Can 3rd party lenses be used on D40?

SilverSurfer66 · 23rd January 2007

I am thinking of buying my wife a D40 and I am wondering if my Tamron 18-200mm can be used by the d40? I heard that D40 cannot use plenty of lenses - wonder if it is true. Hope to get your advice on this soon.

mega32 · 23rd January 2007

Can be used but only if she don't mind using it as a Manual Focusing lens.

zac08 · 23rd January 2007

affirmative..

the only 3rd party which supports AF is the Sigma HSM lenses

diediealsomustdive · 24th January 2007

I may be wrong, but thought that all AFS or similarly equiped lenses can work on D40?

NikLeica · 24th January 2007

The D40 does not have AF motor in the camera body and as a result requires AFS / HSM equivalent type of lenses to enable AF.

As the above posts have mentioned, there are not many lenses outside of Nikon / Sigma that have focussing motors built in the lenses.

Choices are thus limited for AF lenses for the D40.

23rd January 2007	#1
SilverSurfer66 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 143	Can 3rd party lenses be used on D40? I am thinking of buying my wife a D40 and I am wondering if my Tamron 18-200mm can be used by the d40? I heard that D40 cannot use plenty of lenses - wonder if it is true. Hope to get your advice on this soon.

23rd January 2007	#2
mega32 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sembawang Posts: 235	Re: Can 3rd party lenses be used on D40? Can be used but only if she don't mind using it as a Manual Focusing lens.

23rd January 2007	#3
zac08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Posts: 10,953	Re: Can 3rd party lenses be used on D40? affirmative.. the only 3rd party which supports AF is the Sigma HSM lenses

24th January 2007	#4
diediealsomustdive Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CCK Posts: 1,064	Re: Can 3rd party lenses be used on D40? I may be wrong, but thought that all AFS or similarly equiped lenses can work on D40?

24th January 2007	#5
NikLeica Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore mostly Posts: 298	Re: Can 3rd party lenses be used on D40? The D40 does not have AF motor in the camera body and as a result requires AFS / HSM equivalent type of lenses to enable AF. As the above posts have mentioned, there are not many lenses outside of Nikon / Sigma that have focussing motors built in the lenses. Choices are thus limited for AF lenses for the D40.