Nikon AF 80-200 f/2.8 ED D : Specifications and Opinions

Nikon AF 80-200 f/2.8 ED D

The Nikon AF 80-200 f/2.8 ED D is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1998 to 2018 (discontinued). The focus is done by In-camera AF motor, it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 1012 €;

111 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.

Specifications
Focal lenght	80-200 mm
Angle of view	30.3 - 12.4°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.8
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	16 elements in 11 groups
Min. focus distance	1.5 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.14x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	In-camera AF motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	Yes
Extenders	Yes
Filters	77 mm
Lens hood	Built-in
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	1340 g
Dimensions	87 x 195 mm
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Andrea Biagiolini

sent on 10 Febbraio 2026

Pros: Rendered color, robustness, fixed brightness, excellent detail already on the film, design and handling.

Cons: The coating is a bit bizarre too rough, an easy receptacle for dust and dirt on the outside; some tendency of dust even internal.

Opinion: Used at the time of my first Nikon, the F90X, then on F5, it had literally fascinated me: massive but not heavy, perfect to adapt to all camera bodies, it was an excellent companion for both portraits and landscapes and animals, at close range. The fine detail and the color rendering - beautiful, warm and full - already made it a tool capable of giving great satisfaction for analog photography. The MAF was rather silent, not very fast but decidedly precise, its fixed brightness led it to an almost constant use of mine and preferable to the fixed lens. I still regret the colors rendered by the Nikons, even if almost 30 years have now made the difference, but compared to the later Canon 70-200 f/2.8 it won, for my taste. The only drawback was the dust, which sometimes managed to get under the cap with distance displays and above all the creation of the coating, rugged and beautiful but prone to dirt with intensive use. Bazzecole, rating 9.9 .

Leonelli Ivan

sent on 10 Febbraio 2026

Pros: Perfect optics better than many fixed color rendering already at 2.8 both on analog and digital is super

Cons: Heavy only drawback

Opinion: I use this zoom and I own the pump one and d I think the second series I have always had after the transition to AF reflexes, always up to the height beautiful colors the blurred keep it mounted by security I think there is nothing better today it is found little used on 300 € the only point against the weight all the day in the backpack feels outdated this lens take it worth every penny it costs only with the NIKON 800E I had problems with performance for the rest used in manual on F3 -FM2-FE2 better than the various ai sold all I use it on the digital D600 so much quality light stuff already at full aperture

Giovanni60

sent on 12 Maggio 2025

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FotografiaDigitale

sent on 11 Maggio 2025

Pros: Optical quality of a fixed lens, solidity, contrast, colors

Cons: a bit heavy....

Opinion: Passed from Nikkor "pump" zoom of medium quality (70-210 f/4.0-5.6; 35-135 f/3.5-4.5; 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6) the difference is all there and you can see it... indestructible, sharp at f/2.8, outstanding bokeh, sharpness, color quality, contrast..... post-production is almost never needed... Used even in extreme conditions and burst photos it hardly misses the shot... used on both the D300s and D700 is always ready and responsive... the use is not only for landscape, photo hunting and moving photos but also for portraits precisely because of the quality of the blur... I also tried to take moving photos from the passenger side car and it never goes wrong..... The macro function is not excellent and can be used occasionally. The construction is very good even if it has plastic parts, but still weighs for the number of internal lenses and the size of the front lens (77mm). If you find it in good condition it is still an excellent lens that has nothing to envy to the 70-200. It is nicknamed the "biference" for its two focus and focal rings, it is not "pump-shaped" like its two predecessors. If weight is not a problem it becomes irreplaceable, even if carried around for several hours you can feel .... A monopod is recommended if you use it for a long time for sports photos or photographic hunting. The cost of second-hand today is low, if you find it, don't miss it.

Pucci Mirti della Valle

sent on 24 Dicembre 2024

Pros: Definition, colors, contrast, F2.8 rendering, overall build quality

Cons: Vignetting at 80mm at TA but not so much

Opinion: I had this lens given as a gift (in front of a gift how do you say no?) despite already having a lens of identical focal length (Tokina 828 80-200 F2.8), and since I have owned it, I have practically not detached it from the Nikon D3. It is its age but I consider it a very good lens, very well built and, as absurd as it is, it does not even weigh too much (compared to the aforementioned rival Tokina). The performance is really surprising, the performance already at F2.8 is really incredible, it remains extremely constant always, clearly that helping with a little aperture it improves even more. The colors it reproduces, especially in the complexion, are truly surprising, very bright and realistic. Great definition but never exasperated like the most current lenses, it is much more "sincere". So far I have never encountered chromatic aberrations even at the edges of the poles or on the "cut" of the snow where many lenses collapse. Built very well but despite everything it remains one of the lightest in its category in my opinion, the Canon of the same series weighs a little more, the Tokina in my possession we don't even talk about it ... Today it is found at prices all in all accessible to most, so it is even more tempting, let's pay attention to the fact that it is not stabilized, slow AF if you decide to do sports, but I don't care as I don't do any. Perhaps the only real sore point that I would never have expected on a lens of such caliber is the AF/MF selector, a light plastic ring with a delicate appearance, for everything else I consider it a truly amazing lens, so much so that it is always with me everywhere. Another drawback, the lens hood cannot be mounted backwards, so in certain situations it becomes uncomfortable to have it behind.

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