"Bought mine last Sunday and the camera met my expectations. Nice customer service, the staff knows about cameras."

The 80-200 f2.8D is a great solid reliable and high performance lens. It is optically comparable to the first series 70-200 f2.8 VR, so the decision comes down to your need for image stabilization and instant manual focus overide.

Pros: Not as heavy as expected, Good Bokeh Cons: Need To Use A Monopod Other thoughts: Good price for an excellent craftsmanship

this is the "budget" pro-telezoom. one of the best indeed. The first thing that crossed your mind will be the build quality of the lens. The lens is a solid metal, that looks like a real pro lens. The design is so simple and very comfortable to use.

built like a tank; IQ; ergonomics

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I love this lens. I have been used an older Nikkor 80-200 F2.8 (push-pull) since many years ago. Nikon continued bringing top quality products. This lens is a good companion to my D7000.

This lens is great,, it is fast and sharp,, I loved the push and pull zoom,, although the lens is old,, but it was a new experience for me and loved it,, I can zoom in or out fast than a rotating ring,,, its only problems are it's weight and it does not have a tripod mount collar,,, otherwise it is

Very sharp and consistent medium range lens, great bokeh and very little fall off at lower stops. It's heavy but that's from great construction and it's built to to last .

Consistent Output; Durable; Rugged; Very Fast

Heavy; Heavy Noisy

I often recommend this lens to those who are looking for a fast Nikon telephoto zoom. For those who do not wish to spend the money on the 70-200mm Nikon f/2.8 the Nikon AF Zoom Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED is a great alternative.

As mentioned by others, little heavy, but definitely built to last! Well mostly; anyway, known problem with the af ring splitting (which was broken on the 2nd hand one i got upon arrival) but i made a repair for now, it working fine for time being...

The product is very useful and has a very good built quality. The quality of images are awesome.