N O M E N C L A T U RE
1 | Focal Length Scale | 8 Aperture Ring |
2 Distance Scale | 9 | EE Servo Coupling Post |
3 | Focusing/Zooming Ring | 10 | Meter Coupling Shoe |
4 Distance Scale Index Line | 11 Aperture-Direct-Readout Scale |
5 | Infrared-Line | 12 | Aperture Indexing Post |
6 | Dept,h-of-Field Scale | 13 | Meter Coupling Ridge |
7 Aperture Index | 14 | Aperture Scale |
FOREWORD
The Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 is a newly designed and improved version of the 80-200mm f/4.5 zoom lens. It offers a larger maximum aperture and a closer minimum focusing distance of 1.2m (4 ft) compared to the older lens model. The lens has an optical construction of 13 elements in 9 groups and an attachment size of 62mm. For faster, more convenient handling, the same ring is used to focus and zoom. You turn the ring to focus, and you push or pull to zoom in or out. And because the lens has a higher speed, making the image in the viewfinder brighter, focusing is easier. Image quality is up, too. Aberrations are well corrected, especially in the shorter focal length range. The result is optimum performance, from the shortest to the longest focal length—crisp images with high contrast, far or near. Nikon Integrated Coating (NIC), applied on all air-to-glass surfaces to minimize ghost and flare, makes for natural color rendition. The lens offers "automat- ic maximum aperture indexing" (Al) with suitably equipped Nikon cameras (except F-401/N4004*) via the meter coupling ridge provided. The ridge and the auto diaphragm function together to permit full-aperture exposure meas- urement. To allow similar operation with non-AI type Nikon cameras, the lens is also fitted with a meter coupling shoe. Additionally, there's a depth-of-field scale with curved lines which you can use to obtain a depth-of-field reading at any focal length.
*The Nikon N4004 is sold exclusively in the U.S.A.
Position the lens in the camera's bayonet mount, lining up the aperture index on the lens with the lens mounting index on the camera. Twist the lens counterclockwise until it clicks into place.
To remove, depress the lens release button on the camera and twist the lens
clockwise.
Notes: \) When mounting the lens on a camera with a fift-up meter coupling lever (Al type), make sure that the camera's meter coupling lever is correctly positioned; when mounting on a camera without this lever (non-AI type), "manual" maximum aperture indexing is re- quired. In both cases, refer to the camera's instruction manual.
2)When the lens is used with the Nikon F-401/N4004, the camera meter coupling func- tion does not operate and the exposure indicator LEDs do not appear.
FOCUSINGB
The Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 focuses from infinity down to four feet
