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

This lens is AMAZING! I’m comparing it to an “SLR” 70-200 from the 80’s and 70-200 from 00’s; and various Primes in that range. The edge clarity, speed and Bokeh are top tier. The Vibration Control is excellent. Focus speed is incredible. Build quality is solid as a tank. Limited lens flare. Perfect? No. What goof at Nikon put the zoom ring in the far front??? That Manager needs to kneel in the center of the Nikon employee entrance and perform Seppuku as a warning to other incomprehensibly ignorant decision makers. Lost a star over that decision. One last niggling problem is the tripod mount. I don’t like the foot. For this price it should have been an Arca or convertible Arca-Manfrotto foot. Otherwise, I happily recommend it. Well worth the price!

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Update: The replacement works as expected. Sharp at 70mm, 85mm, 135mm and 200mm. 200mm is razor sharp. I am satisfied. Thanks Amazon for the smooth transaction. Keeper. Old review: I had this lens for a week and Ive done rigorous testing of this lens with all focus modes on my D810. AF-S, AF-C, S, group, d9, d21, auto, 3D, tripod, no tripod, test chart, indoor, outdoor, you name it. I cant believe the 70mm is not even sharper than my Tamron 24-70 2.8 G2. The only sharp focus is 200mm with 135mm falls behind a little. If you do AF fine tuning, all focal lengths got unexpected results. I am so disappointed. Currently I am requesting a replacement and I will update this review after another painful testing. I sold my 70-200 2.8 VRII with a big discount for this because of the raving reviews on the internet. What a mistake. Should have tested it first. For a lens this expensive and native to Nikon top notch DSLR, it should perform perfectly out of box.

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I love this lens so much!!! The only drawback I felt was the focus and zoom rings are inversed! It was very taxing on my hands and made the camera feel extra heavy!! I missed some shots due to the confusion from my old lens!! The autofocus and bokeh are unmatched!! I’m so glad The lens went down in price!!! I shoot for a D1 Basketball team and my pictures are now extremely sharp and very detailed!! In the photo I uploaded the left side is the new lens and the right picture is the 80-200mm Nikon Ed D lens!!

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