Originally Posted by
Nightshade
Someone is feeding you full of shit.
I used and still do use some of my older AF lenses on my DSLR, not a problem as long as they are AF and compatible with your lens mounts on the body.
Thats good to hear. Hers is similar to this but was a gift f/ her uncle about 8-10 years ago:
http://www.photographyreview.com/cat...2_3111crx.aspx
edit:
By similar I mean, i think its a 300mm, it has a slide zoom on it, and it looks like this.