Nikon D40 + Tamron AF 19-35MM F/3.5-4.5
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rdris
Registered: May 14, 2008
Total Posts: 6
Country: Canada

Hey guys, I'm thinking of getting the Tamron AF 19-35MM F/3.5-4.5 for wide angle shots for my D40. I'm new to photography and was just wondering, will it autofocus with the D40? I wouldn't mind manual focusing as I do it all the time with the kit lens


SteveS
Registered: Mar 14, 2002
Total Posts: 3256
Country: United States

Why the Nikon 18-55 kit lens is a better lens IMO.


rdris
Registered: May 14, 2008
Total Posts: 6
Country: Canada

I was looking for a wide angle lens.


adorski
Registered: Jul 26, 2005
Total Posts: 471
Country: United States

then the 18-55 will be wide for you
and if that is not enough get the 12-24


hjanssen
Registered: Apr 26, 2006
Total Posts: 143
Country: Netherlands

rdris wrote:
I was looking for a wide angle lens.So a 19mm Tamron is wider as a Nikkor 18mm


runamuck
Registered: Oct 29, 2006
Total Posts: 1327
Country: United States

rdris wrote:
I was looking for a wide angle lens.
Then the 12-24 Tokina is what you want. The 19-35 is full frame and equals about 28-50 on the D40. Or try the Sigma 10-20MM lens.


Taylor Barrett
Registered: Dec 12, 2007
Total Posts: 1434
Country: United States

rdris wrote:
I was looking for a wide angle lens.

18 is wider then 19.....


gugs
Registered: Apr 16, 2005
Total Posts: 5383
Country: Belgium

the Tokina will not focus...

if you want to go wider than the standard kit lens (18-55), you have to go for a Nikkor 12-24 (very expensive, costing more than twice the price of the camera) or the Sigma 10-20, an excellent wide zoom with HSM (built in motor), allowing to focus on the D40.
But anyway, there are no cheap solutions, that's one of the serious limitations of the D40/D60/D40x bodies.

Guy


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