phil_burt Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I have read many times about lenses not working totally on the D40/D40x as they take motors that are in thelenses. What my question is in reverse, if you bought a D40 (Which I have) and you get some lenses for the D40,will they work on an another Nikon (D90 or D300) should you elect to upgrade your body. I'm not thinking of doingthis yet as I have only had my D40 about 8 months, but it could happen in the future.I have the 2 kit lenses that came with it but I am really referring to one extra prime that I have. A Sigma 30 mm 1:1.4 DC HSM.I have come to really like this lens.Thank You for your answers.phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_wirtz Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemikel1 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 For sure, they will work. I own a D40 and a D300. Everything working on a D40 will work on a Dxxx (as you say not in the inververse way).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aether Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Unless you use pre-Ai lenses (some of which will work on the D40, mf and no meter of course) your lenses should be fine on other Nikon DSLRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_a2 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Your 18-55 and 55-200 lenses will work on any Nikon digital body, but down the road there's no telling for sure what will happen regarding your Sigma 30mm. It works with the cameras now, but it would not be too unusual if it didn't work on some hypothetical D400 or D800 or D60x. One of the downsides to third party lenses. You'll have to contact Sigma for a reliable answer regarding Sigma's lens-updating policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpahnelas Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 actually, the AF-S type lens -- the kind with the motor in the lens -- is kind of the wave of the future. more and more new lenses are being developed around this spec. so rather than being an evolutionary dead end, owning AF-S lenses is a good bet going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_in_PA Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 EXCEPT that if you upgrade to full-frame at some point, any DX lenses (including the 18-55 kit lens and the 30mm sigma you have) will NOT cover the whole image area. You probably, however, are not planning on upgrading at this time to a $3000 (or more) camera (currently D3 and D700, as well as a couple of older Kodak F-mount models), but I thought I'd throw that out there, ya never know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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