Does this lens have a motor?
1442304
Yes it does. It is called AF-Silent Wave Motor. The AF-S motor is driven by the electronics of the camera. All Nikon digital SLRs work with them. Some of the oldest crappier film cameras can't autofocus with these. All the pro film cameras from the f4 (1988 on) work great with them.
1442305
Yes, if you mean auto focus. It also has VR, or vibration reduction, which can give you a sharper image if camera is handheld. I am very satisfied with the overall performance of this lens.
612653
yes, it has an auto-focus, but at times, it cam be sort of slow, but overall, it is a very good lens.
1235779
depends which exact model you buy. This one does not state 'motor' in the title so will not. There are others listed that do. Look at this one: Tamron SP Auto Focus 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens with Built In Motor for Nikon Digital SLR Sorry, but you pay more for the lens with motor!JL
1506922
no, It has auto focus with manual override. It also has regular manual focus IS Usm, I am getting great Pictures with this lens
220538
No. Only higher end Nikon's have built in focusing motors in the body, which this lens needs. 3000 series and 5000 series lack this internal motor.
354493
Yes! It has a macro feature. This is an all-in-one lens that creates amazing photos!
280446
No this is the first generation version of this lens which has no built in motor. Because you have a D3200 you need this one...
1204367
Yes it is! If you like a manual lens because this lens don't have any electronic.
2008387
Nope, it doesn't feature any motor/engine to move the optics and do the autofocus, it's completely manual. But at 8mm focal distance, it doesn't matter, set the distance ring to infinity and the aperture ring to f11 and pretty much everything will be perfectly focused all the time.
1552067
Nope! It uses the body scre drive for focusing, thus focusing can be a bit slow. I think only ssm lens have its own screw motor
2064974
No. d5200 doesn't have a motor and neither does the DC lens.Edit: I meant to say no auto focus. Don't buy this. Get 85mm 1.8g.
354495
Yes! It has a macro feature. This is an all-in-one lens that createsamazing photos!
73762
It does not, but I would still highly recommend this lens to anyone looking to get into film or photography. *Especially* journalistic photography
371993
It does not. It is a fixed focal length prime lens. It's takes superb shots
1745491
Yes it does, that's the camera I have. It does have the motorized focus also. Excellent lens!
823929
Yes, and it works brilliantly for the price I love mine. I don't leave home without it. It is however completely manual and you won't be able to use any of the cameras auto focus or apurature features. The camera won't even recognize that a lens is mounted. So if your comfortable with an all manual lens this one shoots beautifully
53695
The lens itself is not auto-focus but it does have the contacts on the lens mount for the camera to auto-focus the lens.