@Musicman I don't have my father's Nikon. He had a fancy one with all the lenses, and when I was in college I had a Yashika for black and white photos for art school. Later on, I bought a far less fancy Nikon Cool Pix, which is all I need now.
@4meAndyou They definitely work fine. I use to have a Pentex camera that was like your Cool Pix. Then about 8 years ago I upgraded to a Canon 80D. My go to lens is a Sigma 18-300mm.