FWIW, it's an AF-S lens. If the light level was low, the AF may hunt when using all but the center AF sensor, since that is the only cross pattern one. I also don't know how the AF was configured. In single shot mode the default is to find the closest subject based on the reading from all the sensors. This can take a while. I always set the camera to manually select the AF sensor I want to use. The viewfinder is not all that sharp, or bright. The AF sensor indicators are implemented with a LCD overlay. The fact that it isn't very useful to use the body with MF lenses isn't a real big deal, since I wouldn't want to focus a lens with that viewfinder any way. I like the N80 for many things, but it's not just a plastic version of a F100.
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