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

Manufacturer
Nikon
Overview Reviews (5) Gallery (1)

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Excellent 4
 
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Good 1
 
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Average 0
 
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Overall rating
4.80 star(s) 5 ratings
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C
Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • Very sharp when used on a crop body.
Cons
  • Corners not very sharp when used on a full frame body.
As a professional wedding shooter, I use this lens quite often paired with a D700 where its lack of corner sharpness doesn't really matter. I would not use this lens for work where corner to corner sharpness is critical. It's fine on a crop body though. The new 70-200mm f2.8 VR II should be much better, and I will give it a test once we get ours.

Centre sharpness is brilliant, corners not so much. The Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS is sharper in the corners, but the Sony 70-200mm f2.8G is the one to beat, in my experience.
A
Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • Sharp shots a good walk around lens
Cons
  • non
I use this lens with a 1.4 converter and it still gets great shots. It is so light weight compared to my 200-400.

AnnP
paulsnokia
Recommended
Yes
Price
1200$
Pros
  • Quick in operation, Fantastic Sharp Images
Cons
  • non
Excellent for sports and events, not bad for candid portraits, VR works well, focus locks are a great help.

Pop on the converter and some wildlife work is possible.

I love mine :)

Paul Longley.
J
Recommended
Yes
Price
1470$
Pros
  • Fast F/2.8, Very Sharp, Vibration Reduction
Cons
  • Size, weight and price.
I agree with most of the things Keri said about this lens and will also mention that I do have the TC 14E teleconverter and that it does work very well with it.
Kari Post
Recommended
Yes
Price
1479.95$
Pros
  • great image quality, good shots in low light thanks to VR, beautiful bokeh, sharp, good colors
Cons
  • size, price
I am absolutely amazed by this lens. The colors and sharpness are by far the best of the lenses I have, and I\'ve found myself carrying this huge (at least by comparison to the rest of my lenses) lens around a lot more than I thought I would. Focus is usually spot on and very sharp, and AF-S is a dream - this lens is quite fast and very quiet. VR works well and I can definately see a difference when shooting in low light or at ridiculously slow shutter speeds. I haven\'t tried using the \"active VR mode\" used for shooting from a moving vehicle nor have I done a lot of work with it mounted on a tripod, so I don\'t feel I should comment on its tripod collar or active VR mode. This lens is much bigger and heavier than the others I own, but for the most part I haven\'t found is so much so that I can\'t handhold for an entire football game or so. I\'m not sure I\'d be super excited to carry this lens hiking with me, but it does take excellent photos that make it well worth the extra weight and bulk. The bokeh is great and OOF elements look really nice in photos. I think the color of this lens is the best in my lineup. I\'ve used this lens for mostly sports and some animal and people portraits, and I love it. I have yet to try it for shooting birds, but I feel the 70-200mm zoom probably won\'t be enough without a teleconverter, which I plan on purchasing hopefully soon. I also have to try to find a camera bag that can hold this baby along with my other lenses. Overall its an excellent lens that I can\'t wait to use more.
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