djs's reviews

Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Nikkor

I have only used the lens on a D70 and D200; AF is very fast, image quality is superb. The lens is very heavy and is not really fun to carry around for a couple of hours. I can confirm the softness at 200mm setting mentioned in the SLRGear review. AT fully open aperture and minimal focus distance, mine is really soft. I had compared shots to the 70-180 Micro and was blown away twice: first by how good the 70-180 is and second how soft the 80-200 is. Even stopping down to f/4 or even f/5.6 didn't get close to the results produced by the 80-200. Other than that, an excellent glass and a solid build quality.