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Is the nikon d3000 lenses compatible with the D5000?
Hi there,
I’ve got a Nikon D3000 and am looking to change up to a Nikon D5000. I’ve got what I hope is a compatible lens, just wondering what people think.
Lens: Nikon 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G VR AF-S DX NIKKOR
I’ve heard there might be a problem with a focus motor, but I think the AF-S means it should work with the D5000?
Any ideas/suggestions/explanations would be great 
All nikkor af-s lenses work on ANY Nikon dSLR camera.
The AF-S lenses you have now will work just fine.
Don’t listen to people who talk about focus motor “problems”.
Way, way back when the first Nikon entry level cameras were introduced, the reason they could be sold at prices under $1,000 was because the did not include an auto-focus motor in the camera. This is NOT a big deal since all Nikkor lenses will eventually ALL be AF-S lenses, that is to say, super fast auto-focus lenses with the motors built into the lenses.
What people were not told is that the Canon system had perhaps a more glaring problem. NONE of the APS-C lenses called EF-S, can be used on any of the full frame Canon bodies. This means if you have a cool Canon system base on a Rebel or other APS-C sensored camera, if you ever do buy a full frame 1D or 5D body, you will have to replace all those EF-S lenses with EF equivalents.
NOTE: Rather than upgrading to a D5000 (unless you need the articulated LCD), buy the new D3100 and enjoy not only more features than your D3000, but Full HD video and auto-focus when in the video mode
Take a look at all the AF-S lenses that are available right now.
http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Camera-Lenses/index.page
Except for the manual focus and perspective control lenses, all the remaining AF lenses will be AF-S lenses in the next few years
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