Previously, I have asked a professional photographer advice on D3100. He said that he don't advice because the camera don't have a autofocus motor so a lot of lense can't be used. You will need to pay more for 'AFS' lenses which have motor built into the lens. So you save on the body but ends up paying more for additional purchase of lenses. Hmm. Do you know currently How much is the price of D5000 and is there any place that give a good price (cheaper) ?
Previously, I have asked a professional photographer advice on D3100. He said that he don't advice because the camera don't have a autofocus motor so a lot of lense can't be used. You will need to pay more for 'AFS' lenses which have motor built into the lens. So you save on the body but ends up paying more for additional purchase of lenses. Hmm. Do you know currently How much is the price of D5000 and is there any place that give a good price (cheaper) ?
In case you don't know, the D5000 does not have a AF motor as well
D3000, D3100 and D5000 all DO NOT have auto-focus motor built-in in the camera body.
As such, these 3 models of cameras can ONLY do auto focus on AF-S and AF-I lenses (these lenses has autofocus motors built-in in the lenses themselves).
If you want to buy new, your budget is not enough to get a camera body that has an auto-focus motor built in.
If you are willing to get a used camera, your budget can do D50, D70, D70s, D80 and D100.
I suggest you go for the D80 if you strictly want a Nikon with an autofocus motor built in.
my budget is around $700-$800. I have checked that D3000 has the auto focused. The price list only include the price for D5000 body.
Is autofocus motor very important?
Is autofocus motor very important?
I double checked already. I think I see wrongly. Currently, I look at the price of D3000 at a shop outside.it's around $780 which comes with free 8Gb SD card, screen protector, camera pouch. I think I'm planning to use a few lenses. I am just a beginner in photography.
I double checked already. I think I see wrongly. Currently, I look at the price of D3000 at a shop outside.it's around $780 which comes with free 8Gb SD card, screen protector, camera pouch. I think I'm planning to use a few lenses. I am just a beginner in photography.
I never heard of Pentax before. hmm. Which ones do you recommend for both?