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Nikon Nikkor AF 80-200 mm F/2.8 ED A/M Lens...
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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman122" data-source="post: 384603" data-attributes="member: 14443"><p>the ED and D ED are almost completely the same but the D have the distance chip which told the camera the distance it was focused on which helped the flash for better exposure. many have said they didnt see any benefit to the D. I didnt see a big benefit with or without D on any lens I owned. </p><p></p><p>the picture here shows the 4 (AF) version available that nikon made</p><p></p><p>the left is the last of the great 80-200 the AFS verison. as fast as the one before it but doesnt have the torgue pull the AFS has. at 200mm, it should be stopped down to f/2.8. the other focal lengths are fine open though. this was the first gen AFS lens and many in the field are failing and its expensive to fix. if it has the "squeak" its the beginning of the end of the piezo motor. the 17-35 and 28-70 are opf the same family that nikon launched together. still very rellevant in terms of performance today. you can find them pretty cheap but be aware repair to the motor (not always a motor problem and sometimes just bearings) will cost around $350-600</p><p></p><p>the next over is the AFD two ring version with crazy torque motor. I personally think its great. its as fast as the AFS motor. basically all of the 80-200 need to be stopped down to f4 at 200mm</p><p></p><p>the next over to the right is the one ring push/pull which you use to push or pull the ring to adjust the zoom. </p><p></p><p>the last to the right is the same push pull design but its without the D chip inside. </p><p></p><p>all the 80-200 were excellent performers and are very relevant today. many people seem to frown down on older lenses with a superiority complex but most of their work looks like crap also. old doesnt mean not great. it was a time when nikon built lenses like tanks. this is not the case today with cheap plastic lenses and slow AFS motors inside.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]126090[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>pictures are from roland vinks site where they have a serial number database thats been around for many years now.</p><p><a href="http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html#70-xxPro" target="_blank">Nikon Lens Versions and Serial Nos</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman122, post: 384603, member: 14443"] the ED and D ED are almost completely the same but the D have the distance chip which told the camera the distance it was focused on which helped the flash for better exposure. many have said they didnt see any benefit to the D. I didnt see a big benefit with or without D on any lens I owned. the picture here shows the 4 (AF) version available that nikon made the left is the last of the great 80-200 the AFS verison. as fast as the one before it but doesnt have the torgue pull the AFS has. at 200mm, it should be stopped down to f/2.8. the other focal lengths are fine open though. this was the first gen AFS lens and many in the field are failing and its expensive to fix. if it has the "squeak" its the beginning of the end of the piezo motor. the 17-35 and 28-70 are opf the same family that nikon launched together. still very rellevant in terms of performance today. you can find them pretty cheap but be aware repair to the motor (not always a motor problem and sometimes just bearings) will cost around $350-600 the next over is the AFD two ring version with crazy torque motor. I personally think its great. its as fast as the AFS motor. basically all of the 80-200 need to be stopped down to f4 at 200mm the next over to the right is the one ring push/pull which you use to push or pull the ring to adjust the zoom. the last to the right is the same push pull design but its without the D chip inside. all the 80-200 were excellent performers and are very relevant today. many people seem to frown down on older lenses with a superiority complex but most of their work looks like crap also. old doesnt mean not great. it was a time when nikon built lenses like tanks. this is not the case today with cheap plastic lenses and slow AFS motors inside. [ATTACH=CONFIG]126090._xfImport[/ATTACH] pictures are from roland vinks site where they have a serial number database thats been around for many years now. [url=http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html#70-xxPro]Nikon Lens Versions and Serial Nos[/url] [/QUOTE]
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