Nikon SLR F80 Historical Question

[albertdarmali]

I was just wondering, during when Nikon F80 was still being sold new (not discontinued), what current Nikon

28-80mm and 80-200mm lenses were available that time? And also which SB28 flash was available?

 

I am not very familiar with film equipment so I hope someone can help me with this. Thanks.

[ShunCheung]

The F80/N80 was discontinued merely 2, 3 years ago. Therefore, when it was available new, you had the 80-200mm/f2.8 AF-D with tripod collar, 80-200mm/f2.8 AF-S and the current 70-200mm/f2.8 AF-S VR as its contemporaries.

 

The Nikon D100 DSLR (2002), Fuji S2 (also 2002), S3 and the two versions of Kodak's 14MP Nikon-mount DSLR (2003 to about 2005) were all based on the F80.

 

The SB-28 was available in the late 1990's. In 1999, Nikon added the D-TTL version the SB-28 DX for the D1 DSLR.

[albertdarmali]

Cool. Thanks for the information Shun. Because the guy who is selling the camera gears had no idea of what kind of lenses he's selling.

[ShunCheung]

We had a pretty good thread on the various 80-200mm/f2.8 AF versions:

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=000nBZ

 

I would ask whether the 80-200mm/f2.8 AF has a tripod collar built in, and if it is built in, whether it is removable. The one on the AF-S is removable while the one on the AF-D version is not (unless you take the lens apart).

[albertdarmali]

Yeah. Actually he's selling it really cheap and he might get confused with 70-300mm instead - which is a VERY different lens, haha...

[hugh_davis]

There's another possibility--the 80-200 4.5-5.6 D, one of the plastic fantastic series, very inexpensive and very lightweight. Thom Hogan reports he borrowed one from Galen Rowell once, Galen's admonition being to shoot it at f/11. I suspect that's the one here. HWD

[albertdarmali]

Yes most probably. But I am not very interested in that one. I guess I just need to tell him I'll pass the offer then.