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Nikon D40 – Special lenses need to kill the deal?
The Nikon D40 seems like a great buy, but I worry that the money saved in Canon XTi (and possibly even Nikon D80) you could eat it in the need for more expensive lenses AF-S/AF-I. I'm new to this so I do not know the real price differential between these lenses and a regular lens of equal quality. That's what I need help. I use my Kodak Z740 point and shoot 10x zoom in the zoo (which I think is 380 mm equiv.) And I'm more worried about the cost of matching (or come near) the zoom. 300 mm may have to be close enough. So maybe a 55-200mm and a wide angle lens. So what would the additional cost in these three AF-S/AF-I? Am I possibly better with the Canon XTi or Nikon D80 use more commonly available – And less expensive – lenses?
No, they do not kill the deal. It cost more than any other camera lenses for Nikon, because all new Nikon lenses are the AF-S design. If you have the D40 with kit lens 18-55 and 55-200 lens add, have a "11X" range. The 55-200 lens is available as a "lens virtual reality, which is well worth the cost of $ 230. (B & H Photo) is a godsend for an image stabilized lens. even saw for $ 50 off on some of the brochures to buy the basic kit. Stock Answer: All these objectives can be used with all features available on the D40 and D40x: 12-24mm f / 4 G ED-IF AF-S DX 14-24mm f/2.8G AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF-S DX 18-55mm f / 3.5-5 , 6 G ED-IF II AF-S DX (Kit Lens) 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF II AF-S DX VR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED -IF AF-S DX VR 24-70mmf/2.8 G ED AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S 24-120mm f / 3,5-5,6 G ED-IF AF-S VR 28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S 55-200mm f/4-5.6 G ED AF-S DX 55-200mm f / 4.5-5.6 G ED AF-S DX VR 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED-IF AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR 200-400mm f / 4 G ED-IF AF-S VR 105 mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Macro 200mm f / 2 G ED-IF AF-S VR 300 mm f / 2.8 G IF-ED AF-S VR 300 mm f / 4 D ED-IF AF-S 400 mm f/2.8 D ED-IF II AF-S 400mm f/2.8G ED VR AF-S 500 mm f / 4 ED-IF AF-S II 500mm f / 4 G ED VR AF-S 600 mm f / 4 D ED-IF AF – S II 600mmf / 4 G ED VR AF-S lenses That is 28, including 13 goals VR, one of which is an excellent macro lens. There are also 3 AF-S Teleconverters: 2x, 1.7 and 1.4. What do the letters mean? G – A subset of the new targets D-type, without an aperture ring. The opening is set for a command dial on the camera body. D – Lens provides distance information subject to the camera; useful for automatic flash setting ED – Extra low dispersion glass; give superior sharpness and color rendition IF – inner focus – the lens does not rotate or extend as it focuses AF-S – Auto-focus, silent wave focus engine contained within the lens itself DX – Lens format for digital sensors that should not be used in cold frame complete VR – Vibration Reduction – a gyroscopic system to detect and correct camera shake for sharp images at shutter speeds slow addition, you can actually use many of the major goals of the Nikon D40 and D40x. Just lose the autofocus feature in most they. It is true that a "small problem" with older Nikon lenses not autofocusing on the D40, but if you have a bag full of larger goals, it will not be a problem. It is hardly a problem anyway. If you check www.nikonusa.com of "AF-S" lenses, which are 100% compatible with the D40, you will find 23 lenses, including 7 "VR vibration "(Reduction) lenses and one true macro lens with" VR ". There are 25 others of the lenses in the current catalog that provide all the functions except autofocus as well as many (possibly dozens) "out of print" lenses that work just as well. Furthermore, although these lenses not autofocus, most of them still give focus confirmation. From the D40 manual: "If the lens has a maximum aperture of f/5.6 of faster, the viewfinder focus indicator can be used to confirm whether the portion of the material in the selected focus area is in focus. After positioning the subject in the area active focus, press the shutter button halfway and rotate the lens until the focus ring on the focus indicator is displayed. "
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