frederick <lost@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Floyd L. Davidson wrote:
>> The 80-200mm has long since been replaced by a 70-200mm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.
>>
>The 80-200 AF-D is still a current model, so not really "replaced".
The 1998 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D IF-ED zoom
was discontinued in 2003. This lense has 18 elements in
14 groups, with ED glass used in 5 elements.
The 1996 AF Zoom Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED was
discontinued in 2006. (15 elements in 11 groups, with 3
ED elements, which is the same as all previous AF
80-200mm f/2.8 Nikkors).
>AFAIK, all AF versions are "ED".
The AF 80-200mm f/2.8 design began in 1977, with ED
glass. It was different, however, from the manual focus
80-200mm with ED glass, which was a 15 element design.
The first AF version was finally released in 1988.
>Rumour has it that it's no longer
>manufactured. That would be a shame if true. Canon retains lower cost
>non-IS versions of it's excellent 70-200 L f4 and f2.8 lenses.
>The AFS (but non VR) lens of this focal length and aperture equivalent
>was an 80-200, not 70-200. It is reputed by some to have the best
>optics of any versions. It is no longer manufactured, and AFAIK not
>available new for some time.
>The 70-200 VR is nearly double the price of the 80-200 AF-D. The
>optical design differs from the 80-200 AF-D, more similar to the AF-s
>80-200.
Some claim the AFS version of the 80-200mm f/2.8 was
optically superior to the none Silent Wave versions.
The 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lense released in 2003 has 21
elements in 15 groups.
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Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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