Nikon SLR Cameras

New dslr body without auto focus motor and image stabilization?

borhan
borhan

How much does the Vr +Af lense cost than the normal lenses

or it would be more good idea to have a body which have both of these just to reduce the lense price in the future

as i don't have any old lenses to use so is this true that all new nikon lenses are Af and Vr(image stabilization built in) so body with those feature will not give me any benefit as i have to buy the same pricey lenses

Jim A
Jim A

I think you're confused.

I own two Canon dslr cameras. They don't have auto focus or IS in the body - it's all in the lens.
You can buy lenses without IS but you won't find any new lenses without auto focus.

Any good lens these days is pricey. If you don't spend the money trust me you'll get junk.

keerok
keerok

All new dSLRs have autofocus and some sort of anti-shake technology. Those are already standard features. For lens prices, go to http://www.bhphotvideo.com. They have an extensive list of current models. You will be able to see all Nikon lenses there, their level of AF compatibility and if VR is present.

EDWIN
EDWIN

Canon has had the focusing motor and Image Stabilization (IS) in their lenses since they first offered auto focus with the EOS Rebel AF film cameras. With the introduction of the "EF" lens mount Canon abandoned their old "FD" lens mount thus obsoleting their manual focus lenses. In my opinion Canon further confused things with the introduction of the "EF-S" lens line which is only compatible with their "cropped sensor" DSLRs like the XS, T1i, T2i, T3i, 50D, 60D and 7D. These cameras can use the "EF" or "EF-S" lenses BUT the "EF-S" lenses Can't be used on the Canon full-frame DSLRs like the 5D and 1D series or on the older Canon EOS Rebel film cameras. So a person who has, say, a Canon T3i and 2 or 3 EF-S lenses and decides to upgrade to a 5D will have to buy all new lenses since the EF-S ones aren't compatible.

Nikon started with a focusing motor in the camera body when they introduced their first AF film cameras and with their early DSLR cameras. When they introduced the D40 DSLR they left the focusing motor out of the camera body and introduced the AF-S series of lenses. This lowered the cost of the camera but increased the cost of the lenses. Nikon has continued this with the D60 (also discontinued as is the D40 and D40x), the D3000, D3100, D5000 and D5100. The D90 has a focusing motor in the camera body. Here is how the price differential between an AF and AF-S lens comes into play: Suppose you want a Nikon 50mm prime lens. Nikon offers 3 versions: the AF 50mm f1.8 for $120.00, the AF 50mm f1.4 for $330.00 and the AF-S 50mm f1.4 for $435.00. The owner of any of the Nikon DSLR models below the D90 can choose to manually focus the AF 50mm f1.8 or AF 50mm f1.4 or spend $435.00 for the AF-S 50mm f1.4 if they want an auto focus lens on the lower-level Nikons like the D3000, D3100, D5000 and D5100. $315.00 in my world is a lot to pay for the privilege of auto focus.

Like Canon, Nikon has also chosen to incorporate their version of IS (Nikon calls it VR - Vibration Reduction) in some but not all of their lenses. This, along with the focusing motor in the lens, adds to the complexity and cost of the lens. These features also add weight to the lens and the more complex a system the more prone to failure.

Sony and Pentax both have focusing motors and their versions of IS in their DSLR bodies. Some models of Olympus DSLRs also have these features. Any Minolta Maxxum AF lens made since 1985 is fully compatible with all Sony DSLRs and will auto focus and be an IS lens. Any Pentax AF lens made since 1988 is fully compatible with all Pentax DSLRs and will auto focus and be an IS lens. A careful shopper can buy a Maxxum AF 50mm f1.4 lens or Pentax AF 50mm f1.4 lens for under $100.00.

NOTES:

The Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 are NOT DSLRs and, saddly, use yet another lens mount, the "E" mount.

Olympus abandoned their "OM" lens mount for the 4/3 lens mount when they went digital and have now further added to the confusion with the new "Micro 4/3" cameras and lens mount.

Pentax and Nikon have kept the same lens mount for decades which makes them the leaders in backwards compatibility. Sony is a close 3rd.

Happy shopping.