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Nikon 80-200Mm F2.8Ed Af Zoom Nikkor D

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When used on a DX camera, it sees angles of view similar to what a 120-300mm lens sees when used on an FX or 35mm camera. It is still perfectly practical today for use on almost all film and digital cameras as outlined above. And at f4.0 and certainly by f5.6 using autofocus and 200mm focal length and at mfd/close distances your home and hosed. Again, something that the 70-200 vrii won't do.

The zoom mechanism is entirely internal: nothing moves or pumps in and out as you zoom. Therefore, no air, dust or gasses get pumped in and out of the lens (or your camera) as you zoom. The newest AF-S and VR lenses aren't significantly faster, maybe 20% faster. As far as AF is concerned, the only reasons to get the newer lenses is because they focus more quietly, and because you do not need to slide a switch to go between auto and manual focus.Tripod collar is too short, will have to flip it up to hold the zoom barrel. I hold my hood most of the time so it's not too much of a concern for me. Ideal Uses: Fast general-purpose AF tele zoom, especially portraits and indoor concerts and theater. Perfect for use on FX digital, DX digital and film. It's a little bit softer wide open at f/4.8, so if you're counting every pixel, better at f/5.6 and great by f/8. I've tested the Sigma 70-200mm HSM Macro II at a local store and liked it a lot. It focused fast and close up, and had a solid feel to it. However I decided on the Nikon because it was much more rugged ("built like a tank"), could also focus close up, and felt it was a better value since they both cost nearly the same. I'm sure you're well aware that Nikon lenses hold their value over time as well. Nikon had made over 300,000 of these as of 2013, and they were sold new through the end of 2020. By mid-February 2021 they were no longer sold new.

Image quality is very good to excellent. Yes it is a bit soft wide-open (particularly at 200mm), but I would have no issues printing 11x14's wide open with this lens, and find the bokeh to be excellent for portraits and candids. If you turn on the focus limiter all the time (i.e. disable close focus), AF speed is no longer an issue in real shoots, even with version 1, because switching focus from infinity to 10m is fast on every lens. I didn't have a new 80-200mm AF-D against which to compare it, but when I have in the past, the new lens is much, much faster. You get a bit of torque reaction as the faster cameras spin the big front element, but not with this lens. At 200mm and f/2.8 in the FX corners it's sharper than the 70-200mm VR, and I've never seen any pro sing anything but praise about the 70-200 VR.You should certainly be getting good in focus sharp images at 150mm focal and most definitely at 135mm at f2.8 and close (less than 10 feet) distances. If your not spend some time AF tuning too. They have the some issue as pretty much all the AF-D lenses in a high megapixel digital world. A bit softer wide open, with lower contrast, as compared to newer G and E lens designs. If you plan to shoot wide open most of the time, you'll be happier with the 70-200's. Just shoot at F3.5 at 200mm and be happy. Nikon specifies 7.4" (187mm) extension from flange (7.7" or 195mm overall) and 3 .4" (87mm) diameter. This 80-200mm has some spherochromatism. If you really go looking for it, highlights behind your subject may have slight green fringes, and those in front of your subject may have slight magenta fringes. I have used it for wild life, particularly if walking through wood land with variable lighting, which at times is quite low. I have also used it at birthday parties at "disco lighting levels" both with and without flash (externally mounted flash not pop-up)

The 80-200/2.8 D feels nice. Everything is metal, not crummy plastic like most of everything else from Nikon today. Newer lenses add features like "D" distance coupling for slightly more accurate metering, especially with flash, or they autofocus much faster, or they add image stabilization (VR). Each generation improved over the last. I've owned versions 1-3 and used the AF-S for long enough to compare them.This 80-200/2.8 was Nikon's absolute top-of-the-line professional tele zoom at its introduction in 1997. It still says "New" on the box because it's an update from the previous 80-200mm f/2.8D (1993-1997). Zoom is push-pull. The overall length doesn't change (handjob style zooming) and the filter doesn't rotate either during zooming. the new overpriced IS Canon lens is your answer. If you do not need that f2.8 but have to own Canon, try 70-200 F4, which has a great reputation and a light weight. The lens was targeted at professional users and consequently the build quality is superb. Most outer parts are made of metal and carry the crinkle finish typical for professional grade Nikkor lenses at that time. See Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 History for explanations and photos of all the various models made from 1978 through today.

I think the AF-S is sharper too. But its even more expensive and bigger and yeah, the reliability issue. Also it's already discontinued and at least in my current locale, it's not that available.

CPU processing power, algorithms which affect both speed and accuracy of AF, on both AF-S and non-AF-S lenses. But then, the current Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 G is just way beyond what i can afford. So, I looked for some cheaper alternative. No vignetting (well, may be "almost"), but I have never notices anything like it - may on FF it'll be more significant. In normal shooting stopped down a couple of stops, it's always super sharp edge-to-edge at every focal length. One potentially useful aspect is that it is fairly short lens for its type at 18.7cm, if you are contending with venue restrictions.

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