Lenses for Nikon D40

I am planning to buy a Nikon D40 shortly. I need a complete list of nikon/nikkor as well as third party lenses that will

METER & AUTO FOCUS with the Nikon D40. If there is a link on the web where all such listed , please post the same.

Thanks & Cheers ,

 

Ashwin

Any Nikon AF-S, or Sigma HSM lens. But surely you're not looking at 600mm bird lenses, etc... so, what sorts of focal lengths are you looking at? What will you be shooting? You'll get lists, but you might as well also get some specific recommendations.

This forum site has a list but do keep in mind that it may not be up-to-date as some new compatible lenses are not listed here, such as Tamron which now have a new line with built-in motors (BIM) designed for D40, D40X, and D60.

 

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=65&threadid=2170450&enterthread=y

I'd see if you can dowload the manual from Nikon. They always include a very complete list of compatible lenses in their

manuals (not to mention flashlights and teleconverters). If you want just a quick-and-dirty criteria, Matt just gave you the

keys to the kingdom. Enjoy shopping!

Ashwin, click <a href="http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bin/nikonusa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?

p_faqid=14157">HERE</a> and download the manual in English, Spanish or French. I'd recommend to click on the

"unprintable" version, as you don't have a camera yet, and cannot supply the site with a serial number. The answers to all

your questions are in there... <p>Have fun!

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1030&message=22402124

The problem with any D40 manual and the link Elliot posted above is that anything from early 2007 is very out of date, as Nikon has introduced and discontinued quite a few lenses in the last year and half. The new 16-85mm AF-S VR DX and 18-105mm AF-S VR DX are not included, for example. It is a continuously moving target.

 

As Matt Laur pointed about above, essentially you want Nikon AF-S lenses and Sigma HSM lenses. Tamron and Tokina have also begun to introduce similar lenses with an AF motor built into the lens.

 

An in-lens AF motor is what you need to have AF on the D40, D40x, D60 and any future Nikon DSLRs that have no AF motor built into the body. All such lenses can meter with those cameras.

Oppss. Sorry about that. I didn't look at the date. Here is a link to a current list:

 

http://www.nikonians.org/forums/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=152&topic_id=13319

I shall be shootng candid / travel & landscape , potraits but no bird photography. I have read that AIS lenses are also compatible with the D40. Is it correct?

You CAN use AIS lenses... but you're entirely in manual mode, there... and the D40's viewfinder doesn't lend itself very well to manual focusing, especially on slower lenses in dimmer lighting.

With a few rare exceptions, just about every Nikon F mount SLR lens from the very beginning (1959) is "compatible" with the D40, in the sense that you can mount it and take pictures. There are a few exceptions such as some really old fisheye or superwides that require mirror lock up.

 

All you need to understand is that the lens must have a built-in CPU to meter with the D40, and the lens must have a built-in AF motor to have AF with the D40 because that body does not have an AF motor. Once you understand those basics, you don't need to worry about those ever changing lens lists. Any list you have today will be out of date in a few months.

 

Moreover, at least so far every Nikon mount lens with a built-in AF motor also has a CPU so that all of them can meter with the D40. Without the AF motor and CPU, a lens will be manual everything, including no metering, with the D40; that would be the case if you mount a 1959 Nikon F mount lens on it.

There is a nearly up to date list of D40(x)/D60 AF compatible lenses (in french) :

 

<a href=http://ramal.fr/spip.php?article1>http://ramal.fr/spip.php?article1</a>

Why is the Nikkor AF-S 70-300 f/4-5.6 G not compatible with the D40? ( This is as per our local Nikon dealer). Please visit the URL: http://www.jjmehta.com/pricelist/dslr_lenses_pricing.htm