Hi guys, Newby to this forum so I hope you can help. Im looking to upgrade from my D80 to a D5300. I would like to know if my lenses are compatible. I have the following. 50mm prime nikon AF / nikon DX 55-200 AF-s / 18-55 kit lens / nikon ED 70-300 AF & my favourite lens Sigma 17-35mm D Aspherical
Any feedback is welcome.
D5300 does not have focusing motor in the body, unlike your D80. The closest replacement in Nikon lineup for your camera would be D7200.
The lack of focusing motor means that your lenses need to be
AF-S models (or HSM in Sigma parlance) to be able to autofocus, otherwise you'll have to resort to manual focusing.
Looks like your 50mm and 17-35mm will only manual focus on D5300. Otherwise they are compatible though.
If I were you I would consider either a D7200 (or a lightly used D7000 or D7100 if budget is restricted).
The other but different solution would be a full frame Nikon D750 (again a lightly used D700, D800 or D610 if budget is tight) but your 55-200 won't be fully compatible with full frame, it is a crop-sensor-only lens).
