Nikon 2185 AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Lens - Bulk packaging (White box, New)

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With rounded blades, there are no sunstars, except at the very smallest apertures where there may rarely be just a tiny one. For less money, the B+W 77mm 010 is an excellent filter, as is the multicoated version and the basic multicoated Hoya filters or the 77mm Nikon Clear (NC - UV), but the Hoya HD3 is the toughest and the best. As Nikon's best professional moderate telephoto zoom, one of these (or one of its earlier siblings) is in almost every professional photographers' bag. Row of Desert Palms at Dawn, 21 November 2016. Nikon D810, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL at 200mm at f/2.8 at 1/2,000 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or full-resolution file to explore on your computer.

Manual focus has two speeds: normal and slightly slower. For normal speed, grab the longer part of the manual focus ring. For slightly more precise manual focus, move your fingers forward to the slightly larger diameter section. It really does make a difference.It gets a little closer than that. AF stops just short of the manual focus stop, so if you're at the edge, twist the focus ring by hand and you may get what you need. If you're worrying about this lens' sharpness, you're probably not a seasoned full-time pro. This, and all Nikon's previous 80-200mm and 70-200mm lenses, have been the standards against which all other professional zooms have been judged for many, many decades.

It is soft at 200mm in the farthest corners on FX. This isn't a problem for pros who actually own and use the 70-200mm every single day, but if you're shooting landscapes on a tripod with a D3X, try something else, like the manual focus 80-200mm f/4.5n AI instead.EXIF and exposure data read correctly with the TC-14E, meaning the camera and EXIF read the effective f/stop, which now starts at f/4, and the effective focal length, which goes from 100~280mm. This newest Nikon adds a fluorite element ("FL") for even better optical performance than before, as well as an electronic diaphragm ("E"). The electronic diaphragm makes it quieter, but also makes it incompatible with camera models introduced before about 2007. Desert Brush at Dawn, 21 November 2016. Nikon D810, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL at 160mm at f/16 hand-held at 1/40 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or full-resolution file to explore on your computer. This lens claims " Nano" coating on at least one surface, and with all the surfaces in this 22-element lens, still has some ghosts if you really push it as I have done here. and weight, all of which are to professional standards. You can get the same superb optical performance in lenses that cost much less, but they won't have VR, or they'll require moving a switch to get to manual focus, or they won't zoom, or they won't autofocus. If you're shooting DX, the 55-200mm DX VR is just about as sharp, but doesn't move as fast or take as much of a beating.

Desert Spanish Tile, 20 November 2016. Nikon D810, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL at close-focus distance at 200mm at f/2.8 at 1/2,000 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or full-resolution file to explore on your computer. EXIF and exposure data read correctly with the TC-17E, meaning the camera and EXIF read the effective f/stop, which now starts at f/4.8, and the effective focal length, which goes from 120~340mm. AF seems almost as fast and sure. It's not quite as fast as without a TC, but not much slower either. Not only does it handle better than any other 70-200/2.8, just look at the pictures. The Nikon 70-200 FL sees with astonishing clarity and brilliance that give uncannily beautiful renditions you just can't get elsewhere. Shooting only wide-open is why we buy this lens in the first place. If you're shooting at f/4, the 70-200mm f/4 is much less to carry.When used DX, it sees the same angle of view as a 105~300mm lens sees when used on a 35mm or FX camera. Nikon's other 80-200 f/2.8 AF costs much less and offers the same great optics and fast f/2.8 aperture as the VR lens, but doesn't offer advantages 4~7 above. Nikon's previous 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-S offered most of the advantages of this 70-200mm VR, except for vibration reduction. Golf Course with Palm Trees and Mountains, 21 November 2016. Nikon D810, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL at 82mm at f/2.8 at 1/2,000 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or full-resolution file to explore on your computer. Falloff on FX and 35mm is invisible, except at 200mm at f/2.8 if you leave Vignette Correction OFF, which is the same way just about every Nikon f2.8 tele zoom has been since the 1980s. Engraved and filled with paint on a little piece glued into a recess on the bottom of the tripod collar.

Performance seems the same, on a D3, as the lens alone, except now it's a 100~280mm f/4. If you're on a tripod and looking at images at 100%, it's just a teensy bit softer wide open (f/4) and is wonderful by f/5.6, one-stop down.Desert Construction, 20 November 2016. Nikon D810, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E FL at 200mm at f/2.8 at 1/1,000 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or camera-original file to explore on your computer. The pictures below illustrate the focal length range from wide to telephoto, on FX (35mm full-frame) and DX (APS-C) camera bodies: The lens' four AF buttons are much easier to reach than using the one on the camera. The lens' AF buttons are easy to use while holding the camera in any orientation. Filters last a lifetime, so you may as well get the best. The Hoya HD3 stays cleaner than the others since it repels oil and dirt, and will outlast this lens.