Tests and reviews for the lens Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR
Measurements and specifications
| Announced | 2012-10-24 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 1399 |
| Aperture | f/4 |
| Focal range (mm) | 70 - 200 |
| Filter diameter (mm) | 67 |
| Max diameter (mm) | 78 |
| Mount type | Nikon F FX |
| Stabilization | VR |
| AF Motor | SWM |
| Zoom type | Ring |
| Rotating front element | No |
| Tripod mount | Yes |
| Color | Black |
| Full-Time manual focus | Yes |
| Number of lenses | 20 |
| Number of groups | 14 |
| Diaphragm blades | 9 |
| Circular aperture | Yes |
| Length (mm) | 178.5 |
| Weight (gr) | 850 |
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Further readings for the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR
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Added by Nikonian |
March 05
Comparison with Nikon 70-200 f/2.8G VR II
Hello,
Do you have any news on the Nikon 70-200 f/2.8G VR II dxo mark test? Reply |
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Added by HNEPLEX |
January 11
Fair resource on gear in the Internet
@bargello:
Check this out. Consistent and reliable measurements: http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/index.php Reply |
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Added by shieldwulf |
January 08
Quite useless without comparison with Nikon 70-200 f/2.8G VR II
It's quite useless without comparison with Nikon 70-200 f/2.8G VR II which, surprisingly, has yet to be reviewed/rated by DxO. What's with the long wait, or worse, DxO do not intend to rate it at all? The Nikon 70-200 f/2.8G VR II is one of the most important lens used by professionals and others, so why no rating? Very, very strange.
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Added by Nicolas |
January 08
Re: Quite useless without comparison with Nikon 70-200 f/2.8G VR II
Good remark, we knew that the 70-200 VR II was missing but we did not want to postponed the publication of the 70-200 f/4.
The 70-200mm VR II is already planed and is currently measured in our labs, measurement should be able in few weeks. Reply |
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Added by ageha |
February 10
Re: Quite useless without comparison with Nikon 70-200 f/2.8G VR IIQuote: Good remark, we knew that the 70-200 VR II was missing but we did not want to postponed the publication of the 70-200 f/4. The 70-200mm VR II is already planed and is currently measured in our labs, measurement should be able in few weeks. Any update on that? Reply |
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark |
February 11
Re: Quite useless without comparison with Nikon 70-200 f/2.8G VR II
Hello!
Any update yet you mean? Best regards, Emilie Reply |
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Added by fayard |
January 08
Sharpness as a function of camera
If you look at the sharpness of this lens for various cameras, you get:
D600: 18P-Mpix D3X: 19P-Mpix D800: 20P-MPix D800E: 30P-MPix I think that these results prove that there is something seriously wrong with the way you define sharpness. There is no way that D600/D3X and D800 are so close and D800E is so above. For the D800/D800E comparison, I know that you compare the sharpness of the image without any sharpness applied to the picture. It is obvious that a camera with anti-aliasing filter needs (and can handle) more sharpening than a camera without one. Therefore, the comparison is not fair. I stil don't understand why the D600 and D800 results are so close. It just does not match what you get when you compare a crop of a D800 and a crop of a D600 picture upscaled to 36MP. Reply | Read all replies for this comment |
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Added by Nicolas |
January 08
Re: Sharpness as a function of camera
Hello!
Scores for these camera are not validated and should not have been published on our website. We should be able to publish these cameras very soon, stay tuned. Reply |
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Added by ag08025 |
November 09, 2012
It will be great
.....simply because it is Nikon
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Added by bargello |
November 09, 2012
Re: It will be great
Is there any fair resource on gear in the internet? This website isn't.
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Added by q-co-foto |
November 07, 2012
Nikon 1,2,3 stop !!!
Hi I have the 70-200 2.8 VRII course! assumptions and four steps is unmatched by other nikon lens, but does magic on their four steps must add good arm and photographic technique. is that I read the comments in various forums and it seems we buy a wand, if the same thing again, is not better photographer with better equipment, remember that the picture comes in our head and then goes to the sensor.
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Added by fishnose |
November 06, 2012
70-200 f/4 - incorrect detail
"Like its big brother, the 70-200mm f/4 is equipped with the latest generation of optical image stabilization for which Nikon announces a huge gain of 5 stops."
No, the f/4 does not have the same VR as the f/2.8. It has 'VR III' which Nikon claims gives 5 stops. The f/2.8 has VR II, claimed to give 4 stops (in other words, previous generation) Reply |