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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 337853" data-attributes="member: 13090">They're compatible in that they will function on the D5300 but AF lenses do not have an auto-focus motor built into them, so they rely on the camera to have an auto-focus motor. If there's no focus motor in the camera body then YOU become the focus motor. AF lenses will still meter and so forth but not auto-focus. For auto-focus on the D5300 you'll need a lens designated AF-S (the &quot;S&quot; indicates the presence of Nikon's &quot;Silent Wave&quot; auto-focus motor). There are plenty of AF-S lenses to choose from, but if you want to use, say, any of the Nikon &quot;D&quot; variant lenses, you'll have to focus them manually. Third party lens makers (Sigma, Tokina, Tamron) also make lenses that have auto-focus motors built into them, but some will not. You will need to be sure you know what you're getting if you're expecting a lens that auto-focuses on the D5300. Bonus Edit:&nbsp; For your convenience, here's a list of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nikon_F-mount_lenses_with_integrated_autofocus_motor" target="_blank">Nikon AF-S Lenses</a>. All of the lenses on that list will auto-focus on the D5300. There are other makers that offer AF-S &quot;type&quot; lenses as well, that's just the Nikon catalog.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 337853, member: 13090"] They're compatible in that they will function on the D5300 but AF lenses do not have an auto-focus motor built into them, so they rely on the camera to have an auto-focus motor. If there's no focus motor in the camera body then YOU become the focus motor. AF lenses will still meter and so forth but not auto-focus. For auto-focus on the D5300 you'll need a lens designated [B]AF-S[/B] (the "S" indicates the presence of Nikon's "Silent Wave" auto-focus motor). There are plenty of AF-S lenses to choose from, but if you want to use, say, any of the Nikon "D" variant lenses, you'll have to focus them manually. Third party lens makers (Sigma, Tokina, Tamron) also make lenses that have auto-focus motors built into them, but some will not. You will need to be sure you know what you're getting if you're expecting a lens that auto-focuses on the D5300. [B]Bonus Edit:[/B] For your convenience, here's a list of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nikon_F-mount_lenses_with_integrated_autofocus_motor"]Nikon AF-S Lenses[/URL]. All of the lenses on that list will auto-focus on the D5300. There are other makers that offer AF-S "type" lenses as well, that's just the Nikon catalog. [COLOR=#ffffff]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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