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Nov 29, 2010
Most compatible 70/80-200 pro lens
Many great reviews for this lens exist here and elsewhere (for example, at www.kenrockwell.com), so I am not going to duplicate the effort the others have made.
I am just going to clarify a few thing that others may have gotten slightly wrong or failed to mention.
The 80-200 1:2.8D AF-S is one of the most compatible Nikkor lenses in existence. It fits and works correctly on almost every Nikon camera ever made. The list of which cameras it works with is so long, I will only list the few cameras that some incompatibility with it.
In other words, if you camera is NOT listed here, this lens will function 100% with your camera.
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Nikon F and F2. This lens will only provide stop-down metering as it came from the factory. Any competent repairman can add the coupling prong to the lens and provide wide-open metering. This should cost no more than $35 or so.
N4004/N6006/N8008/N2020/N55/N60-No AF with this lens. These older low-to-mid-level film cameras only AF with the first generation Nikon AF lenses, those that use the AF motor in the body of the camera. All other features work fine.
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That’s it-only two groups of cameras, one very old (1959-1980) and one of ‘newer’ but still old group of film cameras that won’t function fully with this lens. And even the oldest of these cameras-the F & F2 group from 1959 to 1980, will work just fine with a minor modification.
The replacement for this lens, the 70-200 1:2.8D G AF-S VR lens, eliminated compatibility with all the older Nikon cameras, because it is a ‘G” lens, and has no aperture ring. This means that the newer version of this lens won’t work with most Nikon cameras built before 1988-1990.
This 80-200mm lens was introduced in 1999 and was in continuous production until sometime in 2004, when the lens was replaced with the 70-200 1:2.8D AF-S VR lens, which cost a fair bit more, and dropped the aperture ring, but added VR.
Of all the Nikkor 70/80-200 f/2.8 AF lenses, this is the rarest with only 65,000 made, compared to 170,000+ made of every previous version.
This lens is fantastic on DX cameras, providing a 120-300mm f/2.8 equivalent lens.
This lens works great with the Nikkor TC-14E and Nikkor TC-17E Teleconverters, I know by experience. I do not have a 2X converter, so I cannot testify how this lens works with that device.
The lens came with a removable tripod-ring. Many people remove them to save weight if they are not using a tripod. If you buy a used lens, ENSURE it comes with that ring, or insist upon a substantial discount. The lens is heavy enough that it could damage a camera if you use the camera's tripod mount with this lens.
All-in-all, one of NIkon's best and most usable lenses.
Nov 29, 2010
Most compatible 70/80-200 pro lens
4 of 4 found this helpful Many great reviews for this lens exist here and elsewhere (for example, at www.kenrockwell.com), so I am not going to duplicate the effort the others have made.
I am just going to clarify a few thing that others may have gotten slightly wrong or failed to mention.
The 80-200 1:2.8D AF-S is one of the most compatible Nikkor lenses in existence. It fits and works correctly on almost every Nikon camera ever made. The list of which cameras it works with is so long, I will only list the few cameras that some incompatibility with it.
In other words, if you camera is NOT listed here, this lens will function 100% with your camera.
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Nikon F and F2. This lens will only provide stop-down metering as it came from the factory. Any competent repairman can add the coupling prong to the lens and provide wide-open metering. This should cost no more than $35 or so.
N4004/N6006/N8008/N2020/N55/N60-No AF with this lens. These older low-to-mid-level film cameras only AF with the first generation Nikon AF lenses, those that use the AF motor in the body of the camera. All other features work fine.
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That’s it-only two groups of cameras, one very old (1959-1980) and one of ‘newer’ but still old group of film cameras that won’t function fully with this lens. And even the oldest of these cameras-the F & F2 group from 1959 to 1980, will work just fine with a minor modification.
The replacement for this lens, the 70-200 1:2.8D G AF-S VR lens, eliminated compatibility with all the older Nikon cameras, because it is a ‘G” lens, and has no aperture ring. This means that the newer version of this lens won’t work with most Nikon cameras built before 1988-1990.
This 80-200mm lens was introduced in 1999 and was in continuous production until sometime in 2004, when the lens was replaced with the 70-200 1:2.8D AF-S VR lens, which cost a fair bit more, and dropped the aperture ring, but added VR.
Of all the Nikkor 70/80-200 f/2.8 AF lenses, this is the rarest with only 65,000 made, compared to 170,000+ made of every previous version.
This lens is fantastic on DX cameras, providing a 120-300mm f/2.8 equivalent lens.
This lens works great with the Nikkor TC-14E and Nikkor TC-17E Teleconverters, I know by experience. I do not have a 2X converter, so I cannot testify how this lens works with that device.
The lens came with a removable tripod-ring. Many people remove them to save weight if they are not using a tripod. If you buy a used lens, ENSURE it comes with that ring, or insist upon a substantial discount. The lens is heavy enough that it could damage a camera if you use the camera's tripod mount with this lens.
All-in-all, one of NIkon's best and most usable lenses.
Mar 05, 2019
Highly precise, attractive, rugged watch.
If you are interested with accuracy and precision, this is THE watch to own.
By itself, it is accurate to 5 seconds per month, or one minute per year.
However, the watch includes a GPS receiver that allow it to synchronize with the GPS system to determine the correct down to the second.
It can perform this function within typically 15 seconds, sometimes in as few a 3-5 seconds.
If you travel, the watch can also determine which time zone you are in, though this requires a little mote time.
It is solar powered, and if fully charged, can be put in a drawer and forgotten for 2 years, and it will tell you the correct time and date when you remove it from the drawer.
Waterproof for swimming and snorkeling, handsome, easy to read, this watch pretty much has it all.