DX Camera and FX lens
Apr 1, 2014 09:08:38 #
Amazon tells me that my D300 is not compatible with a Nikon 14-24mm F/2.8 ED IF AF-S lens. I was on the understanding that DX cameras would work with all full frame lens's. Advise please...
Apr 1, 2014 09:21:29 #
Davet wrote:
Amazon tells me that my D300 is not compatible with a Nikon 14-24mm F/2.8 ED IF AF-S lens. I was on the understanding that DX cameras would work with all full frame lens's. Advise please...
The issue might be having an in-camera focus motor or not.
Apr 1, 2014 09:26:04 #
Davet wrote:
Amazon tells me that my D300 is not compatible with a Nikon 14-24mm F/2.8 ED IF AF-S lens. I was on the understanding that DX cameras would work with all full frame lens's. Advise please...
It doesn't sound right. Nikon does not make incompatible lenses for their cameras. It should work just fine.
Apr 1, 2014 09:28:01 #
There is no mention of non-compatibility on the UK Amazon.
I understood that all AF lenses were compatible with D300.
The great authority on this subject is MtShooter. If you send him a PM I am sure he will know the definitive answer.
I understood that all AF lenses were compatible with D300.
The great authority on this subject is MtShooter. If you send him a PM I am sure he will know the definitive answer.
Apr 1, 2014 11:55:43 #
Davet wrote:
Amazon tells me that my D300 is not compatible with a Nikon 14-24mm F/2.8 ED IF AF-S lens. I was on the understanding that DX cameras would work with all full frame lens's. Advise please...
The Amazon comment is based on the Canon EF/EFS incompatibility issues and has nothing to do with Nikon compatibility. ANY Nikon mount AF lens will work just fine with your D300, no issues whatsoever.
Apr 1, 2014 13:17:03 #
Is this with FX and DX?
MT Shooter wrote:
The Amazon comment is based on the Canon EF/EFS incompatibility issues and has nothing to do with Nikon compatibility. ANY Nikon mount AF lens will work just fine with your D300, no issues whatsoever.
Apr 1, 2014 13:46:43 #
Apr 1, 2014 15:51:15 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Davet wrote:
Amazon tells me that my D300 is not compatible with a Nikon 14-24mm F/2.8 ED IF AF-S lens. I was on the understanding that DX cameras would work with all full frame lens's. Advise please...
I am pretty sure every Nikon autofocus lens is fully compatible with the Nikon D300, especially any lens from the past 20 years.
Apr 1, 2014 17:23:58 #
Thanks for the information...
amehta wrote:
I am pretty sure every Nikon autofocus lens is fully compatible with the Nikon D300, especially any lens from the past 20 years.
Apr 2, 2014 07:13:07 #
Of course they are compatible but you could be better served using a DX lens on a DX camera.
Apr 2, 2014 08:53:36 #
Yes, I know and I just am thinking for the future. Someday I will get a full frame camera so when I am buying lenses now I would like to get lenses for my future camera. Someday......
camerapapi wrote:
Of course they are compatible but you could be better served using a DX lens on a DX camera.
Apr 2, 2014 12:12:58 #
Davet wrote:
I agree with your thinking. My first DSLR was D70s 'kit' from Cameta, came with two cheap Sigma zooms. When I started buying lenses, I only bought FX and have finally made the move to a D800.Yes, I know and I just am thinking for the future. Someday I will get a full frame camera so when I am buying lenses now I would like to get lenses for my future camera. Someday......
Apr 2, 2014 12:29:37 #
camerapapi wrote:
Of course they are compatible but you could be better served using a DX lens on a DX camera.
Would you care to expound on that statement a little? Why would anyone restrict themselves to the limited selection of DX lenses when FX lenses work even better, and offer so many faster lens choices than DX?
Apr 2, 2014 12:53:05 #
Michael66
Loc: Queens, New York
camerapapi wrote:
Of course they are compatible but you could be better served using a DX lens on a DX camera.
Why would that be?
I have a D7100 and use both DX and FX lenses. Although I've been progressing towards just FX.
While the FX lens is going to be more expensive than the DX version ( careful on generalizations ), I find that the FX versions are faster, sharper and have less distortion. OTOH, they are going to be bigger and heavier.
Apr 2, 2014 13:46:24 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
camerapapi wrote:
Of course they are compatible but you could be better served using a DX lens on a DX camera.
If you want a lens with a wide focal length of less than 24mm, then I agree that a DX lens would be more efficient (size and cost). But if the widest focal length will be more than 24mm, then the FX lens is often the better choice. Nikon only makes a handful of DX lenses with the widest focal length greater than 24mm: the 55-200/55-300 consumer zooms and a few primes.
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