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Nikon AF-S 200mm f/2.0 VR lenses
introduction
- very wide aperture telephoto lens
- awkward and heavy to hand hold and carry
- very expensive and heavy at just under 3kg but can give shallow depth of field (DOF) and lovely smooth bokeh, and thus great for portraits/fashion as well as nature photography although 200mm is limiting
- wide aperture also is great for indoor sports
- most people would be better off with the much lighter, smaller, less expensive and more versatile ]]nikonafs70-200mm]]
new Nikon 200mm f/2.0G VRII lens
- replaced old version in 2010 with improved VR and nano coatings and more expensive
specs
- “4EV” VR
- nano coating
- same optics, blades, close focus as old version
- 6.2 feet/1.9m close focus
- 6.5 pounds/2.93kg
- 124mm x 204mm
- $US5999
reviews
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- sharper than the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VRII or the Nikon Micro Nikkor 200mm f/4D which is a soft lens
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- well corrected for coma and astigmatism
- negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration
- lat. CA low but becomes medium at f/5.6-8
- 0.6EV vignetting on DX camera
- 1.1EV vignetting on full frame
- should be a nice lens for guided deep sky astrophotography of comets, etc!
old Nikon 200mm f/2.0 VR lens
- 2004-2010
Image courtesy of Ken Rockwell
specs
- 13 elements in 9 groups incl. 3ED and 1 Super ED
- internal focus
- “3EV” VR
- 9 rounded blades
- focus limiter 5m to infinity
- focus Memory Set and Memory Recall
- AF lock
- no front filter thread
- drop in 52mm filters
- non-removable tripod collar
- close focus to 6.2 feet (1.9m) giving 1:8.2
- 124mm x 204mm
- 6.4 pounds (102 oz. or 2,900g)
- $US4800