Product Description
Nikon AF Nikkor 80-200mm Lens
Description:
- Pre-owned, excellent condition
- F-Mount Lens/FX Format
- Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
- Three Extra-Low Dispersion Elements
- Super Integrated Lens Coating
More Information
First, let's track the evolution of 80-200mm f/2.8 NIKKOR lenses. The AI AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D IF-ED was released in December of 1998. At this time, development of Nikon's new D1 digital camera, scheduled for release in 1999, was already well under way. Naturally, this lens was also designed to support good digital image quality based on new design criteria.
80-200mm f/2.8 specifications have a long history at Nikon, beginning with the AI-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 ED designed by Yoshinori Hamanishi and released in 1982. This was followed by the smaller AI-S AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 ED, which was released in 1988 and supported autofocusing. This design had a long life. It continued with the new AI AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D, released in 1996 with no noteworthy changes to optics, as the age of camera-driven AF continued. Then, in December of 1998, the AI AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D IF-ED, a fast telephoto lens that was the first to utilize Nikon's Silent Wave Motor (SWM) was released. 80-200mm f/2.8 specifications finally relinquished their role to the AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED, which was released in 2003 and offered an expanded zoom ratio, was equipped with a vibration reduction (VR) mechanism, and had an even smaller diameter. The AI AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D IF-ED sold for approximately five years.
