Nikkor 80-200mm F/2.8 D ED,,,, HELP! (Page 3): Actually, there are three D versions of this lens. The oldest is the push-pull zoom one; the next is a two ring one-zoom with one ring...

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

Screamin Scott wrote:

You must have dialed in the older push pull lens Ron... here is a link to the "sold " listings for this lens on eBay...
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Actually, there are three D versions of this lens. The oldest is the push-pull zoom one; the next is a two ring one-zoom with one ring and manual focus/fine focus with the other or autofocus with an in camera motor; the third is like the second, but has the added silent wave motors- this version would work on a D3000 or D5000 body with autofocus. All the above are 80-200 f2.8, and none of these lenses have VR.

houdel Loc: Chase, Michigan USA

Jahawk wrote:

Thats an FX lens and will not work on your camera, must be a D7000, D7100 or FX model

Right answer, wrong reason. The reason that it will not auto focus is NOT that it is a FX lens - that point is completely irrelevant, FX lenses generally work quite well on DX bodies (but not the converse). And contrary to popular opinion, the reason it will not auto focus is NOT that it is a "D" series lens. The correct reason it will not auto focus is that it is an "AF" lens, and the consumer level D3xxx and D5xxx bodies do not have an internal focus motor to focus "AF" lenses which also do not have an internal focus motor. D3xxx and D5xxx bodies require "AF-S" lenses which have an internal focus motor in order to auto focus.

Just to clarify the "D" series issue, most of these lenses are "AF" lenses and will not auto focus on D3xxx and D5xxx bodies. However, there are a few "AF-S" "D" series lenses which have an internal focus motor; these lenses will auto focus on D3xxx and D5xxx bodies.

MtnMan Loc: ID

Jahawk wrote:

Thats an FX lens and will not work on your camera, must be a D7000, D7100 or FX model

It has nothing to do with being an FX lens.

The old mechanism for autofocus was a motor in the camera. Higher end Nikons including D7xxx and all FX cameras have them. D3xxx and D5xxx do not have the focus motor in the camera. They require lenses with the focus motor in the lens. They are designated AF-S.

MtnMan Loc: ID

houdel wrote:

Right answer, wrong reason. The reason that it wil... (show quote)

DX lenses work on FX cameras. Some uses will show significant vignette and edge distortion but not all lenses and not in all modes. All FX cameras have a DX mode at least.

houdel Loc: Chase, Michigan USA

MtnMan wrote:

DX lenses work on FX cameras. Some uses will show significant vignette and edge distortion but not all lenses and not in all modes. All FX cameras have a DX mode at least.

I didn't mean to imply DX lenses wouldn't work on FX bodies, only that there are shortcomings using that route. Thanks for clarifying my response.

carl hervol Loc: jacksonville florida

Smart move but I would get 7100 or 7200 in factory refrub. There is nothing wrong with refrub .there usually better than because they been spec out. Go to nikons wedsite and look for there refrubs you con a lot of money this way .I've two refrubs for two years with no problems.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

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.

I will defer to Goofy Newfy's information regarding whether the lens will auto focus or not.

I'll add that I have a Nikkor 80~200 ED f/2.8 that is completely manual. It's a fantastic lens.
--Bob

mackolb

Your photo of the lens shows that the lens appears to be in M for manual focus, rather than A for auto focus. If you haven't already tried changing the setting on the lens, let us know if that was your problem. It should work!

houdel Loc: Chase, Michigan USA

mackolb wrote:

Your photo of the lens shows that the lens appears to be in M for manual focus, rather than A for auto focus. If you haven't already tried changing the setting on the lens, let us know if that was your problem. It should work!

That won't make a difference on OP's body. The lens is an"AF Nikkor", which means it does not have a focus motor in the lens and the auto focus is driven by a focus motor in the body. Nikon D3xx and D5xxx bodies do not have a focus motor; they require an "AF-S" lens with a focus motor in the lens in order to auto focus.

mackolb

Well, OK. I had used that lens on a Nikon D1x, D2h, D2hs and D2x until I realized I need VR stabilization for my aging hands and arms. I was only responding to the logical, "is your device plugged in?" observation.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

cjc2 wrote:

I have owned almost all of the 80-200 and 70-200 2... (show quote)

In newer Nikon Cameras, if you put a DX lens on an FX camera, the camera will automatically change to DX mode and great crop format images. It will automatically detect FX lenses and create full frame images using the entire sensor. Older FX cameras will vignette the image leaving the outer part of the image unexposed with a center circle of image representing the DX format.. Not really an issue as you can easily crop the image to what ever size you need. Essentially, all Nikon DSLR lenses will work on all Nikon cameras with the auto focus exception on the D3xxx and D5xxx cameras without SWM lenses. This is one thing that makes Nikon attractive to me as I can use any Nikon lens on my Nikon D7xxx or higher camera that dates after 1980 or so without worry.

MtnMan Loc: ID

dcampbell52 wrote:

In newer Nikon Cameras, if you put a DX lens on an... (show quote)

Only if set to autodetect. On the D800 you can choose five image areas to use with any lens.

The lens zoom setting on a DX lens affects the result. Some lenses (e.g 10-24 above 18) work fine in all area modes including full FX. You need to test each combination.

BigGWells Loc: Olympia, WA

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.

This lens will work fine on your D3200, it just will not AF. This lens does not have a focus motor in it, so requires a body like say the 7000, 7100, 7200 or anyone that does have the motor. I have this lens and I would not let it go for anything.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

MtnMan wrote:

Only if set to autodetect. On the D800 you can choose five image areas to use with any lens.

The lens zoom setting on a DX lens affects the result. Some lenses (e.g 10-24 above 18) work fine in all area modes including full FX. You need to test each combination.

True on the D8xx but the point is that all Nikon DSLR lenses will work on all Nikon DSLR's without regard to whether they are FX or DX lenses or cameras. The only issue is on the D3xxx and D5xxx whether the lens has the built in focus motor or you have to manually focus.

MtnMan Loc: ID

dcampbell52 wrote:

True on the D8xx but the point is that all Nikon DSLR lenses will work on all Nikon DSLR's without regard to whether they are FX or DX lenses or cameras. The only issue is on the D3xxx and D5xxx whether the lens has the built in focus motor or you have to manually focus.

Agreed.