Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70 - 200 mm f/2.8E FL ED VR Lens - Black

Sharp throughout the zoom range right out to the edges. I mean really sharp. So sharp your can cut your eyes looking through the viewfinder. I was fortunate enough that no fine tuning was required. Focus is fast, it takes much longer to select the focus point than for the lens to lock and track focus. VR does the job fine. Bokeh is pretty pleasant, not the very best but perfectly acceptable in most situations. Unless you need a faster lens it replaces a bagful of primes, it’s that good. There’s a bit of vignetting but easy to correct if it bothers you, the same applies to the small amount of CA. The positions of the zoom and focus rings take a bit of getting used to as they are the opposite of most of Nikon’s pro lenses and the zoom ring at the front has a slight negative impact on my ability to hand hold with maximum stability, given the other qualities of this piece of kit it’s by no means a deal breaker. The function buttons are handy, as a back button focus user it’s really useful as it frees up my right thumb for focus point selection. I thought long and hard about this purchase, it’s a lot of money and the f/4 is a lot lighter. I have absolutely no regrets about choosing this though, it’s an absolute delight to use and does its job so well you can just concentrate on composition and exposure.

I ordered this lens but it got smashed in transit and a lot of hassle and loooong wait for Amazon refund. So I speak of this lens as buying it from a different store. This lens is heavy, and on an already heavy camera with added grip (D850), the weight shows, so you better get used to it. However, for that weight having F2.8 all the way through the zoom range is great. This lens also has amazingly fast auto focus. You'll have to look online for sample images, but it is a sharp lens. Like with most things DSLR, you'll have to decide if you should get this lens as everything's going to mirrorless, who knows how long this will still be in production for, DSLRs seem to getting phased out. But if you have a good DSLR I doubt you'll regret this lens - other than the large price which makes you wince when you press "order".

I rented the Nikon F4 version for a theatre event before buying this, which I liked, but decided I needed the extra light from the new F2.8 version as I take a lot of low light photography and my 70-200 F4 experience delivered many images that were just too noisy. It is not as heavy as I feared though it's not something you want to carry for more than 2 to 3 hours. That aside, the lens delivers wonderful images, creamy bokeh and is sharp, sharp, sharp into the edges on my full-frame D750. Note that the removable foot on the collar is not Arca-Swiss compatible so I had to buy a third-party replacement one from Kirk.

Superb update to the workhorse lens. Faster focusing and more balanced in the hand (owing to the focusing and zoom rings being swapped over - takes a few shots to get used tot he change but it makes complete ergonomic sense)

I was going holding back to buy the new Tamron G2 version but after some serious thinking I bought this because with having many Nikon lenses and third party lens it's always the Nikon that keeps a high re sale tag. You really sort of do get what you pay for with Nikon. Ok about the lens..... It's super fast and pin sharp on my Nikon D4 and D500. The VR on this new unit is a dreamers dream. Very expensive but worth it.

My best Nikon lens ever. Close focus at around 1 m sharp , amazing AF beautiful colours all around lens , comes highly recommended. If u have DSLR still you can’t get any better

The lens is fast, autofocus is quick, sharp images. This is now becoming my go to lens and is always on the camera.

I bought this item and i received an opened box with OUT seal !!! Ofc the Nikon Warranty card was missing !!! This means you pay a huge price for GRAY MARKET product !!!

La migliore ottica 70-200 2.8! Avevo il 70-200 28 VR1 e mi sono trovato molto male. Ho avuto modo di provare per molto tempo la versione VR2, decisamente migliore del VR1 ma ancora mancava qualcosa. Questo invece è proprio incredibile

El mejor objetivo telefoto que Nikon ha creado hasta el momento. Totalmente confiable. Es indispensable para fotografía deportiva. Altísima calidad y magnífico rendimiento.

As a former owner of Nikon’s 70-200f2.8 VRII, I well knew the positive and negative characteristics of this iconic lens. In 2013 I sold this lens in favor of the f4 model. The smaller, lighter and less costly Nikon 70-200f4, exceeded its big brother in every way except for maximum aperture. I felt I could live with F4 until I saw the specs and read the reviews of the newest offering from Nikon, the 70-200 f2.8E FL ED VR. Nikon’s claims for this were phenomenal. Not only did they seem to fix what we all disliked about its predecessor, but added several other improvements as well. So numerous were these improvements, I decided to make a list. I came up with 20 items! (1) closer focus, (2) minimal focus breathing, (3) better contrast, (4) less flare, (5) less weight, (6) better front to rear weight balance, (7) much shorter in the middle of the zoom range of 135mm, (8) sharper in the corners at all focal lengths, (9) Improved rock steady VR, (10) “sport” mode option on VR, (11) faster VR response times, (12) faster focusing, (13) four new memory buttons, (14) better bokeh, (15) better lens hood that allows for standing the lens on end, (16) electronic aperture, (17) metal filter threads, (18) better dust seals, (19) fluorite coatings on front and rear, (20) better with the TC-14EII, TC-17E11, and the TC-20EIII??????? Most all these claims have been verified in various reviews except for the tele-converter claim. And that is an important requirement for me. I do nature photography with an emphasis on birds. I own all three of Nikon’s tele-converters. These work extremely well on my Nikon 400mmf2.8 as one would expect. They also work well on my Nikon 300mmf4PF and decently on my Nikon 70-200F4. They were a mixed bag on the Nikon 70-200f2.8 VRII previously owned. When the new 70-200 lens arrived last week, I quickly set up some tests to see if, indeed, the newest version would not have the problems the older model did. I am very happy to report that all three tele-converters work very well with this newest offering. On my D500, this lens equaled or outperformed the following lenses at all possible focal combinations from 70 to 400mm. My tests were of distant steep wooded hills, and involved the following combinations: Nikon 300mmPF with and without all three tele-converters (this lens was slightly sharper when no tele-converter was attached) Nikon 80-400 f4.5,5.6 - A close second at longer focal lengths, equal at shorter focal lengths. Sigma 150-600 Contemporary - Same story as the Nikon 80-400 Nikon 70-400f4 with and without tele-converters - just ever so slightly less sharp over longer focal lengths. The newest 70-200f2.8E with and without tele-converters - equal or better than any of the above combinations with the exception of the 300mmf4 PF when no tele-converter was attached. What is really amazing is how all close all the above were in overall image quality. However, they do represent some of the best glass out there. Last but in no way the least: Nikon 400mmf2.8 - Don’t even think any of the above equaled the quality of this lens. (though they got amazingly close!) Not only do the tele-converters work well at the maximum telephoto range for 200mm but quite decent results occur throughout the 70-200mm range. Of course, one does not want to normally use tele-converters other than at the maximum zoom but it can be forced upon one, if there is no time to remove the tele-converter. In summary, this is a costly lens, but it does represent the state of the art, and is one of Nikon's best attempts to give us the ultimate in quality. This lens is like owning a Ferrari. Beautiful to look at but meant to be driven by someone who understands what it really can do, and has driven lots of other sport cars in the past.

Uno de los clásicos de Nikon aún más potente, sobre todo su motor de enfoque y su sistema de estabilización automático.

Its a gem of Nikon line of products, best in all aspects, nothing can beat it, highly recommended for serious photographers and Nikon lovers