Allows you to switch from manual to automatic with virtually no lag time. Mar 10, 2007 images taken with the various versions of the nikon 80200mm f2. Choose an afs 80 200 thats been owned by a careful enthusiast. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The 80 200 is a great lens, but the 70 200 is a superb lens, one of the best nikon has ever made. It was the first one to feature the silentwave motor, a major upgrade in itself. Tiny bit of dust in the lens but this has no impact on photos.
That said, if you only print photos at the 5 x7 or even 8x10 level, and arent a pro, then the 80200 will never disappoint you. Images taken with the various versions of the nikon 80200mm f2. This lens was optically matched with then new dx format as this was the leading lens format of the time. I bought this lens for a fraction of the cost of the newest afs lens. Of course if you can find one of the huge 95 mm filter manual focus 80 200mm f2. At any rate, it appears clean, and af is pretty quick. The lens also has full manual override so that you can finetune. All images displayed in this group should be tagged with nikon and 80. But after i did a quicktake post on the new nikon 80400 afs vr lens i received about twodozen emails and comments asking if the 70200 f2. The only reasons to get this afs lens, which sells used for more than a brandnew 80200mm afd, are.
So, it was rather surprising to find the company would offered a new 80 200mm f2. After this new market entry, many people were worried about the future of the nikkor af 80200 mm f2. Find great deals on ebay for nikon 80 200 and nikon 80 200 2. I must admit, i almost went with a 80200, but the sigma came up for sale at the right time, like new for the same price as a good 80200. Well, for the first time ive totally caved to popular demand and done a test i had little interest in doing. I wanted to conduct a few quick tests of the lens just to make sure i got a keeper. It was barely a year after the debut of the budget model af zoom nikkor 80200mm f4. View and download nikon af zoomnikkor ed 80200mm f2. Nikons superzoom versatility at a price introduction optically the nikon afs nikkor 80400 f4. Also, check with nikon to see if they will still repair a 80 200 f2. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. I dont know how to call nikon service and talk to an actual repair guy these days, but way back when nikon repair guys used to be accessible by phone, they cleaned the insides and fixed my 1520 year old afs 702104.
If you buy new, like said above, their is the 70 200 vr, or you can still find the 80 200 afd, but they are often backordered. If you are looking for a 80 200 afs, you are going to have to go used. If i remember correctly, the afs lens was the first optical redesign of a nikon 802002. Nikon cautions there may be some vignetting with the tc14a. View and download nikon ais zoomnikkor ed 80 200mm f2. Nikon can totally refurbish the lens to like new condition if you are willing to pay them for it, just be prepared to pay a hefty price for it.
I said many because the older lens still has some advantage over the new one and ill. John, although i have not the 70200 vrii to compare side by side, i had for a short time the vr1 version, and the 80200mm afs was slightly sharper at centre and visibly sharper at borders. Fulltime manual focusing, ed glass, vr vibration reduction, silent wave. The good news is that nikon gives a 1 year warranty on any repairs, so if something does go wrong within that time at least you are covered. Covering portraitlength to medium telephoto focal lengths, the af zoomnikkor 80200mm f2. Sticking onto a classic zoom range of 80 200mm and uses the previous version basic design with a dual rings control for independent zoom manual focusing. Highperformance telephoto zoom lens with builtin silent wave motor. After this new market entry, many people were worried about the future of the nikkor af 80 200 mm f2. The rotating zoom ring provides precise zoom operation. In order to fix this, it is enough to remove the bottom part and them one or two of those brass shims. Focusing is a bit slower than afs lenses but quite acceptable much faster with higherend cameras like d500, d800 series. Personally, i feel the image quality is better than the nikon 70200 vr ii which comes at a much higher price. If i remember correctly, the afs lens was the first optical redesign of a nikon 80 200 2.
Life in the fastglass lane with the tamron sp 70200mm f. Af is a little slow and off at high end proffesional grade zoom lens. A shining example of superior nikkor optical design, the af zoomnikkor 80200mm f2. In that case the decency level is situated near 3032 lpmm and the best fixed focus lenses can go as high as 4749 lpmm. I must admit, i almost went with a 80 200, but the sigma came up for sale at the right time, like new for the same price as a good 80 200. The 70 200 is superior to the 80 200 in autofocus speed and accuracy and the images produced by the 70 200 have better contrast. Discussing afm focus switch broken nikon 80200 afd. Ma mode for quick switching between autofocus and manual focus operation. Nikon d5 at 11,000, 11,250 and 11,600 at 12 fps at auto iso 100, nikon 80 200mm afs at f2. The 80200 will show classic chro abb, where the 70200 has greatly mitigated it due to the high quality lens construction. Nikon afs nikkor 1635mm f4g ed vr wide angle zoom lens. It was graded as ugly, but i would have rated it as what a used lens should look like. Let us take a look at the nikon af nikkor 80 200mm f2. The manual focus ring rotates on 90 degrees in full mode, and 60 degrees in limit mode.
So, it was rather surprising to find the company would offered a new 80200mm f2. Covering portraitlength to medium telephoto focal lengths, the af zoomnikkor 80 200mm f2. View and download nikon ais zoomnikkor ed 80200mm f2. The 70200 is superior to the 80200 in autofocus speed and accuracy and the images produced by the 70200 have better contrast. I usually shoot high school sports but i was asked to shoot some college football. Choose an afs 80200 thats been owned by a careful enthusiast. This is the best manual focus telephoto zoom for nikon. Nikon d5 at 11,250 at 12 fps at auto iso 100, nikon 80 200mm afs at 80mm at f4. Page 1 30 10 12 20 0104 200001 80 105 5 200 4008201665 80 mm 3. Afs please note that this group is not for the 70200mm f2. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians. My only criticism is that the manual to auto focus seems to be a cheaper construction than my other pro lens.
Nikon nikkor 70200mm zoom lens features vr ii image. Unlike the 70200mm lens, this one has no focus breathing issues. I suppose this is another reason to look at the nikon 80 200mm f2. Nikon d5 at 12,000 at 12 fps at iso 100, nikon 80200mm afs at f2. Mar 25, 20 well, for the first time ive totally caved to popular demand and done a test i had little interest in doing. Page pronea s nikon af cameras except for f3af other nikon cameras except for f3af autofocus with manual override set the focus mode switch fig. Mine nikon 80200 doesnt get infinity focus from 80 to 5 by a tine hair, getting a slightly blur image.
I use it exclusively for portraits, a good portion is high school senior portraits. Nikon was never able to develop a removable tripod collar that works well. In 1985 nikon said its an improved version of their f4. F forum p previous n next w next unread u upvote s subscribe r reply q quote b. The 80200 is a great lens, but the 70200 is a superb lens, one of the best nikon has ever made. Its so good that it took nikon many years to design a worthy successor but its worth the long wait because the zoomnikkor 80200mm f4 ais surpassed its predecessor in many ways. Click any for the cameraoriginal fullresolution files to explore on your computer.
If you buy new, like said above, their is the 70200 vr, or you can still find the 80200 afd, but they are often backordered. Image quality is just as great as the 80200 or even better, i could say. May, 2009 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. I shoot all my weddings and portraits with this lens. At 200 focus perfectly with nice and sharp image, both on my f3 and sony a7. It was barely a year after the debut of the budget model af zoom nikkor 80 200mm f4. D5200, d3200 do not have a builtin autofocusing motor. I bought one recently that is in transit, out of the classified ads recently. Page 372 of the nikon d800 user manual describes the problem like this.
Autofocus is provided, but you can manually override the focus by operating the separate manual focus ring while lightly depressing the shutter release button or the af start af. The lens barrel shows some scuffs from use which is why we are listing it as being in good rather than very good condition. The only reasons to get this afs lens, which sells used for more than a brandnew 80 200mm afd, are. However, at minimum focus distance 5 ft its backfocusing significantly. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Oct 30, 2010 if you buy a used afs lens you have no idea how much use that little motor has gotten or what its expiration date is.
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