Kang C Zau wrote in message ...

>does anyone have any experience with nikon's other 80-200/f4 af zoom ?
>i want to reduce weight, carrying the F4s with f2.8zoom and flashlight
>is really heavy.
>is it optically decent ? there is not too many of them for sale on the
>...marketplace, which is inconclusive - could be because no one buys
>them, or no one wants to sell it.
>i am looking for some user comments.


Hmmm, there was (briefly) an AF Nikkor 70-210mm f4 (same optics as the
excellent 70-210 f4 E), and there is an (also excellent) 80-200mm f4
manual-focus Nikkor, but no 80-200mm f4 AF (there is an 80-200mm
f4.5-5.6 AF Nikkor, though...).
David Ruether
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