Comments on: Nikon 70-200mm VR II Review

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:30:44 +0000

Gregor,
Thanks for the response! I will buy this lens as I feel it will cover all my bases with what type of photography I want to explore.

By: Gregor

Gregor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:07:11 +0000

Hello Brendan,
Greetings.
Some time ago I was wondering like you if the 70-200 was a good match with the D300. Nasim convinced me to buy it which I did. I must say I could not be happier to shoot with this combination. The potos come out razor sharp and the colors are just amazing.
Thank you Nasim because of you ,I love photography even more now.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:11:25 +0000

Hi Nasim,

Will this lens (AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II) be suitable for my D300?

Thank you.

By: irfan kauser

irfan kauser — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:42:50 +0000

u must definitely be busy some where, that Im not getting the reply. When ever u r free please do reply

By: irfan kauser

irfan kauser — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:02:49 +0000

hi,
This is first time im contacting you. Videos reviews are more informative and one can understand better but in your case it is not like that. The way you explain the things, its God gifted. May God bless u more and more.
I bought D7000 after checking your review, then I read your review about 50mm 1.8G, even though most of the people like to have 50mm 1.4G, but relying on your review, Im glad I bought 50mm 1.8G. Then your review about 70-200mm 2.6G VR II came across and today I boughtthat as well.
Just few thing i want to figure out.
Im not professional photographer but like to be the best and trying my best. When I tried shooting with 70-200mm (at home) with only 2 bulbs were on and was trying to figure out the low light experties of the lense. but it gave me dark image. I was in manual mode with f8 and 1/10. And more thind I found When im trying to focus (within 3-4 feet from object) the lense gives sounds of trying to focus and also I can feel the movement of the lense. Can you please explain this.
Last, the most important thing as I (and might be lot other people) dont know how can we have best results using 70-200mm 2.8G VR II. Kindly give detail review on that.

Bless u
IK

By: Nasim Mansurov

Nasim Mansurov — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:10:43 +0000

Mehmet, that’s a bad question to ask from a guy who shoots Nikon :)

In all seriousness, the latest Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II is the sharpest 70-200mm lens out there today…

By: Nasim Mansurov

Nasim Mansurov — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:02:45 +0000

Michael, I apologize for a late response – been super busy lately.

It is tough to answer your question, because we are dealing with FX vs DX dilemma here. DX has higher resolution than FX, but only uses the center of the frame, where the lens is sharper. FX, on the other hand, exposes the corners (which are generally less sharp than the center wide open), but delivers exceptional noise-free images. If you will be shooting on a tripod only, then I would vote for option #2. If you are shooting hand-held and need noise-free images with a slightly worse corner performance, then #1.

By: Nasim Mansurov

Nasim Mansurov — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:04:46 +0000

Steve, the 18-200mm is crap compared to the 80-200mm or the 70-200mm :)

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:32:06 +0000

I said 80-200mm but what I had was DX 18-200mm. (I recently sold it.) I will probably get the 70-200mm as soon as I get the guts to spend that kind of cash.

By: Nasim Mansurov

Nasim Mansurov — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:22:15 +0000

Steve, if your 80-200mm is soft, you most likely have a focus problem with it – either backfocus or front focus (because the 80-200mm is a very sharp lens). You can send it to Nikon for service, but they will probably charge you a fee for it (if you are outside the 5 year warranty). If you do not want to pay for the service and would rather upgrade to 70-200mm – then go for it, it is a phenomenal lens and will give you incredibly sharp images. The 70-200mm will look even better on DX than on FX!