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Nikon D3000 AF-Mode Assistance
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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 798636" data-attributes="member: 48483"><p>The issue is that the lens is of the type that needs an autofocus motor in the camera body in order to use the AF mode. A D3000 is one of the low-end bodies that saves on cost and size by omitting that motor. The higher-end bodies starting about the D7000 range (or D70/D80/D90 before it) have the motor and the "D" type lenses normally work on them.</p><p></p><p>Generally speaking though, the newer lenses that have the motor inside lens will focus faster and be much quieter as they do. Nikon even made a decision to not support those "D" lenses for autofocus with the FTZ adapter for the Z-body cameras. All it would take is to make a new FTZ adapter with a motor and the extra control logic inside, but I think they are more interested in selling newer lenses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 798636, member: 48483"] The issue is that the lens is of the type that needs an autofocus motor in the camera body in order to use the AF mode. A D3000 is one of the low-end bodies that saves on cost and size by omitting that motor. The higher-end bodies starting about the D7000 range (or D70/D80/D90 before it) have the motor and the "D" type lenses normally work on them. Generally speaking though, the newer lenses that have the motor inside lens will focus faster and be much quieter as they do. Nikon even made a decision to not support those "D" lenses for autofocus with the FTZ adapter for the Z-body cameras. All it would take is to make a new FTZ adapter with a motor and the extra control logic inside, but I think they are more interested in selling newer lenses. [/QUOTE]
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