It depends what you want to use the lens for, if max speed isn't such an issue then there's nothing wrong with the Nikkor 500 f4 IFED AF-I D, it's a great lens, a friend of mine uses one on his Nikon D200 for bird photography all the time, works very well but is slightly slower than my Nikkor 500 f4 AF-S 1. The glass and build quality of both are superb! I used to use a Nikkor 500 f4 AI-S P on my Nikon FM2, (manual focus) for bird photography, yes it was far slower than the latest AF-S lenses, but once again image and build quality was second to none. They all work well with Nikon digital cameras within their limitations, except for the Nikon D40 (D40X), only the AF-S lenses will work on this body. Can't say the same for other camera manufacturers lenses and bodies!!!
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