Unlike wide-range or other zooms that often play an optical trick of reducing the effective focal length in exchange for extra-close focusing, the 200mm end of this 70-200 stays at 200mm regardless of focused distance. It's high time Nikon finally got with the program to make a practical tele zoom like this again so we don't have to hump the f/2. ED VR II vs AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR compared review over the whole zoom range, the AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR never gets really sharp in the far corners. The Nikon 70-200mm f/4G VR did really well in such an environment and most of the shots turned out to be in perfect focus. It has been very infrequent, is easy to fix and is on a stack with two "adapters" so it hasn't been a big issue.

My first comment a lot of folks don't like to hear, but this lens is significantly better than any F-mount 70-200/2. You'll have Program and Shutter-priority modes, but lose Manual and Aperture-priority since you have no way to set the aperture on the camera or on the lens. If you lose some focal length at close distances, it also means that you will have to zoom in closer with the f/2.We make the originals available for private users to download to their own machines for personal examination or printing (in conjunction with this review), we do so in good faith, please don't abuse it. Something that's easy to miss in the spec-sheet is that the new lens has a filter thread of 67mm, compared to the more common 77mm on other high-end Nikon zooms. AF accuracy with the FTZ is much better than any F-mount camera because AF Fine tuning is eliminated. It starts out fairly low at 70mm, but the effect quickly increases, with 135mm producing the highest amount of 2. Focus breathing (the image changing size as focused) is mostly of interest to cinematographers who don't want the image changing size ("breathing") as the lens is focused among different subjects.

You'll see some difference at two stops difference, but from one stop to the next, it's negligible — and not worth hauling an f/2. TC-17E and TC-20E series teleconverters if you've got one of the newest cameras that can autofocus well at f/8, otherwise don't use them. I don't know if Luka3rd is or not, but I suspect that a lot of english as a second or third language people "all but" may not be a clear idiom. Stopping down, performance degrades slowly until, at f/11, diffraction definitely renders the image too soft for critical use. s focus faster and can handle a subject that moves towards the camera with higher in-focus rate and this difference is quite substantial in my experience.Camera technical details can get complicated quickly, but we all need a place to start before diving into the deep end.

Consistently sharp at 1/15sec, and impressive sharpness, if not 100% of exposures, a stop or so slower than that. The closest competitor to the AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR is of course Nikon’s own Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2. So peevee1 is correct, 1/250sec (or 1/200sec, rounding off) to 1/15sec is 4 stops down, not 5 stops.We're as guilty as anyone of getting excited about shiny new gear and features, but let's not lose sight of the gear we already have by our side. The AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm F4 ED VR arrived in our Seattle office a few days ago and since then we've been shooting with it as much as possible. The TC-20E III turned out to be a much better teleconverter than the old TC-20E II, which only seemed to work well with a couple of high-end super telephoto lenses. So when testing the Nikon 70-200mm f/4G VR, I wanted to see how well the TC-20E III would couple with the lens when it comes to sharpness, autofocus speed and accuracy.

OK, you twisted my arm, so I just shot a 80-200mm f/4 AI-s versus this new 70-200/4 VR at the range. Actually, being an Ape With A Camera, the OP presumably does not have much linguistic skill and was actually saying that the lens looked as good as a banana, in other words very good indeed. It's very sharp, compact, fast to focus, and at the time it had some of the best VR Nikon had in any lens. It’s not that the collar flexes – it doesn’t – but the locking mechanism isn’t very secure; it’s too easy to accidentally release the knob and have the camera rotate. Dpreview is at the Photo Plus Expo tradeshow in New York, and we were given an exclusive opportunity to get our hands on a pre-production sample of the new 70-200mm.

In this case, I was rather surprised to see Sigma render highlights so well when compared to Nikon 70-200mm f/2. There is scant little visible difference in depth of field or background blur from one stop to the next; it's only a 41% difference, not double. The Really Right Stuff collar makes a tighter fit than Nikon’s, but still can fulcrum on you if you’re not careful to get it fully locked down. If you want a compact camera that produces great quality photos without the hassle of changing lenses, there are plenty of choices available for every budget.