see also:

• Nikon F camera system lenses
• super telephoto lenses

• wide aperture super telephoto lens
• heavy to hand hold and carry
• Nikon's AF versions prior to 1996 when the 1st AF-S model came out, had such slow AF such that sports and wildlife photographers had changed over to Canon well before then and had no reason to change back to Nikon until Nikon introduced their NikonD3 in 2007

• replaced old version in 2009 with improved VR and nano coatings and more expensive

Image courtesy of Ken Rockwell

• 300mm f/2.8
• 11 elements in 8 groups incl. 3 ED
• “4EV” VR
• nano coatings
• 52mm drop-in filters
• 8'/2.2m close focus giving 1:6.4
• AF lock, Focus Memory or AF start
• 102.3 oz./2,900g
• 124mm x 268mm
• $US5500

• http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/300mm-f28-vr-ii.htm
• https://www.ephotozine.com/article/nikon-af-s-nikkor-300mm-f-2-8g-ed-vrii-review-21465
• https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-300mm-f2-8g-vr-ii
• http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Nikon/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-300mm-F28G-ED-VR-II

• 2004-2009

• “2-3EV” VR
• close focus 2.3m
• 2.85kg

• http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/30028vr.htm

• 2001-2004

• no VR
• close focus 2.3m
• 2.56kg

• http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/300mm-f28-afs-ii.htm

• 1996-2001

• no VR
• close focus 2.5m
• 3.1kg