Nikon F 80-200mm lens

Nikon has manufactured 10 different zoom lenses with a focal-length range of 80 to 200 mm range.

  • f/4.5 MK-I
  • f/4.5 MK-II
  • f/4.0 AI-S
  • f/2.8 ED AI-S
  • f/2.8D ED AF
  • f/2.8D ED AF II
  • f/2.8D IF-ED AF III
  • f/4.5-5.6D AF Macro
  • f/2.8D IF-ED AF-S - Nikon first announced the development of the AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF in February 2002, with the lens becoming available for purchase in April 2003. This lens was optically matched with then new DX format as this was the leading lens format of the time.[1]
80-200mm f/2.8 ED AF Zoom-Nikkor

Specifications

Attributef/4.5 MK-If/4.5 MK-IIf/4.0f/2.8 EDf/2.8 ED AF MK-If/2.8D ED AF MK-IIf/2.8D ED AF MK-IIIf/4.5-5.6D AFf/2.8D IF-ED AF-S
AF  No  Yes
Silent Wave Motor  No  Yes
Maximum aperture f/4.5 f/4.0 f/2.8 f/4.5-5.6 f/2.8
Minimum aperture f/32 f/22 f/32 f/22
Weight 880 g
1.94 lb
750 g
1.65 lb
810 g
1.79 lb
1,900 g
4.2 lb
1,200 g
2.6 lb
1,300 g
2.9 lb
300 g
0.66 lb
1,580 g
3.48 lb
Maximum diameter 74.5 mm
2.93 in
73 mm
2.9 in
99 mm
3.9 in
85.5 mm
3.37 in
87 mm
3.4 in
72 mm
2.8 in
88 mm
3.5 in
Length 162 mm
6.4 in
223 mm
8.8 in
184.5 mm
7.26 in
185 mm
7.3 in
87.5 mm
3.44 in
187 mm
7.4 in
Filter diameter 52mm 62mm 96mm 77mm 52mm 77mm
Horizontal viewing angle 25.4 - 10.3°
Vertical viewing angle 17.1 - 6.9°
Diagonal viewing angle 30.3 - 12.3°
Groups/elements 10/15 9/12 9/13 11/15 11/16 8/10 14/18
# of diaphragm blades 7 9 7 9
Closest focusing distance 1.8 m
5.9 ft
1.2 m
3.9 ft
2.5 m
8.2 ft
1.4 m
4.6 ft
1.5 m
4.9 ft
Release date 1969 1977 1981 1982 1988 1992 1996 1995 1998
Patent(s) [2] [3] [4] [5]
MSRP $ 1269.99

References

  1. http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_70-200_2p8_vr_n15/
  2. US patent 3615125A, Higuchi, Takashi & Nakamura, Soichi, "Compact telephoto type zoom lens", issued 1971-10-26, assigned to Nikon Corp
  3. US patent 4223981A, Mizutani, Norio & Hamanishi, Yoshinari, "Telephoto zoom lens", issued 1980-09-23, assigned to Nikon Corp
  4. US patent 4468096A, Hamanishi, Yoshinari, "Four-group telephoto zoom lens", issued 1984-08-28, assigned to Nikon Corp
  5. US patent 4468097A, Hamanishi, Yoshinari, "Four-group great aperture ratio zoom lens", issued 1984-08-28, assigned to Nikon Corp

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