This question already has an answer here:
I am curious to know what is the difference between an AF-S and AF lens. What makes AF-S more costly than AF? Is there any difference in image quality ?
0
marked as duplicate by Philip Kendall, Dan Wolfgang, inkista, Michael C, jwenting Dec 2 '15 at 13:57
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
-
1Its a silent wave motor. Related: Do Nikon AF-S lenses perform better than AF lenses?, and What type of lens will auto-focus on Nikon bodies without a focus motor?. – user13451 Dec 1 '15 at 4:36
0
AF-S allows instant manual-focus override simply by grabbing the focus ring at any time.
G means it has no manual aperture control
You will not be able to autofocus AF 50mm 1.8D on cheaper DSLRs
Quality is nearly the same
You can find more details here: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/50mm-f18-g.htm http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018daf.htm
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged lens nikon-d5100 af-s or ask your own question.
Hot Network Questions
- Writing a letter of recommendation for a mediocre student
- Is this Portent-like spell balanced?
- word frequency from file using partial match
- A food item only made possible by time-freezing storage?
- Is it impolite to ask for halal food when traveling to and in Thailand?
- Line segments inside a square
- Building a nine - region cluster chart with Tooltip to display labels associated with 2D points
- What is the meaning of word 'crack' in chapter 33 of A Game of Thrones?
- Designing a time thief proof safe
- Is the mass of paint relevant in rocket design?
- Late 1970's and 6502 chip facilities for operating systems
- Cut a cake into 3 equal portions with only a knife
- Safely hang a mirror that does not have hooks
- Does Sitecore have support for Sitecore products in containers?
- Does the Prepare Food ability from Cook's Utensils stack?
- Are Custom Indexes passed on to Sandboxes
- Can an integer optimization problem be convex?
- Which place in our solar system is the most fit for terraforming?
- Draw a horizontal line from the left margin to the end of centered text
- How do you use the interjection for snorting?
- How to justify a team increase when the team is doing good?
- Can a DC brushless motor produce the same torque at different power levels?
- Hiking with a mule or two?
- Lettrine + string manipulation + some fonts = errors and weird issues
