The 70-210mm lens is a telephoto zoom lens made by Nikon. The lens has an F-mount to work with all compatible Nikon SLRs and DSLRs.
As opposed to the various f/2.8 versions of the 70-210 Focal length, the f/4 and slower versions of such lenses are marketed to amateurs, accounting for their price.
However, the Nikkor AF 70-210 f/4 variant is a two-touch system (dedicated focus and zoom rings), compared to the rest of the lens range, which utilizes a one-touch (push-pull) system for focusing and zooming.
The lens comes in five different versions.
| Attribute | f/4 Series E | f/4.5-5.6 | f/4 AF | f/4-5.6 AF | f/4-5.6 AF-D |
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| AF |  No |
 Yes
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| Maximum aperture | f/4 | f/4.5-5.6 | f/4 | f/4-5.6 | |
| Minimum aperture | f/32 | ||||
| Weight | 730 g 26 oz |
375 g 13.2 oz |
760 g 27 oz |
590 g 21 oz |
600 g 21 oz |
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| Length | |||||
| Filter diameter | 62mm | 52mm | 62mm | ||
| Horizontal viewing angle | 28.8 - 9.8° | ||||
| Vertical viewing angle | 19.5 - 6.5° | ||||
| Diagonal viewing angle | 34.3 - 11.8 | ||||
| Groups/elements | 9/13 | 8/11 | 9/13 | 9/12 | |
| # of diaphragm blades | 7 | ||||
| Closest focusing distance | 1.5 m 4.9 ft |
1.5 m 4.9 ft |
1.1 m 3.6 ft |
1.2 m 3.9 ft | |
| (macro mode, 70mm) 0.56 m 1.8 ft | |||||
| Release date | 1982 | 1995 | 1986 | 1988 | 1993 |
| Patent(s) | [1] | [1] | |||
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