Neil Jones <castellan2004-atnews@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
The best of those lenses is
>the Nikon ED AF Nikkor 80-200 F/2.8. Will this lens work on a Nikon
DSLR?
There are several versions of the Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8
around. They will all work on the higher end Nikon
DSLRs, but as noted by others there are various
restrictions with a couple of the entry level models.
The AF problem is because it uses a motor in the camera
to refocus, while more recent designs have the motor
built into the lense itself. If the camera body does
not have the motor, it of course cannot auto focus.
Regardless of that, it is a fine lense. In particular
if you have the ED version with separate focus and zoom
rings and a tripod mount built into the lense, it is a
fabulous lense and you'll definitely want to make sure
that whatever DSLR body you buy is one that can use it.
The 80-200mm has long since been replaced by a 70-200mm
f/2.8 model with the builtin focusing motor, and then
another version came along with VR (Vibration
Reduction). The last ED version of the 80-200mm and the
two 70-200mm designs are optically equal. The more
recent version with VR is useful if you tend to shoot
handheld, and perhaps not an economical purchase if you
tend to use a tripod most of the time anyway.
--
Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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