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Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 AF (1988) Question
Hi yall
I recently bought an 80-200 push pull for 150$ and took it in to be serviced! The repair quote came back to be $300. SHould i get the service done or should I just keep it as is? thanks! Last edited by nikhilkgomes; 21-09-18 at 20:11. |
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Hi and welcome to the forum.
Does the lens work ok as it is? Why did you take it in for service/repair. If it is working as is then she it doesn’t need a service but if it needs the service to function correctly it might be worth it. I am not familiar with this lens, would you have been happy to pay $450 for the lens? If not it might be better to sell the lens and buy a different one.
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What exactly needs to be fixed?
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The push pull zooms I've met have all been manual focus & most of them wouldn't sell now for anything like $150!
You list the lens as AF & f/2.8 which do put it in a different bracket Which body are you trying to use it on? Older Nikon AF lenses use a screw drive system that's not supported by many of the current bodies. Apparently metering can also be an issue. So you may a different body rather than fixing the lens! I'm not a Nikon user but I believe the more basic bodies only work properly with G series lenses, which weren't made till well after 1988.
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I bought the lens as is, and could not really ask questions about the lens until it was shipped to me.
The repairs are as followed: REPLACE HELICOIDREPLACE CAM RINGREPLACE ROLLER/GUIDE RINGREPLACE FOCUSING MECHANISM |
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I have this lens and it's really a great one !!!
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