I'm thinking of this for my next lens. I currently have a Nikon D-40 with the 18-200 VR. I'm interested in going wider. Anybody have this lens? Any comments or suggestions?
I don't think it will AF on the D40 b/c it uses the screw AF motor on the body which the D40 I don' think has.
Correct, the Nikon D40, D40x and D60 lack the AF screw drive. The best bet for those cameras in a third party wide zoom lens (IMO) is the Sigma 10-20mm, f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM. This lens has a built-in AF motor similar to Nikkor AF-S lenses.
A genuine Nikon lens to do the job might be the Nikkor 12-24mm, f/4G AF-S DX IF-ED.
The Tokina you mentioned will fit but you would use manual focus technique.
+1 for the Sigma 10-20 if you want really wide, it's great (AFAIK there isn't anything wider for Nikon [without going to circular fisheyes which are a different beast]). However at least when they first came out there were reports of some QA issues (sometimes one side of the frame would be noticeably softer than the other), so if you're buying from a store try the actual lens you're going to buy to make sure it's a good one. Mind you, I bought mine online without testing and it was fine.
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Correct, the Nikon D40, D40x and D60 lack the AF screw drive. The best bet for those cameras in a third party wide zoom lens (IMO) is the Sigma 10-20mm, f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM. This lens has a built-in AF motor similar to Nikkor AF-S lenses.
A genuine Nikon lens to do the job might be the Nikkor 12-24mm, f/4G AF-S DX IF-ED.
The Tokina you mentioned will fit but you would use manual focus technique.
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