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F2 with 80-200 zoom f4.5

An Nikkor 80-200 f4.5 Zoom mounted on F2A.
While pictures below were the earlier versions (Note the zoom ring textures).


Older version of the f4.5



old version with upgrades



The final version prior to the upgrade to f4. This lens changed a lot of users' view on zoom quality and paved way to a more rapid & wider acceptance of zoom lenses of today. Quite sourced after in the collectible market.



Optical construction of Old & New Lenses compared.


optical design old

15 elements in 10 groups for the older version (f4.5)


optical design new

13 elements in 9 groups for the current version (f4)



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