About the product.
The Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI is one of the quiet bargains of the Nikon manual-focus catalogue. A 200mm prime gets you compression and reach no kit zoom approaches, and this one does it at 530g — light enough to hand-hold all afternoon, which a modern 200mm emphatically is not. It is sharp across the frame wide open at f/4, sharpest around f/5.6, with no visible distortion and only minor lateral chromatic aberration. The built-in telescoping hood means one less thing to carry or lose.
Specifications
- Focal length: 200mm
- Aperture range: f/4 to f/32, 9 blades
- Optical design: 5 elements in 5 groups
- Mount: Nikon F, AI-coupled — full-aperture metering on AI bodies, and safe on modern Nikon DSLRs
- Focus: Manual, minimum 2m
- Filter thread: 52mm
- Lens hood: Built-in, telescoping
- Weight: 530g
- Production: 1977-1981
- Format: 35mm full-frame coverage
Condition
- Cosmetic: Serviced and cleaned recently. The lens is clean and free of fungus, haze or scratches.
- Functional: Working well, with smooth focus and aperture rings.
Included
- Nikon Nikkor AI 200mm f/4 lens
- Lens cap
In short
Recently serviced with genuinely clear glass. A sharp, light, inexpensive telephoto that gets used rather than admired.
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