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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: Chip Chipowski on December 03, 2024, 21:58:37

Title: Nikkor 200-600mm
Post by: Chip Chipowski on December 03, 2024, 21:58:37

Never heard of this one!

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pho/d/vancouver-vintage-nikon-nikkormat-el/7805367195.html

Title: Re: Nikkor 200-600mm
Post by: Akira on December 03, 2024, 22:06:39

It is the first super-tele zoom that Nikon offered.

https://www.destoutz.ch/lens_20-60cm_f9.5-10.5_170175.html

Title: Re: Nikkor 200-600mm
Post by: Roland Vink on December 03, 2024, 23:51:27

The old 200-600 is based on the original 8.5-25cm (85-250mm) from the early 1960s. The barrels of the two lenses are pretty much the same except the 200-600 has a much longer rear section. The optics are also the same except the 85-250 has a convex element in the rear which effectively reduces the focal length by 2.4x (85-250 f/4-4.5 x 2.4 = 204-600 f/9.5-10.8 ... Nikon obviously rounded the numbers slightly to give 200-600 f/9.5-10.5)

Title: Re: Nikkor 200-600mm
Post by: ColinM on December 04, 2024, 12:24:18

Quote from: Akira on December 03, 2024, 22:06:39

It is the first super-tele zoom that Nikon offered.

https://www.destoutz.ch/lens_20-60cm_f9.5-10.5_170175.html

Thank you for the link Akira
That's an interesting site

Title: Re: Nikkor 200-600mm
Post by: Akira on December 04, 2024, 18:15:09

Quote from: ColinM on December 04, 2024, 12:24:18

Thank you for the link Akira
That's an interesting site

Roland's tour-de-force website is very well linked to that site.  :)