In article <2FEB199602524550@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu>, bjackson@ubvms.cc.
buffalo.edu says...

>I have a Nikkor 50mm f1.2 lens that I used for many years with F and F2
>bodies. It's got a little shoe with a slot that it used to index the
>cameras' meters. Now I've got an8008s and I've been told that little
>shoe will do damage if I mount the lens on that body without having it
>altered. Can someone tell me a reliable placed I can send the lens to
>have it refitted?

I doubt that this lens is not AI already (the metal clip at f5.6 will
hurt nothing, and is on almost all current AI MF lenses to keep them
compatible with older Nikon bodies). Feel the rear edge of the
aperture ring - if it is smooth all the way around, the lens is non-AI,
and should be modified to fit AI cameras. If there are a couple of
ridges that extend rearward on the aperture ring, it is AI.
If you need AI'ing, these people do it for $25/lens, plus shipping:
- John White 313-662-1734 whitejt3@aol.com
- Pete Smith 407-433-8434
Hope This Helps