Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED VR Nikkor Zoom Lens
November 24, 2018 - Comment
Lightweight and portable at just 29.3 oz and a mere 7.0-in. long Optimized for capturing high-quality stills and HD videos on both FX- and DX-format cameras Nikon’s high-performance f/4 fixed aperture zoom lens Product Features Lightweight and portable at just 29.3 oz and a mere 7.0-in. long Focal Length Range : 70 -200 mm, Minimum
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Very Favorable Performance When Compared to f/2.8 Version I own both this new f/4 lens and its f/2.8 VRII counterpart, as well as the older non-VR AFS version. For those of you considering this over the f/2.8 version, I’ll compare my experience with the two and point out what I feel are the relevant characteristics:1. First, the obvious, this lens is $1,000 less expensive and 1-stop slower. If you are shooting film, that 1 stop will probably be important. With today’s better digital cameras, that extra stop is largely irrelevant, the ISO setting can be adjusted well above film speeds with no discernible noise.2. This lens only weighs about half of its f/2.8 counterpart. It’s also a bit shorter and because of that, the controls fit a bit nicer in hand. The weight reduction is in part to a reduction in the amount of glass in the lens, both the number of elements and the diameter of the elements but also an increased use of plastic in this lens. I’m not being critical of the use of plastic, just pointing it…
Fantastic telephoto lens – Review from an ex-70-200 2.8 VR II user I am not going to repeat what is already stated in most of the reviews here ..but wanted give my subjective review based on my ownership experience with 70-200 VR1, 70-200 VRII and currently this 70-200 f4 VR3.70-200 VR1 – It is history. Period. It performed well on DX bodies and focus was good. But the length of the lens and older design was not ergonomically the best and makes it less compelling.70-200 VR2 – An amazing lens with extremely fast focus. My copy was extremely sharp and focus was almost instantaneous in every lighting situation. However, the weight of the lens forced me to leave it back home on my longer hikes and landscape photoshoots.. there have been occasions where I missed the 120-200 range because this beauty was sitting back at home..all these weight issues despite owning one of the best backpacks available today (fstop)..once this lens is out the bag..you still need to hold with hand, balance it for handheld landscapes and lengthy portrait…