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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 669332" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>I wanted a light and smallish tele lens, pocketable even.</p><p></p><p>After some research and testing I finally decided on <strong>Zoom-Nikkor AI 80-200mm f/4.5</strong> <strong>N</strong>ew version, that has the updated optical formula of 12 elements in 9 groups. It is much smaller and lighter than my 135/2 or 180/2.8 or 70-200/2.8VR. The runner up was AI 200mm f/4 that would have been 200 grams lighter and a third of a stop faster while also being over an inch shorter. I actually still might get one. I also have the AI 200/4 Micro, but that one is not very good at longer focusing distances.</p><p></p><p>The AI 80-200/4.5 N has pretty good contrast and adequate sharpness despite the lack of ED glass. It has the one-touch zoom/focus ring that I very much prefer over two-touch lenses. Focusing is silky smooth and zooming snappy. I shot a few geometric shots at about 120-150 mm focal lengths and cannot find any distortion. That's a big plus.</p><p></p><p>This might become my coat pocket go-to tele lens, but I think I'll get the AI 200/4 also for comparison. The best part? This was only $61 directly from Japan, including shipping. This is the '70's pro tele zoom that every photojournalist coveted. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]288015[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]288016[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]288017[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 669332, member: 7240"] I wanted a light and smallish tele lens, pocketable even. After some research and testing I finally decided on [B]Zoom-Nikkor AI 80-200mm f/4.5[/B] [B]N[/B]ew version, that has the updated optical formula of 12 elements in 9 groups. It is much smaller and lighter than my 135/2 or 180/2.8 or 70-200/2.8VR. The runner up was AI 200mm f/4 that would have been 200 grams lighter and a third of a stop faster while also being over an inch shorter. I actually still might get one. I also have the AI 200/4 Micro, but that one is not very good at longer focusing distances. The AI 80-200/4.5 N has pretty good contrast and adequate sharpness despite the lack of ED glass. It has the one-touch zoom/focus ring that I very much prefer over two-touch lenses. Focusing is silky smooth and zooming snappy. I shot a few geometric shots at about 120-150 mm focal lengths and cannot find any distortion. That's a big plus. This might become my coat pocket go-to tele lens, but I think I'll get the AI 200/4 also for comparison. The best part? This was only $61 directly from Japan, including shipping. This is the '70's pro tele zoom that every photojournalist coveted. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]288015._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]288016._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]288017._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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