Nikon auto focussing question....

[steviejasp]

When the Nikon D300s came out I bought one and a Nikon 70-300mm VR lens.
I used it for airshow photography and it focussed very quickly.
I got rid of it all when I got bored with airshow photography!!
Fast forward a few years and I bought an entry level D3200 and Nikon 55-300mm VR lens.
It is too slow at focussing on aircraft really. It's better and quicker to focus manually but you don't get too many keepers!
If I bought another of the Nikon 70mm- 300mm VR lenses, would it focus quick enough on the D3200 or is the camera to blame?
My feeling is that the new lens would be fine but just asking if anybody can confirm.
Thanks in advance,
Steve

[steviejasp]

No, Both lenses have motors but on the cheaper 55-300, it seems to want to go from one end of focus to the other and it's quite a lot slower than the 70-300 when it does this. By which time the plane is gone!

[steviejasp]

Thanks chaps, I think you are right. Sounds like a D7100 for me then!

[steviejasp]

I'm afraid I sold the D300s a couple of years ago. I just found it too big and heavy to lug around. Hence the little D3200, it weighs next to nothing

[steviejasp]

Well, I've ordered the 70-300mm to try it on my D3200. If it doesn't work very well, (at least I'll know it's the camera) and sell the D3200 and 50-300mm and get a D7100