I bought a Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D lens. The "AF" stands for auto focus, but my D60 won't auto focus. Why?

Question

The instructions say autofocus possible with Nikon autofocus cameras , except the F3AF. What in the world does that mean?

Answer 1

If the D60 is like the D40x (and I think it is) you need an AF-S lens, not an AF.  The difference is where the motor to focus the lens is located.

Answer 2

Everybody above gave a correct answer but here's a little explanation:

Prior to the intoduction of Nikon's entry-level offerings (D40, D40X, D60) the company designed most of their lenses to operate off of the autofocus motors built within the camera bodies (these are designated simply as AF). A s***w would protrude from the body mounting that "drove" the lens.

The D40 was Nikon's first digital body that lacked an in-body motor. Instead, AF operation is only possible with lenses with an internal motor. AF-I (AutoFocus-Internal) and AF-S (AutoFocus-Silent) lenses satisfy this requirement.

Answer 3

Nikon entry level DSLRs such as the D40, D40x, D60, etc only support AF-S lenses. Sorry to say this, but it won't autofocus.

Answer 4

probably means you need to set the settings different so it can auto foucus maybe you have it on manual right now...

Answer 5

The first two posters are right.

You can always do what people have done for decades ... manually focus the lens.