I found Nikon 70-210mm dirt cheap.....

Lonnie1212 · Jan 19, 2021

Hi Folks,

I found a Nikon AF Nikkor 70-210mm f4-5.6D on eBay for $52.00. Looked at some awesome pictures on Flickr taken with this lens and was quite impressed. Had always wanted to buy a lens from Japan as well. The seller is from Japan and charged $30.00. The lens is in excellent+ condition.

The Angry Photographer recommends the F4 version of this lens over all others. But I seemed to like the f4-5.6D Flickr pictures a little better. But that is just my opinion and I am hobbyist and not a professional.

Does anyone have an opinion or experience with this lens?

Thank you,

Lonnie

LWW · Jan 21, 2021

I had one and regret having sold it.

My only dislike was that it was slow focusing.

Lonnie1212 · Jan 21, 2021

LWW said:
I had one and regret having sold it.

My only dislike was that it was slow focusing.

There are more out there for sale.

Kiron Kid · Jan 24, 2021

I just purchased the 70-200 f/4 VR version. It’s AMAZING!

who is the Angry Photographer?

MartinCrabtree · Jan 24, 2021

I have the underrated 70-210 f4. The supposed slow focusing doesn't occur on either my F5 or D90. The zoom collar does have a cheap platicky feel due to being assembled dry........and well..........it is plastic. But the overall construction and performance are excellent. This is a tight crop from the D90.

ac12 · Jan 24, 2021

Kiron Kid said:
I just purchased the 70-200 f/4 VR version. It’s AMAZING!

who is the Angry Photographer?

Google on YouTube.

I can't stand listening to him.
He may have good things to say, but the way he says things just makes me not want to listen to him.

jcdeboever · Jan 25, 2021

That guy knows his glass if you can tolerate his demeanor. I have no issue with him, I just listen patiently as he tends to repeat himself over and over.

I used to own one, actually bought 3 of them and finally got a good copy. The local camera store had a few and I finally got a non de-centered one. I ended up selling it with my Nikon F4, along with the 28-80. If I recall, it was a push pull design and very sharp. Very quick focus and very little, if any distortion. It was better for B&W than color for me. With color, it was ok but on the cool side as I remember. For what its worth, I really preferred the Minolta AF 70-210 f4 for color on my Maxum 9, which I bought back from the guy who needed the money due to losing his job from Covid.

pendennis · Jan 25, 2021

I've owned one for about four years, and it's included in my own "f/4 triumvirate". Also included are the 24-120mm f/4 and the 16-35mm f/4. I especially like the 70-200, since it's quite a bit lighter than my Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, and the three lenses and my D750 make for lightweight traveling.