Nikon SLR Cameras

Lens compatibility for Nikon?

enragedbliss
enragedbliss

Will a lens (Nikon AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR afs 18-55) that came from the box of a Nikon D5000 kit fit on my Nikon D90? I have an 80-200 lens and a 300 macro lens. Would this 18-55 be a good compliment or should I go for 18-200 or something else?

Added (1). Thank you for AW Boater. The 18-55 is cheaper anyway and I only wanted a lens for portraits since my previous N70 lens broke.

Taylor, there's such a thing as a 300mm macro zoom lens. I purchased one years ago with my N70.It works great with my D90 by the way.

Added (2). Retired… It's not a nikkor. Never said it was. It's a Quantaray TECH-10 NF AF 70-300mm 1:4 - 5.6 D LDO Macro

AWBoater
AWBoater

The lens will work on a D90 (which is the camera I have).

The D90 kit lens is a 18-105mm, but you can buy the D90 body only. If you have a 18-55mm and 80-200mm lens already, you won't miss the gap between 55mm and 80mm.

The only reason to buy a 18-105 or 18-200 is for convenience - if you want a single walk-around lens.

Realize though that the 18-200mm lens begins to have some optical issues. I have one, and if used at f/8 it is perfectly acceptable. At the wide open f/5.6 (on the 200mm end), the lens does begin to be a bit soft, which is not unusual for a super-zoom.

Taylor
Taylor

Yes, all DX lenses will work 100% with the 5000 and the 90.

The 18-55 is a great walk-around lens. If you want a great all-purpose lens, get the 18-200… BUT, since you have an 80-200 that would be kind of pointless.

Just get an 18-55 VR.

There's no such thing as a 300 macro.

Update - You are incorrect. The only zoom lens that is a true macro lens is the Nikon 70-180. Your 70-300 "macro" is not a true macro lens.

retiredPhil
retiredPhil

Went looking for the Nikkor 300mm macro zoom lens. First of all, Nikon doesn't use the "macro" nomenclature (Canon does), they use "micro" instead. This is a list of all the micro lenses they have had.
http://support.nikonusa.com/...#Anchor-10

Note that none of them are 300mm.

Maybe your "300mm macro zoom lens" is not a Nikkor?