AF lens

mickmoonie · Jul 17, 2018

With autofocus lenses does the lens have it's own motor or is it done by the camera (D80)

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Jeff15 · Jul 17, 2018

It depends on the lens.

Derrel · Jul 17, 2018

The D80 has a motor in the body, and can focus AF or AF-D lenses. With an AF-S lens from Nikon, the focusing motor is in the lens, and a D80 can use that lens with autofocusing provided by the lens.

KmH · Jul 17, 2018

The 'baby' Nikons - D40, D40x, D60, D3x00 series and D5x00 series - were produced to appeal to women by being smaller than Nikon's other DSLRs.
To make them smaller Nikon eliminated the AF motor and screw-drive system those cameras. Those cameras AF using AF-S lenses.

All other Nikon DSLRs have an AF motor and screw-drive system in the camera body.

greybeard · Sep 28, 2018

Your D80 will auto focus Af, AF-D, AF-P, and AF-S lenses. With AF and AF-D lenses, it focuses with the screw drive motor in the camera body and with AF-S and AF-P lenses it focuses with the motor built into the lens.