Looking to buy D series lenses

Yourreflectphot

Senior Member
Howdy!

I have a Nikon D610 gripped with a 16-35mm F4 and 80-200mm F2.8/D I would like to expand my lens collection by adding another lensto bridge the gap, but would like a D series lens. Do you all have any suggestions as to what would work?

Best,
Jerry
 

WayneF

Senior Member
Howdy!

I have a Nikon D610 gripped with a 16-35mm F4 and 80-200mm F2.8/D I would like to expand my lens collection by adding another lensto bridge the gap, but would like a D series lens. Do you all have any suggestions as to what would work?

Best,
Jerry


I could not tell if your D lens request was seeking a less expensive lens, or the specific D feature?

All Nikon lenses (those introduced since 1992) are D lenses. This means they have the chip in them, also called a "CPU lens" (earlier lenses are called non-CPU lenses). The D chip can report focus distance and model information to the camera. But they all do this now.

Those lenses (since 1992) that do not say D simply have other newer features to boast. For example, a G lens (2000) has no external aperture ring, aperture is adjusted only by the camera. Or there are AF-S lenses (1998, ultrasonic focus motor), etc. But they will not say that and D, they simply say the newer feature. It can be assumed that all lenses since 1992 are D lenses, containing the chip inside for communication with the camera. Those that say D simply have nothing else to say.
 
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harleridr

Senior Member
I have the 35-70 2.8 w/ macro. It is excellent. Almost a 1 to1 reproduction with a T6 filter. People have just realized how good this lenses are and prices are upwards of $300.00 on ebay.
Harle
 

Bill16

Senior Member
I'm a huge fan of AF-D Nikkor lenses, and like my buddy Ron I believe you can't go wrong with a good nifty-fifty to start out with! I love mine and I'm now looking towards getting a Nikkor AF 85mm d lens when I can!

I have the nikkor 20,24,28,35,and 50 af-d prime lenses and all of them have been a blast to use! Good prices and solidly built and I'm a big fan of primes too! :) The Nikkor AF 105mm micro f/2.8 ed lens being my favorite prime lens! :D

But I do have some pretty cool zooms too! My favorite zoom so far being the Nikkor AF 80-400 f4.5-5.6 ed lens! :)
 
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WayneF

Senior Member
I understand you are saying you like the prime lenses, but FWIW, actually as for the D feature, all lenses since 1992 are D lenses. And there were a few a bit earlier that had it, but were not marked D yet. D is that ability to report focus distance to the camera CPU (its in the Exif). Primes are decent at doing that, but zooms can be pitiful at reporting distance.

D is the minimum feature, all Nikon lenses have it (for the last 23 years). Those that also have something else, like G or VR or AF-S, will say that instead, but they are D too.
 
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