Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]N. B. Watson wrote: > > I just got off the telephone with a Mr. Morigani (?) on Nikon USA's > technical support line (800-NIKON-US) who told me that the 80-200 AF-S > "weighs 55 oz., is 8 inches long, and takes a 77mm filter". According to > the latest product brochure, the current 80-200 weighs 45.9 oz, is 7.4" > long and also takes a 77mm filter. So the new lens is longer by about > 1cm and heavier by about 30g...hardly what could be described as "huge" > in comparison to the current lens...or comparable to the 70-180 Leica > dimensionally. Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm F/2.8D IF-ED Weight: Approx. 55 oz. with tripod mounting collar. Weight: Approx. 51 oz. without tripod mounting collar. <http://www.nikonusa.com/corpinfo/press/prindex.html#photography> Nikon AF-D Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 ED-IF Weight: 45.9 oz. <http://www.nikonusa.com/products/products.taf?id=158> Lucien