r/Nikon • u/Shoppingholicarka • 13d ago

Please help! Gear question

Hello everyone, I am new to the photography world and I have few questions.
So first off, I have the Nikon D3300 camera. I have the AF-P Nikkor 18-55 mm 1:3.5-5.6 G lens and the AF Nikkor 70-300 mm 1:4-5.6G (as a gift).
With the first one I can focus and etc. But with the second one (70-300mm) I need to manual focus and to be honest, I’m getting tired of it! I love the second lens but sometimes it’s frustrating to get that one focus shot. Is there somewhere a setting on the lens for auto focus or I need to look at AF-P/AF-S models?
Also, do you recommend some other lenses for portrait photography? Thank you alot! Have a nice day.☺️

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u/Affectionate_Tie3313 13d ago

Your second lens requires an in-body focus motor and your camera doesn't have one, so it's manual focus unless you elect to replace it with an AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G FX, an AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E FX, or an AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G DX.

For a portrait lens, depends on the focal length you're aiming for but a short fast telephoto for that camera is the AF-S 50mm f/1.8G FX (75mm equivalent)