Timeline for Is Nikon AF 70-300/4.0-5.6 G Black Nikkor Lens compatible with Nikon D80?
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| Jun 6, 2011 at 18:16 | comment | added | Roland | Compatible is not really that loose a term - an incompatible lens will not let you take a photo adequately at all - like a Nikkor G lens on a film camera since you won't be able to set aperture at all, a compatible lens will allow you to take photos even if you may not get to use all of its features. You'll be able to meter with the F-mount lenses I stated above and you'll be able to set aperture and shutter speed, so I'd consider anything else to be extras, not a matter of compatibility. As it is, I actually find that Amazon should have written "Won't autofocus" instead of incompatible. | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 18:11 | comment | added | rfusca | "Compatible" is kind of the loose term. Its entirely possible for Nikon to add a feature to future lenses without changing the physical mount but still require something on the camera (thats effectively what the focus motor body is). | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 17:23 | history | answered | Roland | CC BY-SA 3.0 |