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NOMENCLATURE
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.
MOUNTING THE LENS- —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.
FOCUSING B
The Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 focuses from infinity down to four feet
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