Dpreview, over the weekend, published its own Nikkor 70~200 review. The result is largely in line with what others had found out. The lens, despite its 35mm design, is really performing at its best under Nikon's own smaller DX sensor. So the next question is not if but when Nikon is going to update this once legendary lens. Of course, some owners still stand by the lens, brushing off or happily oblivious to, all its drawbacks if mounted on a FX camera, the one and only one D3. It is just like before Nikon has full frame and low noise high ISO performance, most Nikon die-hards wrote off full frame and low noise and then right after D3, most did an about face and raved about how good FF and low noise are. I expect the same thing with the Nikkor 70~200 and its successor.
I will never find out first hand how a 70~200 perfoms. I have a 80~200 f2.8, and I am pretty happy with its performance on my D70. Sometimes it's hard to get a sharp image due to its longer focal length. But with proper technique and lighting, it's very much doable.
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Just wondering why the corner sharpness problem is not discovered in Film body when this lens is introduced?! We are not all digital then in 2003 when this lens is introduced.
ReplyDeleteI think that was around the same time Nikon's D series came out. People who can afford a professional lens in the $2K price range probably have a D series camera. And people who shoot film especially amateur wouldn't find out by looking at their 4x6 prints. People who were/are shooting film may not be that forum or online savvy and voice their discontent like people nowadays.
ReplyDeleteIf you shoot DX, or even FF, if basically put subject in the center that it should be OKAY. Or wait until the next nano coated lens to come out. That probably cost like $3K.