list.

Would any of the rings that fit earlier Nikon film cameras work with my D60?

I realize that the assembly will have to be used in aperture priority or manual modes, and that's not a problem.

I guess the basic question is what mechanical mount works with the D60.

Thanks.

[erichlund]

I would suspect that if any of those camera adapters were for an F-mount, then it would work with the D60. Since Nikon's been making F-mount cameras since the 1960s, I would say it's worth a shot. There have been a couple of side tracks that were not F-mount, but a quick internet search on any particular model of camera for which the mount was made should get you in the right place. Of course, there's a good likelihood that you will need to manually meter your shots (and I mean, the camera's meter will be useless), but I suspect you are aware of that.

Let's see, there's Sunny 16. Is there an O-Dark 30 / 8. ;)

[toriaj]

Let's see, there's Sunny 16. Is there an O-Dark 30 / 8. ;)

lol, I love it :D

[Gary Meissner]

I guess I'll order one for an F mount then.

The camera meter worked, in aperture priority mode, with my Minolta XD5 and XD11. Not sure why it wouldn't work with the Nikon. I wonder if I still have my Gossen Lunasix?

[erichlund]

If the adapters that are available are for older AI and AI-S type lens mounts, the D60 will not meter those mounts.

[XaiLo]

When were you in the military Eric

[erichlund]

1979-1992. I flew C-141s for the Air Force. Was it the O - Dark 30 thing? The command at the time was called Military Airlift Command or MAC. We preferred greater honesty and called it Midnight Air Command, since that seemed to be the only time we flew. Perhaps gravity is less at night. ;)