Will this tamron autofocus on my d300

D3000 sorry not 300
 
jomantha said:
D3000 sorry not 300
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nope

and I hear the Sigma is better

go for the APO version identified by a red ring at the top of the barrel

and you need a built-in motor too.....''here''
 
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Thanks -
 
Here's a novel idea! Order the lens to be picked up in store then take your camera with you when you go to collect the lens so you can fit it and check that it's suitable.
 
Nod said:
Here's a novel idea! Order the lens to be picked up in store then take your camera with you when you go to collect the lens so you can fit it and check that it's suitable.
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Sam is thinking of buying the lens from me, I am sure it focuses on the D3000 but I need to make sure :thumbs:

I did find some info on the web

Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro: Handling and features
This lens is very lightweight, but without feeling flimsy. The fit and finish of the materials used is good and a metal lens mount has been used, which will stand up to many lens changes.

Focus is powered by a standard built-in micro-motor
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If it is exactly the same as the one in the link, it will auto focus on any Nikon SLR. I had one for my D5000 (same as D3000, i.e no internal motor) and it worked fine. Just check it is the Di LD model.
 
gad-westy said:
If it is exactly the same as the one in the link, it will auto focus on any Nikon SLR. I had one for my D5000 (same as D3000, i.e no internal motor) and it worked fine. Just check it is the Di LD model.
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Mine is the

Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 Lens

To be honest I would keep it as I love using it on macro but I need to fund buying a fast lens for my wedding work
 
lol confused.com here.

I thought it would from what I read as well.
 
The confusion comes from the fact that there were versions of this lens, and the Sigma 70-300, that did not have built in focus motors and would not AF on the entry level Nikons without in body focus motors.

For the last two years at least now these lenses do have built in motors, so when buying brand new versions of these lenses they will AF on non focus motor bodies.

It pays to check when buying older second hand lenses that they have the motor before buying
 
thanks everyone for the input/explanations, its all very confusing to me, but I am getting there - slowly
 
KC Leblanc said:
There's a list here.

http://www.cameralabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20094

However be careful if you do go for a Sigma 70-300 APO. I saw a used one and the advert mentioned that it would not AF cameras without a focus motor.

I think Sigma might have altered the design of this lens, so be careful with used examples.
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Quoted From site mentioned above...


.....Tamron has more lenses like that (only built-in motor no designation), but you can see if the lens has a built-in motor if the productnumber has the addition of -II, for instance: Model A17NII for the AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2.
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My lens (that Sam is buying) is A17NII :thumbs:
 
Two Tamron lens mounts are shown at top of page here: http://shashinki.com/blog/2009/10/

On the left, a 1st-generation 17-50mm with screw-drive. You can see the slot for the drive at the 4 o'clock position.

On the right, the most recent VC type, with lens-motor and no screw-drive slot. Click the pic for a larger version.

Some lens designs have both a motor and the option to be driven by the camera body.
 
thank you very much, an article I could understand!!
 
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