Nikkor 80-200mm F/2.8 D ED,,,, HELP! (Page 2): I bought it off of eBay, out of Japan. it cost me 630.00. It came with a Leather storage Case, Front & Rear caps. and appears to be in...

Fastlens

I bought it off of eBay, out of Japan. it cost me 630.00. It came with a Leather storage Case, Front & Rear caps. and appears to be in ""Pristine Condition" That so far today,,, has taken Perfect images!

I can return it but I would rather get a second Body . I'm going to inform the seller about his "Miss-information"" and see where it goes from there

THANK YOU everyone for all the Helpful information What a GREAT site! will TTYL S.

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

Just a heads up. The model you have is still made and sold by Nikon. They did , for a short run, make an AFS version of this lens. If you had gotten that version, it would have auto focused as well. The "D" version will not though.

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Screamin Scott wrote:

Just a heads up. The model you have is still made and sold by Nikon. They did , for a short run, make an AFS version of this lens. If you had gotten that version, it would have auto focused as well. The "D" version will not though.

The AF-S version of the 80-200mm f/2.8 is not very desirable. It had a high failure rate on the focus motor, and there are no longer any spare parts available to repair it.

The 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D with separate focus and zoom rings, plus the tripod foot, is an exceptional lens. It does have a problem with AF at close distances, and can often be recalcitrant. Not good if one is doing "fast action" work at less that 8 or 10 feet. Slower work or greater subject distances, and it is great. The 70-200mm f/2.8G VR is not as good on a FF body. The 70-200mm f/2.8G VRII is sharper and much faster, and of course comes at a much higher price.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Fastlens wrote:

I need some help with this one. Before I bought this lens I had asked if it would work on my D-3200,,,, He said YES! it will move & it does not! Can anyone tell me what camera body this lens will work/auto focus for, or am I missing something here?

It does manual focus and gives me Beautiful results but the auto isn't doing it's thing!

Thank You in advance, S.

By now, you know it won't autofocus on a D-3200 and you know why not. Do you mind my asking where you bought this excellent lens which was sold to you by a blithering idiot? Oh, and enjoy it on your new 7XXX camera.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Fastlens wrote:

I need some help with this one. Before I bought this lens I had asked if it would work on my D-3200...

Now you know the meaning of the word "work." He didn't lie, but not all the features of the lens will work with your camera. Autofocus is nice to have, especially when you thought you were getting it. Hopefully, you can return the lens - or get a body with a focusing motor.

RKL349 Loc: Connecticut

Fastlens wrote:

Thank You very much!!! I have been wanting a 7000!

I have a D7000 that I purchased in March of 2014, new, from B&H. It is a USA model, and has probably less than 2000 clicks on the shutter. I am looking to upgrade possibly to a D7200. Includes all bits and pieces and is in excellent condition. $450. Plus shipping. I do not use it much because I purchased a D610, which I now use more often. It has a focus motor drive in the body so it will accommodate most older, as well as newer, Nikon AF lenses. PRivate message me if interested.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Fastlens wrote:

I need some help with this one. Before I bought this lens I had asked if it would work on my D-3200,,,, He said YES! it will move & it does not! Can anyone tell me what camera body this lens will work/auto focus for, or am I missing something here?

It does manual focus and gives me Beautiful results but the auto isn't doing it's thing!

Thank You in advance, S.

OK, an option might be to get a D7100 camera, they are generally a great value used on e bay and in camera stores. I just got your lens mint condition for around $600.00. You should be able to get a D7100 for around the same price.

sab2101 Loc: Henderson Nv.

Fastlens wrote:

I need some help with this one. Before I bought this lens I had asked if it would work on my D-3200,,,, He said YES! it will move & it does not! Can anyone tell me what camera body this lens will work/auto focus for, or am I missing something here?

It does manual focus and gives me Beautiful results but the auto isn't doing it's thing!

Thank You in advance, S.

For the 3000 or 5000 series Nikon cameras (These cameras do not have a built in focusing motor) in order for it to auto-focus you need a Nikon lens that has AF-S, or DX AF-S. The key letters are AF-S. Hope this helps............Mike

rrkazman

The lens thing with Nikon is a quagmire it requires that you do allot of study. Nikon does not offer a lens compatibility page ob their web site that is clear. I studied for about 6 months before I bought my 7100 this spring. This was my first new real camera since I bought my FM-2 in 1983. I bought it on E-Bay in a package. The advertised lenses were to be FX. But when the kit arrived they had been changed for DX-VR with internal motors. While I am very pleased with the Lens, I was disappointed with the seller. I latter inquired and in the fine print they did clearly state that the listed lenses my be sub for others if equivalent. As for the 7100 it is a very fine Camera, I have taken about 500 to 600 pictures since I received it and I have been more than pleased with every one.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

Fastlens wrote:

I need some help with this one. Before I bought this lens I had asked if it would work on my D-3200,,,, He said YES! it will move & it does not! Can anyone tell me what camera body this lens will work/auto focus for, or am I missing something here?

It does manual focus and gives me Beautiful results but the auto isn't doing it's thing!

Thank You in advance, S.

The lens will work on your camera but will not Auto Focus. Your camera does NOT have a built in focus motor and that lens requires one to autofocus. The D7xxx and above are the only cameras with the auto focus motor in the cameras so that they can use either Lens motors or camera motor to focus. The D3xxx and D5xxx cameras require lenses with the motor in the lens to auto focus. Again the lens will work but you must manually focus the lens. By the way FX lenses will work on DX cameras the FX and DX has nothing to do with auto focus it has to do with the difference in the 1.5 focal adjustment which would make a 200 mm lens seem to be a 300mm lens.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

rrkazman wrote:

The lens thing with Nikon is a quagmire it require... (show quote)

Actually Nikon does. All Nikon lenses are compatible.. Some just require manually focusing rather than autofocus. If you have a 3xxx (D3100, D3200 etc or D5100 D5xxx camera) and want the lens to auto focus, it MUST have the motor (Silent Wave Motor or SWM) built into the lens. Those lens are marked with an SWM on them

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

I have owned almost all of the 80-200 and 70-200 2.8 lenses including that one. It was a very good lens, but it was manufactured before Nikon "saw the light" and started adding focusing motors to their lenses. Therefore it requires a camera which has a built in focus motor as previously stated. Being designed in the era of film I would call it a FX, or full frame lens. Any such lens will work on either the FX or DX format. A DX lens will most likely not cover the FX frame size. Of additional interest to me was your sourcing of your copy. Obviously they were either incompetent or had sleazy business practices, perhaps both. It also seems you were overcharged and my guess is that Nikon USA would not repair this lens even if you want to pay for the work. That's what you encounter if you source your stuff at other than authorized USA dealers, of which there are plenty. For used, KEH comes to mind as do the other large retailers with a net presence. In my opinion, you'd be better served by heading in this direction in the future. Best of luck.

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

Fastlens wrote:

Thank You very much!!! I have been wanting a 7000!

Go for a 7100. More pixels!!!

bdo Loc: Colorado

Fastlens wrote:

I need some help with this one. Before I bought this lens I had asked if it would work on my D-3200,,,, He said YES! it will move & it does not! Can anyone tell me what camera body this lens will work/auto focus for, or am I missing something here?

It does manual focus and gives me Beautiful results but the auto isn't doing it's thing!

Thank You in advance, S.

Nikon has two basic types of autofocus.

The earlier version (AF?) involved placing the focus motor in the camera body, which then coupled to the lens through a mechanical connection (often called the "screwdriver" ).

The later version (AF-S?) placed the focus motor in the lens body itself. Information to drive the focus motor comes though electrical connections between the lens and the body.

Your 80-200mm zoom is the earlier version, and requires a camera body with the focus motor on the body. As I understand it, the 3xxx series (and maybe the 5XXX?) do not have this motor, and therefore only the AF-S lenses will autofocus on these bodies. Eliminating the motor from the camera body was an obvious cost-saving move.

The 7xxx series do have the motor in the body. These bodies will autofocus either the AF (no motor in lens) or the AF-S (motor in the lens). That is the main reason the 7xxx series costs more.

Hope this helps...

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

Not only the AF, but the D7xxx series will also meter with older manual focus lenses in either Aperture or Manual modes whereas the D3xxx D5xxx won't.Of course there are other improvements in the D7xxx series that we won't get into here...

bdo wrote:

The 7xxx series do have the motor in the body. These bodies will autofocus either the AF (no motor in lens) or the AF-S (motor in the lens). That is the main reason the 7xxx series costs more.

Hope this helps...