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Difference between a "D" lens and a non "D" lens.
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<blockquote data-quote="fotojack" data-source="post: 13983" data-attributes="member: 16"><p>Another D200 shooter! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Nice! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Yes, you can shoot with a non D lens, such as a G lens. </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AF</strong> — The original <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Autofocus" target="_blank">autofocus</a> designation, indicating focus driven by a motor inside the camera body. All AF lenses have a CPU. Used in the form "AF Nikkor", this should not confused with the original autofocus lenses for the F3AF camera, which were designated "AF-Nikkor" and are considered predecessors to AF-I lenses.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AF-D</strong> — Designation for an AF lens (as above) with "D" functionality (see "D" below).</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AF-I</strong> — Autofocus-Internal. Driven by a <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Electric_motor#Coreless_or_ironless_DC_motors" target="_blank">coreless DC motor</a>. Used only in long telephoto lenses (300 mm <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><em>f</em></span>/2.8 through 600 mm <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><em>f</em></span>/4.0) starting in 1992. Replaced with AF-S in 1996.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AF-S</strong> — Autofocus-Silent. Uses a "Silent Wave Motor" (<a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Ultrasonic_motor" target="_blank">ultrasonic motor</a>) to focus quietly and quickly. Similar to Canon's "USM" technology. Introduced in 1996.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AF-N</strong> — Indicates the "New" version of an AF lens. The change from plastic focus rings on early AF lenses to the a new "rubber inset focus ring" (<strong>RIFR</strong>) is often indicated by the AF-N designation.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>CPU</strong> — Central Processing Unit. The lens is fitted with electrical contacts for digital communication with the camera. All AF and AI-P lenses are CPU lenses. Some non-professional Nikon cameras require CPU lenses for metered operation. This designation appears in specifications but not lens names.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>D</strong> — Distance. Indicated after the <a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/F-stop" target="_blank">f-number</a> in the name, and also occasionally designated AF-D. The lens electronically communicates focus distance information, which is incorporated into the camera's exposure calculations in 3D Matrix Metering mode, and also D-TTL and I-TTL flash autoexposure. All AF-I, AF-S, and G-type lenses are also D-type.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fotojack, post: 13983, member: 16"] Another D200 shooter! :) Nice! :) Yes, you can shoot with a non D lens, such as a G lens. [LIST] [*][B]AF[/B] — The original [URL="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Autofocus"]autofocus[/URL] designation, indicating focus driven by a motor inside the camera body. All AF lenses have a CPU. Used in the form "AF Nikkor", this should not confused with the original autofocus lenses for the F3AF camera, which were designated "AF-Nikkor" and are considered predecessors to AF-I lenses. [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]AF-D[/B] — Designation for an AF lens (as above) with "D" functionality (see "D" below). [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]AF-I[/B] — Autofocus-Internal. Driven by a [URL="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Electric_motor#Coreless_or_ironless_DC_motors"]coreless DC motor[/URL]. Used only in long telephoto lenses (300 mm [FONT=Trebuchet MS][I]f[/I][/FONT]/2.8 through 600 mm [FONT=Trebuchet MS][I]f[/I][/FONT]/4.0) starting in 1992. Replaced with AF-S in 1996. [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]AF-S[/B] — Autofocus-Silent. Uses a "Silent Wave Motor" ([URL="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Ultrasonic_motor"]ultrasonic motor[/URL]) to focus quietly and quickly. Similar to Canon's "USM" technology. Introduced in 1996. [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]AF-N[/B] — Indicates the "New" version of an AF lens. The change from plastic focus rings on early AF lenses to the a new "rubber inset focus ring" ([B]RIFR[/B]) is often indicated by the AF-N designation. [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]CPU[/B] — Central Processing Unit. The lens is fitted with electrical contacts for digital communication with the camera. All AF and AI-P lenses are CPU lenses. Some non-professional Nikon cameras require CPU lenses for metered operation. This designation appears in specifications but not lens names. [/LIST] [LIST] [*][B]D[/B] — Distance. Indicated after the [URL="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/F-stop"]f-number[/URL] in the name, and also occasionally designated AF-D. The lens electronically communicates focus distance information, which is incorporated into the camera's exposure calculations in 3D Matrix Metering mode, and also D-TTL and I-TTL flash autoexposure. All AF-I, AF-S, and G-type lenses are also D-type. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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