{"product_id":"nikon-180mm-f-2-8-ed-ai-s-lens-second-hand","title":"Nikon 180mm f\/2.8 ED AI-S Lens - Second Hand","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNikon 180mm f\/2.8 ED AI-S Lens - Second Hand\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the legendary NIKKOR ED 180mm f\/2.8 AI-s, a superb manual focus lens often considered among Nikon's sharpest lenses of all time. It's ultra-sharp and works brilliantly on today's newest state-of-the-art 50 megapixel cameras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was introduced in 1981 to supersede the non-ED version. Its exotic ED extra-low dispersion glass reduces secondary chromatic aberration so its images are sharper and cleaner than the older non-ED 180, and offered what at the time was previously unseen performance in a very fast tele.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday this is a superb lens for portraiture, nature, landscape, architecture and any other kind of precision photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've never shot with one of these masterpieces and only have shot with autofocus lenses, you're in for a treat. This lens is from back in the day when Nikon ruled the world of sports and news photography, and back when we still had real professional photographers who knew what pro gear felt like and demanded that it handle well and be built like a tank. Presuming you're using a nice sample like this one, it's a solid ingot of mechanical precision with optics to match, completely unlike the offshored plastic rubbish people accept today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn DSLRs its fast f\/2.8 aperture gives a much brighter viewfinder than the slower 28-300mm VR.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not an internal focusing (IF) lens. It focuses conventionally by moving the entire lens assembly in and out as you turn the focus ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile it was made until 2005 and sold overseas, Nikon USA stopped importing this manual-focus version to the USA by 1987 when they had introduced the 180\/2.8 AF which they sold for more money. No worries, B\u0026amp;H Photo and Adorama imported gray-market versions you couldn't buy anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e180 mm f\/2.8 Telephoto Lens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eED Glass for Sharp Images\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrecision Manual Focus Control\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright f\/2.8 Maximum Aperture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDurable All-Metal Construction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the Box:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNikon 180mm f\/2.8 ED AI-S Lens - Second Hand\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second Hand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924658294951,"sku":"SH-NIK180AIS-SH","price":300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/4083\/0375\/files\/SH-NIK180AIS-SH.jpg?v=1782821886","url":"https:\/\/www.georges.com.au\/products\/nikon-180mm-f-2-8-ed-ai-s-lens-second-hand","provider":"Georges Cameras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}