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Nikon 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED Lens: A Look Back at this Massive Lens

July 6, 2012 By Eric Reagan

Nikon 1200-1700mm Lens

Nikon’s Recollections section on its website just added the Zoom-Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED beast of lens from 1990.  The lens was constructed of 18 elements in 13 groups and had a minimum focusing distance of 10 meters.  It weighed in at a hefty 35lbs. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Nikon Tagged With: dslr, lens, Nikon, telephoto, Zoom-Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8P IF-ED

 

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