Nikon M 200mm F/8 - How old?

[newmoon2night]

Does anyone know when this lens was introduced?
I have some Nikon large format lens catalogues, and was surprised that this lens doesn't feature in any of them. The only M series lenses listed are the 105mm, 300mm and 450mm.
I'm not sure how old the catalogues are (I got them on eBay), but the references on the back are 8237-02 on one, 8311 on another, and 83.3 on the third. I'd assumed these translated as 1982 and 1983.
So was the 200mm introduced afterwards, or dropped before then?
Thanks.

[Eric James]

Not sure if this will help but the warranty card for my 200mm M was printed in JAN of 1994.

[newmoon2night]

Not sure if this will help but the warranty card for my 200mm M was printed in JAN of 1994.

Thanks Eric, so it looks like the release date of the lens was after the catalogues, assuming the catalogues are early 1980s.

[Oren Grad]

I don't know when the 200 M was introduced, but it was a current product to the very end - it was discontinued with Nikon's withdrawal from the LF lens market not that long ago. Specifications are still posted on Nikon Japan's website, in a section devoted to recently discontinued products.

http://www.nikon-image.com/products/discontinue/lens/

[photographs42]

I have a 1986 brochure that shows the 105M, 200M, 300M and 450M, in all black Copal shutters. Hope that helps. If you need any of the spec data I would be glad to get it to you.
Jerome

[newmoon2night]

I don't know when the 200 M was introduced, but it was a current product to the very end - it was discontinued with Nikon's withdrawal from the LF lens market not that long ago. Specifications are still posted on Nikon Japan's website, in a section devoted to recently discontinued products.

http://www.nikon-image.com/products/discontinue/lens/

If my brochures are from 1983, it seems the lens must have been introduced in 1984 or 1985.