mrd Loc: Eastern NC

Can someone tell me if the TOKINA...AT-X AF 100-300mm lens with the Gold Ring around lens need to have camera w/AF motor like the D300 to AF, or will it AF w/camera with no focus motor?
Thanks for your help.
Doug

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

I would say, based on looking at the contact pins, it is either manual focus or requires a focus motor in camera.

Normally AFS type lenses have 10 pins or more.

Looks like an AF-D type, pin connection and Aperture Indexing tab, which would indicate that it provides distance info to the camera, as well as metering, but focus is manual or with a built in motor in the camera thru a screw connection on the mount.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Yes, needs focus motor ......

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

The reviews say this is a great lens BTW .....

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

My limited research says Auto focus will not work at D40,D60,D3000 series and D5000 series.

mrd Loc: Eastern NC

Thanks to all,
Doug

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

It is the Tokina AF 100-300mm F4 ATX PRO-SD lens, likely one of the best Tokinas ever made. I shot that lens for about 15 years and only sold it to buy the Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 Sport lens.
It is an old film lens and does require upscale Nikon bodies that have the mechanical AF Drive motor in the body to AF this lens.

Kuzano

The secret is looking straight on on the mount faces, both lens and camera. The presence of an AF motor in the lens will be more electrical contacts to drive the electric motor.

And IF the lens does require the higher price body to power the AF, there will be a hole and a slotted engagement drive pin to engage the slot sticking out of the F mount on the camera body. The pin on the body simply slides back into the mount of the body, if there is no engagement hole on the lens. Simply push on it to test, as you won't harm anything.

No hole with the engagement pin on the lens mount means the lens has it's own motor and will work on all Nikon bodies. Look closely for these driving pins on both the lens and the body mount faces if you must have the higher level bodies.

Lenses from Nikon that have motors in them are AF-S, while no motors in lenses are all AF mount.

mmeador

You have to have a focus motor for this lens to auto focus, you can use this lens on D3xxx ot D5xxx if you manual focus. This lens will meter.