Is the Nikon 18-200mm AF-S DX VR lens compatible with the D90, D5000, and D3100?
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I'm new to Nikon DSLRs and am choosing between the D90, D5000, and D3100 bodies. I want to buy this lens separately: Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor. Will this lens work properly on all three cameras, including autofocus and normal operation? If not, which Nikon bodies are compatible with it?
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That's a newer-technology (AF-S) lens and newer cameras, so they're all compatible.
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The lens will work "well" on any of those cameras. They all have the same sensor size (DX), so you'll get the same field of view / effective focal length. Which is the "best" camera for you will depend mostly on other factors.
Nikon is very good about lens compatibility; they've been using the same mount since 1959. Occasionally, on some esoteric combinations of camera/lens, you'll lose some features like autofocus or manual aperture control, but it's uncommon, easy to check in advance, and reasonably simple to work around.
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Yes. The Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX lens is compatible with the D90, D5000, and D3100, and it should work normally on all three.
Why: this is an AF-S lens, which means it has its own autofocus motor built into the lens. That allows it to autofocus on all of those camera bodies, including models like the D3100 and D5000 that do not have an in-body focus motor.
It is also a DX lens, and all three cameras are Nikon DX-format bodies, so the field of view will be the same on each of them.
In general, Nikon F-mount compatibility is very good. The main limitation to watch for is with older AF lenses that do not have a built-in motor—those will autofocus only on bodies with an in-body motor, such as the D90. But for this specific AF-S 18-200mm lens, all three cameras are a good match.
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