LookintheLens Loc: Los Angeles, CA

Lens is in excellent condition

B&H USA price new is $899, I am asking $600 plus shipping.

Built in Lens Hood (included)has been removed by Nikon Prof. Svcs as it interferes with use in a sound blimp. It can be reattached by a prof. camera service technician. I prefer the screw-in lens hoods as they are larger and provide more shade protection.

Comes in original box with leatherette carrying case (never used), 72mm lens cap and LF-1 rear cap.

This particular lens is exceptionally sharp, very bright at f2.8 and not too heavy.

Contact: scottalan.sh@gmail.com

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Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

A bit pricey...I paid $310 for one from KEH in bargain condition (looks pristine though). Didn't come with caps or case though. Great lens, to be sure...

authorizeduser Loc: Monroe, Michigan

I just picked up one for $375 in mint condition with the caps and hood still attached. The $899 price is for the "D" version. $600 is too high. More like $450 since there is a case and box.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

I hope I don't get "yelled at" for resurrecting a 7-year-old thread, but…

I just bought this lens (but not the "D" version) from a local camera store. He had it tagged at $449.00 but told me I could take it home for a week or two, play with it and, if I liked it, he'd "make a deal". First, let me say that this lens looked like it had never been used. Not a mark of any kind on it. Both caps, but no case. The "deal" he gave me was… $249.00.

Can't complain. It's a beautiful lens.

What I'd like to know is what is the difference between this pre-D lens (I believe it's the "N"?) and the "D" version. I know that optically ALL 180mm versions are the same and that the differences are either cosmetic or functional. What, if anything, am I missing by not having the "D"? My thought is: not much.

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

So called "D" lenses such as my 50mm f/1.4D and my 70-210 f/4-5.6D send distance information to the camera for use in flash or exposure calculations.

Just about all of the marked "D" lenses also had screw drive AF which required a motor built into the camera body to AF. All current Nikon lenses also send the "D" information to the camera they just are no longer marked "D".

I don't believe the lens listed here is a "D" lens. The ED in the lens title is for extra low dispersion glass.

The "N" on a Nikon lens simply means nano crystal coating.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Apparently there WAS a "n" (lower-case, I believe) version of at least this lens. I don't know if it applied to others. But, as for THIS lens, the "n" may indicate "newer" when it was first given the update to AF. The "D" version came afterwards. There's a whole timeline of this lens and all of its various versions on Ken Rockwell's site. In the case of the 180, there never was a "N" (upper-case) version with "Nano-coating". So, the "N" does not mean THAT.

flip1948 Loc: Hamden, CT

Well, you used N (upper case) which is why I added the explanation for that.

kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

My mistake.