Does the Sigma that I described have the motor needed to work with the Nikon camera?
All I want to know is if it would work? I have a Canon right now and the compatible Sigma's work on it. I am switching to Nikon and would like to know if the Sigma's for Nikon's have that special motor needed to work on the D5000 or D3000.
One, the D3000 is a lot different camera than the D5000 and there is a price difference of $75 if you buy the "kit" lens.
Why you would want to buy a generic lens is beyond me. My guess is you have not finished doing your research completely, obvious because you are still vacillating between the D3000 and D5000.
There are a whole lot of DC OS HSM lenses which one do you want to try? We need more data, to help you.
Here is way you may want to stick with an OEM lens and skip any generics.
Nikon often includes secret features in cameras and in lenses to make them compatible with the next five years or so of secretly planned technology.
For instance, the 1988 F4 is completely compatible with AF-I and AF-S lenses which didn't appear until 1992 and 1998.
Nikon AI lenses in 1977 already had secret lugs on the back which couple lens information to cameras for Matrix metering, not introduced until the FA of 1983.
Zoom AF lenses, ever since they were introduced in 1986, have always had focal length encoders which insert data into today's digital cameras' EXIF data.
AF lenses of today ... still have mechanical lugs for backwards compatibility with the matrix meter of the 1983 FA, and manual focus lenses still have prongs for coupling to the 1959 (Nikon model) F.
And finally, from Ken Rockwell's site
"Discount non-camera maker brands of lenses may give the dealer a higher markup (margin or "points") than the camera makers' brands. Therefore, the store and the salesman could make more money selling you a $500 off-brand lens instead of selling you a $500 lens from the people who made your camera.
The store might be paying $380 for the off brand lens and $420 for the camera brand lens. If you buy the $500 off-brand lens you're getting less lens. You're also helping line the pockets of the dealer and his salespeople who had a financial interest in recommending you buy the other "just as good" non-camera brand lens that probably offered wider zoom range or silly features you won't use in exchange for poorer overall optical performance."
Take your time and pick the camera you want and think will serve you the best for the next four or five years, then spend your time learning how to use it.
The short answer is that HSM (hyper-sonic motor) is Sigma's equivalent of Nikon's AF-S. So it should be able to autofocus with the D3000 or D5000.
Answer by thankyoumaskedman on 09 Jan 2010 07:16:37Yes, Sigma DC OS Hsm that make for Nikon work with both D3000 and D5000.
Answer by PS on 09 Jan 2010 07:45:39
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