Nikon DX Lens and the D40

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Evening all, newbie so please be gentle... having turned 21 today (+17 more) my good lady has said I can have a new lens for my D40. I've seen the nikon 55-200mm VR DX lens on amazon new for £155 which, I believe, is a fantastic price but can I use a DX lens on my D40?? Thanks in advance
 
Any DX lens will work and are designed specifically for crop sensors such as the D40. The 55-200 VR is a good lens by all accounts but do beware that it is not a grey import - even from Amazon. Although Nikon lenses have a world wide warranty I believe it can get a bit tricky if it came from overseas.

Have look in the for sale section on here as there is some good stuff available. If not have a look at the second hand suppliers in the sticky post in the bargains section on here.

HTH :thinking:

Nick
 
Hi Nick, thanks for message, from what you can see from the link above, is that a "grey import" being completely honest - not really sure what one of them is??
 
i always price cross-check with UK shops/UK online sellers

the lens you are after sells for about £220 at both Parks Cameras and Clifton Cameras

so check out what you get at Amazon - it's prob the same lens but purchased from overseas and sold on to you
if you are offered a "return to Seller" warranty - then it's def a grey import - and you MAY have warranty probs if anything happens

OneStopDigital - a reputable online importer- list this lens at £162 so my guess Amazon imported too

BUT it's £70 cheaper - so you balance that against does anything go wrong with a lens in it's first year ............:shrug:

I got one used, mint, Nikon Warranty included [not worth anything but showed me it was from UK] ---£123 delivered
 
Thanks guys, just checked and it says comes with UK 12 month warranty but as FITP pointed out, for another £3 I could get 24 month warranty - Think I might try and change order - Thanks again.
 
Dave24872450 said:
Thanks guys, just checked and it says comes with UK 12 month warranty but as FITP pointed out, for another £3 I could get 24 month warranty - Think I might try and change order - Thanks again.
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I can't make out whether the dearer (+£3) listing is actually Amazon or not.
Reason being that I believe Amazon Marketplace sellers can let Amazon post and package.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/seller/fba/fulfillment-by-amazon.html/ref=xm_adfba2_cont_home?ld=SCSeamlessLearnMore/ref=sm_fbainvite__home

But both listings claim to be UK stock.
 
Tractor Boy said:
Any DX lens will work and are designed specifically for crop sensors such as the D40.
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Generally true as DX lenses are also AF-S lenses (that autofocus on the D40 etc); except for the 10.5 mm f/2.8G AF DX fish-eye. But, although it won't autofocus, that lens is still most useable as you simply leave it set it to infinity for most shots and let DoF do the rest.
 
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