Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S : Specifications and Opinions

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Jörg Beschmann

sent on 16 Marzo 2025

Pros: Build qualitiy.

Cons: It's disappointing that the old milvus 135mm and the old otus 85mm are still superior.

Opinion: I have bought that lens last year during Nikon's winter sale. So the price is okay. I bought the lens to take some action shots of my dog. That is more sports photography then pet photography. At moment I think the Nikon Z6 II + Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S is combination which does not make me smile. I was happier with the D300s + AF-S 80-200mm and I was a lot happier with the D500 + AF-S 300mm f4. The position of the zoom ring is there were normally the focus ring sits - I don't it like. Changing the focal length while continously shooting has become tricky. The swirl bokek at 200mm f2.8 is not really a must have. Beside from that it is a nice lens, but is not wow lens. When the autofocus system of the camera does not support your goal, then this lens is obsolete.

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Lupaccio58

sent on 27 Settembre 2024

Pros: Sharpness, AF speed, extensive use of special lenses

Cons: Price (indeed high), but high performance is also high

Opinion: Also this lens (like the other two Z 14-24 and 24-70 f 2.8) left me amazed, frankly I didn't think it was possible to do better than the "old" 70-200 FL. And instead Nikon amazes us again with this work of art, just think that half of the lenses that compose it are special lenses! And of course the rendering is special, never seen anything like it: at TA (because that's how it should be used) it offers a result that annihilates, a detachment of the planes from the book with a decisive sharpness and a bokeh that, although not moving, can nevertheless be appreciated. Absolutely splendid lens, the only flaw I can detect concerns - as usual - the tripod mount. Nikon's designers must have something personal against Switzerland, otherwise it is not explained why, the only brand in the world, continues to ignore the Arca Swiss attack! Fortunately, their bad foot is as always removable, replacement is a must. For the rest only praise, another center of the super S optics of the zeta series!

Ste_forna

sent on 25 Settembre 2023

Pros: Sharpness, Small size/weight, blurred, excellent construction workmanship

Cons: Price (a bit like all Z lenses)

Opinion: It's a lens I've been using for the last two years waiting to find the right opportunity for the 100-400 Z. Doing landscape photography, I found myself very often shooting at 200mm using very little focal lengths between 70 and 100. The lens is a knife already at f 5.6, giving the image a great sharpness even in the corners. The weight and dimensions are contained and in extension to 200 does not take up more space than 70mm. A really fantastic lens, a real blade, but absolutely "wasted"" (pass me the word) in the hands of a landscaper who with a 100/400 has more possibilities from the point of view of focal lengths, working at aperture f9 / f11. In fact, since I have the 100-400 I have not had the opportunity to take it out (and for this reason, reluctantly, I sold it). Indispensable (and will not disappoint you) for photos to people with truly exceptional blurs.

RoccoPhotos

sent on 15 Maggio 2023

Pros: One step ahead of all 70-200 on the market

Cons: the cost........?

Opinion: The quality you pay this we all know, but this time nikon gave us a blade in hand, optics that has everything a photographer would like to have, sharpness, af precision, three-dimensionality, versatility and color range you have qualitative vertices. Having it in hand you immediately realize that it is not just a classic, but a true optics of those where work takes it home in any light condition and any climatic condition. This is an optics I could never do without.

Nat47

sent on 01 Ottobre 2022

Pros: The best in the world currently in circulation, blurred sharpness silent color etc ....

Cons: the lack of the case, and the foot a little short

Opinion: Great lens, very fast and silent with two engines, the divine blurred at f 2.8 the background seems to come on you that three-dimensionality, beautiful colors, sharp from edge to edge, aberrations and distortion can be said to be non-existent. Robust hood inside there is felt, 5 keys to customize depth of field, f, meters, iso, aperture etc ... I wanted to wait for the Tamaron 70/180 f 2.8 which weighs 810 gr but you do not know when it arrives is not stabilized and the stabilizer of the machine is not performing as the one on the lens plus the Nikon I paid 2000 FR Swiss which was fine with me ! The only negative thing is the lack of the case left a bitter taste in my mouth, and I had to buy it from third parties plus the foot a little shorter than the old 70/200 f 2.8 which was so comfortable to hold everything in hand. I highly recommend it, especially for videos.

Giancarlo Bogoni

sent on 08 Gennaio 2022

Pros: The best 70-200mm/2.8 Nikkor I've ever had. Sharpness, color rendering, balance, autofocus

Cons: High price but the quality is excellent

Opinion: Purchased a few months ago, I used it on both Z6II and Z7II, and for less than 15 days I have been trying it with the brand new Z9. Extraordinary at full aperture, it gives its maximum at f/5.6. Despite the maximum aperture of f/2.8 it gives a very pleasant blur in the typical intermediate portrait focal lengths, 85mm and 105mm. Only the Z 85mm f/1.8S slightly exceeds it, I refer to the blurred, not to the sharpness that is amazing I also tried it with the brand new TC 2.0X obtaining a focal length of 400mm f / 5.6 with really good motorcycle results. Nothing to do with the old TC 2.0X II applied to the 70-200 f/2.8 F mount.... too soft. Ultimately it is superb telephoto lens, which has an almost perfect color rendering and well-balanced colors.

Aladino56

sent on 10 Luglio 2021

Pros: Autofocus sharpness balancing color rendering

Cons: Only the piece, Nital on the lenses is exaggerating both in quality and in cost.

Opinion: True that the quality you pay but considering the nital piece and the import one I found myself forced to take the zoom from an unofficial emperor where I saved 25%, having said that the optics have an impressive sharpness already at TA and a blurry one that personally makes me want to sell the Nikon 85mm 1.8 S. If it does not bother you to spend considerable amounts is to be taken into account. Rated 10 which if it weren't for the cost would also be 11....

Silvano53

sent on 02 Novembre 2020

Pros: Sharpness, blurry, construction... put simply everything you want from a 70-200 zoom 2.8

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: Since the time of analog, I have had several zoom light canvases, portrait and sport, the Nikkor AF 80-200 f/2.8 bighiera, the Canon AF 70-200 f/2.8 (white) and recently the equivalent of Fujifilm 50-140 f/2.8, all beautiful zooms that have happily accompanied me in recent years. ... From January 2020 I purchased the Nikon Z6 with 24-70 f/4 S and immediately ordered the Z 70-200 f/2.8 S, which unfortunately for the nefarious reasons of covid, arrived only in August. In these 2 months I have already taken a thousand shots, and when I mount it, I do not seem to have a zoom but but the equivalent of 4 fixed optics the 85, 105, 135 and the 180, with excellent stabilization, with a Sharpness that makes it say .. Waooo!!, a blurry and dreamy colors, well everything you could want from a 70-200 zoom. and all this already from the whole opening f/2.8. Vote 10

Zanzibar79

sent on 07 Ottobre 2020

Pros: The no plus ultra of the 70-200 f 2.8 x all systems

Cons: Dependence on use at f 2.8

Opinion: After more than 1 month of use and after testing it x well in 2 ceremonies and landscaping I can safely say that I can not ask for more. Silent, af lightning, possibility of key customization, well defined at any focal length and diaphragm even at the most extreme corners and blurred by fear. X me its only flaw is the dependence of the use at f 2.8. Scary.

Arci

sent on 14 Settembre 2020

Pros: All

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: An exceptional lens, like having 3 fixed in a zoom, I have never had the FL but in the past I have long used the 70-200 VR II on D700 and D810, this lens is superior for operational quality. Etc. Paired with the Z7 is a formidable combination, excellent speed of the AF and remarkable stabilization, very quiet practically does not emit noise. If you have a Z and want to buy a 70-200 don't hesitate, it obviously costs but it is aligned with price levels of Canon and Sony