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Nikon Zoom NIKKOR 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (AI, MKII). The view is shown in film camera. increase.
In short
Nikon Zoom NIKKOR 80 ~ 200mm 1: 4.5 is an old manual focus telephoto lens designed for Nikon film cameras. The lens uses the PUSH-PULL (trombone) design. Weak on open apertures, not bad for its age. It attracts with a constant relative aperture throughout the focal length range, low cost and excellent assembly. Old Kenny included this lens in his list of best Nikon Nikkor lenses.
Nikon Zoom NIKKOR 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (AI, MKII)
History
The first such lens was released back in December 1969. Lenses of the 80-200 / 4.5 class are based on two optical schemes: 15/10 from 1969 to 1977 and 12/9 from 1977 to 1981. Further, they are supplemented by a faster lens version with F / 4.0.
- Nippon Kogaku Japan Zoom-Nikkor Auto 1: 4.5 f = 80-f = 200mm (PRE AI), December 1969-1971, scheme 15/10
- Nikon Zoom-Nikkor Auto 1: 4.5 f = 80-f = 200mm (PRE AI), 1971-1973, scheme 15/10
- Nikon Zoom-Nikkor * With Auto 1: 4.5 f = 80-200mm (PRE AI), 1973-1975, scheme 15/10
- Nikon Zoom-Nikkor Auto 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (NEW, K), 1975-1977, circuit 15/10
- Nikon Zoom-Nikkor Auto 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (AI), 1977, scheme 12/9
- Nikon Zoom-Nikkor Auto 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (AI, MKII), 1977-1981, scheme 12/9
- Nikon Zoom-Nikkor Auto 80-200mm 1: 4 (AI-S), 1981-1998, scheme 13/9
This review shows the Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 AI-type version with an optical circuit for 12 elements in 9 groups and a rectangular hole on the bayonet side. Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 can be considered the great-great-grandfather of all lenses of class 80-200 / 2.8. Nikon was the first to release such a lens, which gained immense popularity.
Nikon Zoom NIKKOR 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (AI, MKII)
Main technical specifications of Nikon Zoom NIKKOR 80 ~ 200mm 1: 4.5:
| Name of instances from review | Nikon Zoom-NIKKOR 80 ~ 200mm 1: 4.5 842982. On the box is indicated Nikon F Zoom-NIKKOR 80 ~ 200mm f / 4.5 |
| Basic properties |
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| Front Filter Diameter | 52 mm, metal thread for filters |
| Body materials | All parts of the lens housing are made of metal |
| Focal length | 80-200 mm EGF for Nikon DX cameras is 120-300 mm, EGF for Nikon CX cameras is 216-540mm |
| Diagonal viewing angles | 30 ° to 12 ° for FX cameras |
| Zoom ratio | 2.5 x |
| Designed by | for Nikon film cameras with Nikon F mount |
| Number of aperture blades | 7 straight (not rounded) petals |
| Tags | markings on the focus / zoom ring with focusing distance in meters and feet, ', DOF scale for F / 32 (blue arc), F / 22 (yellow arc), F / 8 (pink), F / 4.5 ( arc green). Infrared label (red arc). Aperture ring, there are labels for F / 4.5 (green), 5.6, 8 (pink), 11, 16, 22 (yellow), 32 (cyan), other intermediate values cannot be set. There are values for 'fmm' focal lengths of 80, 90, 105, 135 and 200mm. |
| Diaphragm | over the entire range of focal lengths from F / 4.5 to F / 32. The lens has an aperture ring (Non-G - lens type) There are metal ears for communication with the camera. |
| MDF (minimum focusing distance) | 1.8 m over the entire range of focal lengths, with a maximum magnification ratio of 1: 6.9 per 200 mm |
| The weight | 750 g |
| Optical design | 12 elements in 9 groups. The lens does not use special optical elements.
The image is clickable. The same scheme is used by the Nikon Zoom-Nikkor Auto 80-200mm 1: 4.5 lens (AI, MKI, 1977 with a round hole on the bayonet side) |
| Lens hood | Nikon HN-7 metal lens hood screwed into front filter thread |
| Period | It was produced from July 1977 to December 1981. In August 1981 it was replaced by Nikon Zoom-NIKKOR 80 ~ 200mm 1: 4 (AI-S). |
| Manufacturer country | MADE IN JAPAN (Lens manufactured in Japan). Allegedly, more than 160.000 copies were produced. |
| Instructions | View my scan (in English) |
| Video review | Here |
| Price | New do not sell. In a variant B. at. 40-80 cu Prices for modern Nikon lenses can be found here. |
Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 is an AI lens and can be easily mounted to any modern Nikon DSLR camera.
Nikon Zoom NIKKOR 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (AI, MKII)
Assembly, control, focus
Lens body made very high quality... The diameter of the filter for the front lens, as for this type of lens, is generally tiny and is only 52 mm. The piston ring is rubberized, the diaphragm ring is not. On the side of the rear lens there is a rectangular hood that cuts off excess light and prevents flare. During focusing and changing focal lengths, the rear lens of the objective remains stationary. The lens length does not change while the focal length is changed.
One ring is responsible for focusing and changing the focal length. To change the focal length, pull or push the piston ring, to focus - rotate it. Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 uses'reversible PUSH-PULL'- the maximum focal length value is available when the piston ring is closest to the camera mount.
Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 focus ring rotates approximately 200 degrees... During focusing, the front lens rotates and extends forward. On the body there is a focusing distance scale, depth of field scale (in the form of colored stripes) and a mark for working in the infrared spectrum. The lens has a hard stop (hard infinity mechanical stop), which allows you to accurately and quickly focus the lens to infinity under any external temperature conditions.
Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 has a slightly pronounced 'Focus Breathing' effect (changing the viewing angle during focusing). During focusing towards the MDF, the viewing angle decreases. Due to the fact that the focus ring is wide enough and has a large and smooth stroke, the effect of 'Focus Breathing' is almost not noticeable during focusing.
The instructions indicate that there is no need to refocus when changing the focal length. In fact, it says about the lens parfocality: 'There is no need to refocus with each change in focal length'. In fact, when changing the focal length, the Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 misses focusing a little and is not parfocal.
Unfortunately, the lens changes the focal length under the weight of its own piston. Effect spontaneous piston movement on the copy from the review expressed very, very strong.
How to work with manual lenses is described in detail here и here. When working with Nikon 80-200 / 4.5, the green focus confirmation point works well and it is easy to focus on focus accuracy.
Nikon Zoom NIKKOR 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (AI, MKII)
Image quality and sample photos
First of all, I want to note that the f / 4.5 aperture, in terms of sharpness, is working across the entire range of focal lengths. The lens itself is sharp, sometimes even very sharp. On covered diaphragms, the Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 may surprise you. For harshness, he can forgive a little distortion, vignetting and chromatic aberration.
The weak point is backlighting and freezing (example) Non-rounded aperture blades can create nuts (example) In general, the lens has a nice bokeh.
The gallery shows photos without processing. Download RAW c source photos Nikon D90 can at this link. All these days there was cloudy weather due to which the gallery of pictures turned out to be small. At 200 mm focal length, the lens loves excerpts no longer than 1/200 second. Due to the very shaken piston, I had no desire to shoot for a long time on this lens.
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Enlightenment of the front lens Nikon Zoom NIKKOR 80-200mm 1: 4.5 (AI, MKII)
Video review
A brief video review can be viewed on my Youtube channel, here hereor below:
Results
Nikon Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm 1: 4.5 is a nice old school lens. The strong point is good sharpness, the weak point is the spontaneous movement of the piston.
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Thanks for the review!
Please correct: “create nuts (example)” - attached example of frigging, not nuts.
Fixed
everything would be fine, but manual telephoto zoom is hard
I have about 80-200 / 4 ai-s lying around.
Almost new. That's just somewhere on the 3-4 lens from the first whether it is grease or something .. it looks like spray. And on ebee was not visible. Apparently during transportation. And either because of this the hares and the contrast partially suffer, or something else ..
But sharpness is not bad. And it’s convenient to use. Of the 200 frames in the school, only 20 in focus were formed. On a7m2.
It is hard (both in the sense of wearing and in the sense of using), but the price / quality ratio is much higher than the modern plastic "rattle". Judging by my own Vivitar Series 1 70-210 mm f / 2.8-4 VMC (Komine, ver. 3), which is absolutely open throughout the focal range.
Well, why, any Sigma 70-300 is no worse, it’s only more expensive at 4-5 even in a used unit. I took my box in perfect condition on ebee for 20 euros along with delivery. Because I have this focal is not in demand, I took it basically because of the low price so that it was))
Now you can turn on focus peaking and increase the focusing area, if there is no particular rush, you can even shoot birds.
I have a similar lens about Yashiki 75-200 \ 4,5 with similar sores))
in terms of focal range and aperture ratio - a direct competitor to the Soviet Granit-11. Arkady, but for the rest of the characteristics? Granit-11 personally did not impress me (mine was without multilayer enlightenment) either on film or on digital.
Granite is not a competitor to this Nikkor. Although there are good options and Granite, but they are few. Niccor is more stable.
Tell me which telephoto lens for crop to take with a focal range of 70-300, 55-300 or so, given that the toad strangles 70-300 on the Nikkor.
Native 55-300 :)
Thanks for the answer) According to reviews and in your review does it have slow AF, is it even better than analogs of sigma or tamron?
There are simply no analogous sigma and tamrons 55-300. As for the speed af - you lose something, gain something. If you want everything at once - then Nikon 70-300 VR, Tamron 70-300 VC.
probably 55-200VR II will be better, because 55-300 more than 200mm already soap
55-200 both with last last stubs. If you do not farm for the hryvnorubl but for yourself then for the eyes.
Surprised that all recent reviews of full-length lenses were made on the Nikon D90.
I had such a camera - all the lenses on it were sharp, even frankly soapy ones.
I think that the review of optics for FF should be done on the basis of tests on an FF camera, first of all, and only secondarily on a crop camera. Otherwise, the review simply loses its meaning. And all these arguments of the type - probably everything will be good / bad at the edges - just start to annoy stupidly.
Good day!
Tell me, please, they offer this copy in excellent condition (the person is idle) for little money.
Should I take it? There is also the Vivitar series 1 70-210 1: 3,5.
Which one to take? Camera D90.
Thanks for the tip!
Take both
Excuse me, is this a macro lens?
Nikon 80-200 MKI - no.
I got it at the beginning of summer in a state of complete turbidity due to dirt and fungus. Disassembled - an excellent construct (a series like Arkady's in the review). All materials are thought out to the smallest detail and the logic of execution is at the highest level. Laundered cleaned - I'm not happy!
The first version of this lens has a design of 15 lenses in 10 blocks and the layout differs from the second version, mainly in the middle and rear lens blocks, and the first version weighs 880g, which is 130g heavier. Some highly respected reviewers say that the first version has the best picture among all Nikon lenses of all time (it was produced under the numbers 270075 - 284838 until August 1977), Ken Rockwell introduced the first version. in the list of the 10 best lenses of all time and seems to even show really great shots, as well as just wonderful bokeh from that version. Weller also says that there is simply no equal to him, and the hard stop is just what is worth for a manual lens. By the way, it is very interesting, but do these lenses have a hard stop for focusing at infinity?
Ken Rockwell has the LATEST version in this review, serial number 815666! And in the article, he reiterates, “All Nikon 80-200mm f / 4.5 lenses are excellent. I have found that the best is the AI “n” (new) version, which is recognized by the black rectangular plate on its rear suspension. ” (All Nikon's 80-200mm f / 4.5 zooms are excellent. I found the best is this AI “n” (new) version, which is recognized by the black rectangular plate on its rear mount.)
But is it parfocal?
Quote: “The instructions indicate that there is no need to refocus when changing the focal length. In fact, it says about the lens parfocality: 'There is no need to refocus with each change in focal length'. In reality, when the focal length is changed, the Nikon 80-200 / 4.5 misses the focus a little and is not parfocal. ”
I have version 80-200 F4 AIS. Just a crazy lens. Razor sharp with open, focus does not wander when zooming, which makes it very easy to focus quickly - pull at 200 focus-frame.
On F4, vignetting, but it is very easy to correct in FS, already at 6.3 a perfect picture. Heavier and bulkier 80-200 2.8
drove to the shelf, albeit autofocus, and this lens is always with me. Nice bokeshka. Excellent resolution of D610 and D7000. If you come across - take it, you will not regret it.
What are you shooting at him? Can I make a Lushnikov chip with a kinema?
Yes, I’m shooting everything, it perfectly resolves, at least a portrait, even a landscape. MDF 1.2 meters, almost macro. It wasn’t a problem to put a dandelion, but I didn’t put it, it makes no sense, I put a 180 F4 non-AF lens in the camera, it’s very convenient to twist the aperture on it, we obviously did ergonomics for reporters.
Or can you drop a few test photos at different apertures somewhere, both on a crop and on a full-frame camera, to see a real picture from your lens? And also a couple of RAWs at open apertures? They say that their old manual lenses were one of the best in the world, and at one time, and still remains so, since such manual lenses will never be released again ...
Fired up buying this subject. Shoveled tons of literature (sometimes very controversial)! Repeatedly contacted by specialists (two from Japan, two from the USA).
At the moment, I have a complete picture of the versions, their differences by year of release, serial numbers, inscriptions on the title ring, corrugation on the focus ring, the color of the strips of the aperture values and so on.
I monitored ALL (!!!) sold on eBay, corresponded with sellers, selected two very good ones, knocked down the price ...))) and ... nothing! Having problems with fucking PayPal, and other payment systems they don't accept ... (((
Very sorry! So much work and everything down the drain.
Today I will go to see the only one sold in our city, but I don’t harbor any special illusions ...
What happened to PayPal? I bought 5 lenses on eBay, all the rules.
surprisingly, the old zoom is sharper than the 80-200 / 2.8, and also produces better colors, it works great on crop too. Apparently, companies used much better grades of optical glass earlier, otherwise how can this be explained? Ken Vehler says the same thing ... Ken Rockwell has tested it on the D810 and he solves it without problems. Maybe the point is that this lens was expensive when it was released, and therefore the best glasses were really used in it? Or maybe the whole point is that it is not as fast as 80-200 / 2,8 and therefore surpasses it optically. It can be bought in China for $ 100 when it is almost new, and the old version in good condition can sometimes be bought for $ 50 at all.
Version with f / 4,0, near Jupiter-37
Version f / 4.0, removed for test
focal length 80 mm, open, Canon 5D in jpg, no processing
From the same place, only focal 200 mm
Another long distance test, 80 mm.
200 mm
80-200 f4, open with Canon 5D, in jpg without processing
80-200 f4, open with Canon 5D, in jpg without processing
80-200 f4, open, 200 mm, with Canon 5D, in jpg without processing
I got this lens the other day. The ring also rolls back and forth by itself, and a little backlash, but it's still very convenient to use, surprisingly. But there is a run over infinity, which I really do not like. Now I'm trying to find some information, whether it's a breakdown, or the alignment just got out of hand, and I can somehow debug it at home, but I haven't really found anything yet.
My favorite. With the installation on the Sony a7r iii, I just got a second life.
Bonjour, existe-il un successeur en version AF ? Mercy!
https://radojuva.com/2014/07/nikon-80-200-af-nikkor-4-5-5-6d/
https://radojuva.com/2017/01/nikon-ed-af-80-200mm-2-8-mki/
TELL THIS LENS IS SUITABLE FOR NIKON d7000?
Yes, it will fit, but there will be no autofocus