Nikon F 80-200mm lens

Nikon has manufactured 10 different zoom lenses with a focal-length range of 80 to 200 mm range.

f/4.5 MK-I
f/4.5 MK-II
f/4.0 AI-S
f/2.8 ED AI-S
f/2.8D ED AF
f/2.8D ED AF II
f/2.8D IF-ED AF III
f/4.5-5.6D AF Macro
f/2.8D IF-ED AF-S - Nikon first announced the development of the AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF in February 2002, with the lens becoming available for purchase in April 2003. This lens was optically matched with then new DX format as this was the leading lens format of the time.[1]

80-200mm f/2.8 ED AF Zoom-Nikkor

Specifications

Attribute	f/4.5 MK-I	f/4.5 MK-II	f/4.0	f/2.8 ED	f/2.8 ED AF MK-I	f/2.8D ED AF MK-II	f/2.8D ED AF MK-III	f/4.5-5.6D AF	f/2.8D IF-ED AF-S
AF	No				Yes
Silent Wave Motor	No								Yes
Maximum aperture	f/4.5		f/4.0	f/2.8				f/4.5-5.6	f/2.8
Minimum aperture	f/32				f/22			f/32	f/22
Weight	880 g 1.94 lb	750 g 1.65 lb	810 g 1.79 lb	1,900 g 4.2 lb	1,200 g 2.6 lb		1,300 g 2.9 lb	300 g 0.66 lb	1,580 g 3.48 lb
Maximum diameter	74.5 mm 2.93 in	73 mm 2.9 in		99 mm 3.9 in	85.5 mm 3.37 in	87 mm 3.4 in		72 mm 2.8 in	88 mm 3.5 in
Length	162 mm 6.4 in			223 mm 8.8 in	184.5 mm 7.26 in	185 mm 7.3 in		87.5 mm 3.44 in	187 mm 7.4 in
Filter diameter	52mm		62mm	96mm	77mm			52mm	77mm
Horizontal viewing angle	25.4 - 10.3°
Vertical viewing angle	17.1 - 6.9°
Diagonal viewing angle	30.3 - 12.3°
Groups/elements	10/15	9/12	9/13	11/15	11/16			8/10	14/18
# of diaphragm blades	7		9					7	9
Closest focusing distance	1.8 m 5.9 ft		1.2 m 3.9 ft	2.5 m 8.2 ft	1.4 m 4.6 ft			1.5 m 4.9 ft
Release date	1969	1977	1981	1982	1988	1992	1996	1995	1998
Patent(s)	[2]	[3]	[4]	[5]
MSRP $							1269.99

http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/nikon_70-200_2p8_vr_n15/
US patent 3615125A, Higuchi, Takashi & Nakamura, Soichi, "Compact telephoto type zoom lens", issued 1971-10-26, assigned to Nikon Corp
US patent 4223981A, Mizutani, Norio & Hamanishi, Yoshinari, "Telephoto zoom lens", issued 1980-09-23, assigned to Nikon Corp
US patent 4468096A, Hamanishi, Yoshinari, "Four-group telephoto zoom lens", issued 1984-08-28, assigned to Nikon Corp
US patent 4468097A, Hamanishi, Yoshinari, "Four-group great aperture ratio zoom lens", issued 1984-08-28, assigned to Nikon Corp

80-200mm f/4.5 Zoom-Nikkor Mk II
Nikon 80-200mm f/4 push-pull zoom lens, manual focus
Close up of Nikon 80-200 f/4 zoom lens showing the color-coded depth-of-field lines

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