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Message: <blockquote data-quote="opticoholic" data-source="post: 3256935" data-attributes="member: 18608">It's nice to see Nikon releasing updates to several long telephoto lenses lately, and now this brand-new one.  This 200-500 seems like a reactive offering by Nikon, following the Sigma and Tamron affordable zooms.  It will probably be a popular lens, but I really don't have much use for the low end of the zoom range.  I would prefer to see a 400mm f/4E PF, a big brother to the new 300mm f/4E PF.  I know such a lens would be much more expensive, but it would be very lightweight and way less expensive than the 400 f/2.8.Dave</blockquote>