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The Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G is an ultra-compact and incredibly lightweight standard zoom lens designed for Nikon F-mount SLR and DSLR cameras. Combining a highly practical wide-to-portrait focal range with an unobtrusive footprint, this travel-friendly optic delivers signature Nikon optical performance. It is an excellent, budget-conscious choice for casual snapshots, street photography, and daily walkaround use.
Compact Optical Performance
Aspherical Lens Element: The optical design incorporates one precision aspherical element to limit geometric distortion and spherical aberrations, ensuring crisp rendering and edge-to-edge clarity throughout the zoom range.
Nikon Super Integrated Coating (SIC): Features a high-performance multi-layer lens coating that optimizes light transmission, minimizes reflections, and suppresses ghosting and flare for rich contrast and accurate color fidelity.
Rounded Diaphragm Opening: Built with a rounded aperture blade design that allows out-of-focus background elements to appear smooth, organic, and more natural (bokeh).
G-Type Design & Handling
Aperture Ring-Free Operation: As a specialized G-type Nikkor lens, this model features an electronic aperture control system with no physical aperture ring on the barrel. This streamlines handling by allowing exposure adjustments to be made directly via the camera body controls, eliminating accidental minimum-aperture setting errors.
Autofocus Note: This lens utilizes a traditional mechanical screw-drive AF coupling. Autofocus is fully supported on Nikon DSLRs equipped with a built-in AF motor (such as the D90, D7000-series, D500, and full-frame bodies). It will function as a manual-focus lens on entry-level DSLRs lacking an internal motor (such as the D40, D40X, D3000-series, and D5000-series).
Camera Compatibility Matrix
Important Compatibility Information:
G-type Nikkor lenses transfer electronic distance information to the camera body and require specific body compatibility for exposure control:
Fully Compatible Models: Fully compatible with all exposure modes on the F5, F100, N80, N65, N60, N55, N50, N4004-series, PRONEA 6i, PRONEA S, D100, D1-series, and newer digital SLR camera bodies (subject to the autofocus motor exception noted above).
Partially Compatible Models: When paired with the F4, N90-series, N70, N8008-series, and N6006 film cameras, use is restricted strictly to Programmed Auto (P) or Shutter-Priority Auto (S) exposure modes.
Incompatible Models: This lens is not fully compatible with older, manual-exposure-only legacy Nikon film cameras.
Technical Specifications
Focal Length Range: 28-80mm (42-120mm Equivalent on DX-format sensors)
Aperture Range: f/3.3-5.6 to f/22-38
Lens Mount: Nikon F-Mount (G-Type)
Filter Thread Size: 58mm
Minimum Focus Distance: 1.15′ (35 cm)
Weight: Approx. 6.9 oz (195g)
