Re: Real cheap dslrs coming?

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On Mar 15, 6:51 am, Tony Polson <t...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That's generally good advice, however the D40X is strictly limited to
AF-S lenses, which rules out many good AF Nikkors, unless you are
prepared to use manual focus, for which the focusing screen in the
D40X is badly suited.

The D200 has the huge advantage of being able to accept the majority
of Nikkors, both manual and automatic focus, made since the 1960s.

I think you just described their upgrade path.

Want a cheap entry level DSLR with a decent kit lens and some options,
get the D40/D40x.

Want to use prime AF lenses? Spend more and get the D80.

Want to use your AI lenses? Spend more and get the D200.

With the D40x, this range almost encompasses the film attribute where
all cameras could use any available 35mm film and the differences were
in other than imaging features. (I know the sensors are different in
some aspects, but overall they are pretty similar.)

-hank

Methinks you misunderstand the Nikkor attributes and the
interchangeability of the AF-S, AF-D, and AF-G lenses. Also, to think
the D40/D40x is limited to the use of "kit" lenses because it lacks an
in-body focus motor is inaccurate in the extreme. Similarly, most,
"prime AF lenses" (in the Nikkor lineup) certainly don't "require" the
D80 as most are of the AF-S persuasion which happens to be just what the
D40 series was designed for. In other words a natural fit.
Bob


I didn't do a count, but it appears that only about a third of Nikon's
prime lenses offer AF-S functionality, and they start at 105mm and go up,
and the cheapest among them is the 105mm VR macro at $800. I'm using the
word "prime" in its most typical usenet useage, and that is, "a lens of a
single focal length."




http://tinyurl.com/2tkg7e
That links to the search results I refered to in my previous post.

http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=5

I sorted the list of current lenses into AF, AF-S & MF

AF Lenses
14mm f/2.8D ED AF Nikkor
16mm f/2.8D AF Fisheye-Nikkor
18mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor
20mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor
24mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor
28mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor
35mm f/2D AF Nikkor
50mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor
50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor
85mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor
85mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor
105mm f/2D AF DC-Nikkor
135mm f/2D AF DC-Nikkor
180mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF Nikkor
18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D ED-IF AF Zoom-Nikkor
24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF AF Zoom-Nikkor
28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G AF Zoom-Nikkor
28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D AF Zoom-Nikkor
70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF Zoom-Nikkor
80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom-Nikkor
10.5mm f/2.8G ED AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor
80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED AF VR Zoom-Nikkor
60mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor
200mm f/4D ED-IF AF Micro-Nikkor

AF-S Lenses
300mm f/4D ED-IF AF-S Nikkor
400mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S II Nikkor
500mm f/4D ED-IF AF-S II Nikkor
600mm f/4D ED-IF AF-S II Nikkor
17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor
24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor
28-70mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor
70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor - NEW!
12-24mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor
18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor - NEW!
18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor
17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor
55-200mm f/4.5-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor - NEW!
70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor
200mm f/2G ED-IF AF-S VR Nikkor
300mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Nikkor
24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor
70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor
200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor
105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor

MANUAL LENSES
24mm f/2 Nikkor AI-S
35mm f/1.4 Nikkor AI-S
50mm f/1.2 Nikkor AI-S
85mm f/2.8 PC Micro-Nikkor


Interesting--Nikon doesn't list a couple AIS lenses B&H is carrying--must be
old stock.


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