AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

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VR II where the "II" does not refer to the type of VR employed in the lens, but rather, it refers to the entire lens as the You will have to accept a pretty high weight at 1.5 kilos, it takes Ø77 mm filters and you won’t be able to go closer to your subject than 1.4 meters. Since it's so popular, its limitations are what set the limits of performance of the Nikon system for pros. Therefore Nikon redesigns it about every five years to stay competitive.

In general the impression of build quality is that of a pro-level lens: A high quality metal/plastic construction combined with a weather sealed metal lens-mount, and nine rounded aperture blades. I think F4 will serve me better with low cost and weight (as i do travel and landscape , weight matters a lot) but if the new F2.8 is way much better then why not. Typically, i dont sell my lenses. The new 70-200mm and hood are on the left. As you can see, the newer lens is marginally shorter. The hood is shorter too. Select NIKKOR lenses have a focusing mode which allows switching from automatic to manual focusing with virtually no lag time by simply turning the focusing ring on the lens. This makes it possible to seamlessly switch to fine manual focusing while looking through the viewfinder.Nikon gelded (removed) the aperture ring to save money, which renders this lens useless with manual-focus cameras. That's the " G" in the model name, and it's a handicap, not a feature. The shape of the new design is reminiscent of the older AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8, with a wide body that does not taper towards the lens mount until the tripod collar. Build quality is excellent throughout, with much of the lens being constructed of magnesium. As a result this lens is heavy. Very heavy in fact, weighing in at over 1.5kg, which is noticeably more than its predecessor. The lens is weather-sealed and designed to cope with the rigours of daily professional use in harsh conditions. Zoom and focus are performed internally and as a result the lens remains the same length at all times. Similar to other Nikon teleconverters and its predecessor, the Nikon TC-20E III has a rugged all-metal exterior and a metal mount that is built to last a lifetime. The solid construction, along with a whopping 7 elements make it one heavy teleconverter, weighing a total of 330 grams without a lens attached. As a comparison, the Nikon 50mm f/1.4G lens weighs only 280 grams. The Nikon TC-14E II and TC-17-E II weigh 200 and 250 grams, respectively. While the number of optical elements has not changed between the new and the older 2x teleconverters, two key differences to note are the redesigned layout/lens groupings and replacement of a regular lens element with an aspherical one. The aspherical element was added to improve image quality by increasing sharpness, decreasing coma and other aberrations. Like other teleconverters, the Nikon TC-20E III has fixed lens elements that do not move when focus ring or zoom ring are touched on the lens. This means that the lens is protected very well against dust and moisture. NIKON D3S + 300mm f/2.8 @ 600mm, ISO 200, 1/800, f/7.1 Autofocus Speed and Accuracy

A-M stands for Auto-Manual Mode. Thanks to a mechanism incorporated in the lens barrel, smooth focusing operation in Manual focus mode is realized in the same way as users have become accustomed to with conventional manual-focus lenses by adding an appropriate torque to the focus ring. No. These are generations of VR technology. The less expensive lenses - which in the current Nikon lineup are usually DX but not always, have VR I. The more expensive lenses, DX or FX, have VR II. As expected from a high-end professional lens, the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II does not disappoint when it comes to sharpness. When compared to the previous generation Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR, it is not only sharper in the center, but also significantly superior in the mid-frame and the extreme corners. This lens performs so well at f/2.8, that you wouldn’t want to shoot it at larger apertures, unless you need to increase depth of field or improve corner sharpness. In fact, once I saw how good the shots were coming out at f/2.8, I just kept shooting wide open and really loving the results! Best of all, the lens has consistent sharpness across the board, from 70mm all the way to 200mm. Color and contrast have also been improved over the previous 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR, thanks to better coating and superior optical design. NIKON D3S + 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 155mm, ISO 200, 6sm f/11 The not yet released Tamron SP AF 70-200mm 2.8 Di VC USD: The cheapest listing of around 1500 EUR certainly is not a real street price yet. Focus, build quality, and image stabilizationWow! What a great suggestion for fixing the autofocus issue of the Nikon 70-200 F2.8 VR II lens. I had the same issue which the lens just would not autofocus anymore. I was think about either sending it to a repair shop or go for broke - get a new lens. After I saw this thread and I just tried to rotate the manual focusing ring a bunch of times and it works! My lens is purring like a kitten again. My advice to you is consider if alternatives with more reach or maybe some lighter primes. There are also alternatives in the same range from Sigma and Tamron – or the not so fast f/4 version from Nikon. As you can see in the picture, the room was poorly lit with candles and very dim light and yet the lens focused fast and dead-on, wide open at f/2.8. Out of approximately 250 pictures that I took that day, only about 5 were slightly out of focus, mainly due to the limited amount of light in the meeting room. Vibration Reduction – VR II

The first conclusion I can definitively say is that the Nikon FL lens is clearly the sharpest overall. From corner to corner, this lens shows the most detail out of the group. The Nikon 70-200mm f/4G looks a little worse in the center as the 70-200mm f/2.8G (which is razor sharp stopped down), but take a look at the corners – it clearly resolves more details in comparison.

Fluorite (FL), a lightweight mono-crystal optical material, has excellent optical properties while reducing overall lens weight to improve balance and handling, especially useful in longer focal length lenses. Lenses – Should have no marks on the elements andoptically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect theimagery. Distortion is controlled quite well on the lens, with the shorter focal lengths having practically no visible distortion. As you zoom in towards 105mm and longer, there is a bit of barrel distortion, with the strongest effect at 200mm. If you happen to use the lens for architectural work and for photographing textures and patterns, you can take care of the problem in Photoshop or Lightroom very easily by using Lens Corrections. NIKON D810 + 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm, ISO 220, 1/320, f/2.8 Ghosting and Flare The squeaking is related to the surface of the aluminium rotor ...... a three phase electronic generator (ultra sonic) within the lens creates rotating waves on a piezo electric crystal coated surface of the aluminium stator .......................