General
A lens review, after quite some time - indeed, I think last time I reviewed a lens was in April, when I offered you my view on the Tokina AF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens. Today's review will also involve a venerable old piece of equipment, the Nikon Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8. Notice that there are two different versions out there, the one features a more modern rotating zoom barrel, while the other one is a bit more retro push-pull one. They're optically more or less the same. There is also a newer, AF-S lens with the same specs. The review is about the older AF version, with the push-pull mechanism.
Pros/Cons
+ incredibly versatile tele, suitable for many different situations
+ perfectly acceptable image quality, even wide-open
+ used models go for very cheap
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A lens review, after quite some time - indeed, I think last time I reviewed a lens was in April, when I offered you my view on the Tokina AF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens. Today's review will also involve a venerable old piece of equipment, the Nikon Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8. Notice that there are two different versions out there, the one features a more modern rotating zoom barrel, while the other one is a bit more retro push-pull one. They're optically more or less the same. There is also a newer, AF-S lens with the same specs. The review is about the older AF version, with the push-pull mechanism.
| If you're shooting in low light, a couple of extra stops are great to have |
Pros/Cons
+ incredibly versatile tele, suitable for many different situations
+ perfectly acceptable image quality, even wide-open
+ used models go for very cheap
Read more »
