🐾 Nikon 70 200 F4 Vs F2 8
Jonathan F/2. I'm thinking of trading up my Nikon 70-200mm f4 VR for the 70-300mm AF-P ED FX lens + 85mm 1.8 G lens. While the 70-200mm f4 VR seems to rate as the better telephoto lens, the new 70-300mm AF-P FX seems to rate highly as well. I was also thinking of pairing it with the 85mm 1.8 G when I need a better portrait oriented lens.
Stopped down to f/5.6, the sharpness on the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 improves and gets very comparable to the 200-400mm. Nikon 300mm f/2.8 + TC-17E II vs Nikon 200-400mm f/4.0 + TC-14E II. Now here is an interesting comparison – if we take the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 and add the TC-17E II, we end up at 510mm.
And also own a 300 f2.8 VR and 500 f4 AF-S. The 70-200 f2.8 VR is both versatile and sharp on all three of my cameras: D300, D300s and D7100. And it has some useful range for wildlife with the TC-14E. With DX I just can't see giving up the shallow DOF with all three of my current long lenses.
If Nikon made a 24-70 f/4 you'd probably see something similar to what people see in the 70-200mm f4 vs the 70-200mm f/2.8. For what it does, the 24-120mm f/4 is really a very good lens. The VR is excellent. However as others have suggested, if you don't mind carrying two lenses, you might be better off with the 24-85MM VR + the 70-200 f/4
At 100mm the 100-400 is f/4.5 vs f/2.8 so at lower focal lengths, the 70-200 wins, but when you extend out to 400mm you will be getting the equivalent DOF. Let’s be clear, I’m not proposing the 100-400 as a shallow DOF portrait lens, just saying under the right conditions you could achieve similar outcomes.
Any recommendation which 70-200 lens is better with Nikon D500. Sigma 70-200 F2.8 Sport. or. Tamron 70-200 F2.8 G2. Thanks. Ok so I use the Tamron 70-200 f2.8 G2 on my D500. At the time I bought it the latest Sigma was not available. If I was a pro I would have bought the current Nikon but the price in the UK is too much for my needs.
Focal Length Range : 70 -200 mm, Minimum Focus Distance : 3.28 ft. Optimized for capturing high-quality stills and HD videos on both FX- and DX-format cameras. Nikon's high-performance f/4 fixed aperture zoom lens. Weight- Approx-30.0 pounds. 20 elements in 14 groups (including 3 ED lens elements, one HRI lens element and lens elements with
Your DXO comparison is between the old F 2.8 vs. The F mount 70-200 f/4. The new Z is significantly sharper than the old F 2.8. I actually posted this exact question a few days ago. I bought the F mount 70-200 f/4. It is quite a bit sharper than the 24-200, VR works excellent, AF is fast and accurate on a Z7.
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nikon 70 200 f4 vs f2 8