![]() ![]() Strips of tape in place, arrowed, end zoom creep.Īs I install CPUs in all my MF lenses to enhance function, I set about the 80-200mm. Neither its length nor the front or rear glasses move longitudinally when the delightfully light collar is operated to either focus or zoom, but the lens does rotate when focused, so it’s less than ideal for fans of polarizing filters. ![]() The lens has the usual zoom creep, and a couple of strips of black vinyl insulating tape fixed that in a jiffy, also firming up the focus resistance. Excellent examples can be found for less and most have loose zoom rings. It cost me $130, pretty much at the top end of the range for this lens. Mine is a very late 1981 model from the last production run, all of which was in an Ai mount, meaning the lens will fit all modern Nikon DSLRs. ![]() Many claim the optics improved also, but I have no way of confirming that. The smart money – and not much money at that – opts for the last series in which the earlier 15 elements in 10 groups construction was reduced to 12/9, starting in 1977, with an attendant weight reduction of 2.8 ounces to 26.5 ounces. Some 180,000 in all, if serial numbers are any guide, starting in 1969 through December, 1981. They use one ring for focus and trombone-style zoom. Nikon made a lot of these one-touch lenses. ![]()
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