Light fall-off
Conditions:
Camera: Nikon N80
Lens: Nikkor 80-200/2.8, latest 2 touch version with tripod mount. Bought new on 07/24/01.
Hood: HB-7
Metering: Matrix metering with Aperture priority mode.
Focal Length: 200mm. All shots were taken at 200mm.
Film: Fuji Velvia
Notes: All shots were taken on a sunny afternoon (1pm) of a clear blue sky, sun was behind me and I took all these shots in less than 1 minutes to minimize the factor of changing light. As one can clearly see, there is a noticeable light fall-off in the f/2.8 to f/5.6 range. Now I don't know if this is normal with all 80-200 lenses, but I seriously don't like this and didn't expect this from Nikon's so much 'acclaimed' lens. After getting opinions of many users of this lens, I found that this is normal behavior of this lens and this light fall-off is "normal".
Please send me your suggestions
Thanks
Rohit
f/2.8 No Hood
f/2.8 With Hood
f/3.3 No Hood
f/3.3 With Hood
f/4.0 No Hood
f/4.0 With Hood
f/4.8 No Hood
f/4.8 With Hood
f/5.6 No Hood
f/5.6 With Hood
f/6.7 No Hood
f/6.7 With Hood
f/8.0 No Hood
f/8.0 With Hood