Donkey
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Am i right in thinking that any lens i attach to my D60 needs an AF motor to retain this function ?
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hech54
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You'll need a "DX" lens if you want autofocus....if that is what you are asking.
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Donkey
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Thanks
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IvorETower
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Irrespective of DX or not, you first assumption is correct - you will need a lens with built-in AF motor if you want it to auto-focus on the D60
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Zou
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Isn't the simple way of saying it "AF-S lenses will all work fine, others will lose AF/AF and metering." OR Are there non-AF-S lenses with built in motors?
See why I love Pentax's backwards compatability? 
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hech54
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That brings me to a question of my own...do all AF-S lenses autofocus on the D40/D60 models?
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IvorETower
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IIRC all Nikon/Nikkor AF-S lenses should auto-focus on the D40/D60. For "third-party" lenses, you definitely need to check that they have inbuilt focussing motors. I have some Sigma lenses that auto-focus on my D40, and others that do not. All the Nikkor lenses that I own (AF-S) do auto-focus on my D40
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sillyconguru
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Basically, you need AF-I or AF-S lenses for auto focus with a D60 (not all DX lenses are AF-S). Third party lenses with built-in AF motors are mostly designated HSM but some aren't (i.e. Sigma's 80-400 OS).
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hech54
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The only "DX - Digital Only" lens I'm aware of that is not AF-S is the 10.5mm fish-eye one.
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Learning
Ethelred the Ill-Named
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Sigma provide an interweb page thinghy with a list of compatible lenses. I did wonder whether the 80-400 OS's inclusion was a mistake or not. Does it work on the motorless D Nikon cameras or not.
Also has AP ever tested that lens against Nikon's own aging 80-400 with the slow motor and early version VR. If not they are probably waiting for the new Nikon lens that never comes.
Edited by Learning (07/07/2008 16:41)
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sillyconguru
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I did wonder whether the 80-400 OS's inclusion was a mistake or not. Does it work on the motorless D Nikon cameras or not.
It does work, it is basically an AF-I lens.
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sillyconguru
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The only "DX - Digital Only" lens I'm aware of that is not AF-S is the 10.5mm fish-eye one.
Indeed. So my statement is correct.
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