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If it does, do you mean that the image is featureless?
Is the image clear white-ish or black?
Are you adjusting the aperture on the lens as well as the camera? You need to experiment with altering the aperture on the lens, check before fitting the lens that by looking through the lens you can see through the lens and see the aperture changing as you move the aperture lever on the lens. It is entirely possible that the aperture is stuck in the closed down position, maybe f/22? you stand little chance of recording an image at f/22, any image will likely be black.
You will of course have to focus manually, there will be no AF.
One way of testing is by using 'Live View', check the manual for information on how to use live view. In live view the image reaching the sensor is displayed on the rear screen. Pressing the shutter release should record that image to the memory card. By using live view, you may be able to figure what the problem is.
An f/8 lens may cause issues with the D3400, attempting to use an X2 converter (magnifier) will almost certain make this lens unusable on the D3400, because to darkens the image by two f/ stops as well as magnifying it. You might get away with an X1.4 teleconverter on an f/8 lens but I think X2 will be too dark.
I don't know if the D3400 will work with a totally manual lens, high end cameras will because they allow the settings to be input manually but the D3400 lacks that feature. If the lens does not have electrical contacts on the mount then you may not be able to use this lens on the D3400.
A starting point would be ISO 200 or 400, f/8 aperture and 1/60th second shutter speed in reasonable daylight, very bright light increase shutter speed a bit say 1/100 second or faster.
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Robert.