Originally Posted by
flyboy60
I was assuming that his lenses came from having been used with an older AF film Nikon. If his lenses came from the time of an AF film camera, they are almost certainly not AF-S lenses. The fact is, most first-time purchasers of Nikon DSLRs moving up from film cameras at this time naively assume that their AF lenses will function fully on their new DSLRs, when they actually won't autofocus on the low-end of the Nikon line below the D90 and subsequent D7000.
Not disagreeing with you there, just saying that if the user knows the facts, they should not discount a quality low end cheap new Nikon just because it means they need to manual focus on older lenses. If a grand makes a difference then the 3100 or 5100 is still a good camera, even if you need to manual focus. If you want the auto, and can afford the 7100 or 7000, then go for it.
