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p.3 #1 · p.3 #1 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


Joseph. wrote:
OK Listen up Nikon... how many damn 70-200's do we need?? The current one is STILL good. What we WANT is a 135/1.8 AFS! Not the 105 1.4 free lube/Ben Dover line (thanks TM ) Tell Haruo Sato to put down the Pokemon and get on the drawing board and design a 135/1.8 already!


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Jul 30, 2016 at 09:22 AM
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p.3 #2 · p.3 #2 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


I'm thinking about replacing my Nikon AF-S 80-200 lens with an 70-200 lens. Would you recommend to wait until this new version comes out or just buy the current one?


Oct 15, 2016 at 01:37 PM
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p.3 #3 · p.3 #3 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


Just buy it and enjoy this insanely sharp piece of glass


Oct 15, 2016 at 02:16 PM
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p.3 #4 · p.3 #4 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


falconbach wrote:
I'm thinking about replacing my Nikon AF-S 80-200 lens with an 70-200 lens. Would you recommend to wait until this new version comes out or just buy the current one?


Should be announced around Oct 20 so I would definitely wait and see what happens in the next week.



Oct 15, 2016 at 03:49 PM
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p.3 #5 · p.3 #5 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


It's going to be like the 24-70. Faster VR. Better Stabilization, less focus breathing, more plastic less metal.

I think the current 24-70 VR is the fastest focusing lens I've ever used. This should claim the throne. Don't expect sharpness to match the Canon 70-200 though if the new 24-70 is any indication. But I would welcome it.



Oct 15, 2016 at 04:43 PM
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p.3 #6 · p.3 #6 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


^^ The new 24-70 is sharper than the Canon in some areas, focuses faster, and has VR. Everything is a trade-off.

I'm most curious if they will use a 82mm front element or not, the rest is pretty easy to guess.



Oct 16, 2016 at 12:51 AM
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p.3 #7 · p.3 #7 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


Vinnie_VdB wrote:
Just buy it and enjoy this insanely sharp piece of glass


Disagree. Maybe this new one will actually get close to 200mm instead of 130 at the long end. Or at least an official announcement should lower the price of the old one.




Oct 16, 2016 at 02:26 AM
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Lee Saxon wrote:
Disagree. Maybe this new one will actually get close to 200mm instead of 130 at the long end.



I struggle to imagine the circumstances that lead to you not getting the shot because of the focus breathing. How many pixels do you need on the bride's face really? Has she ordered a billboard?



Oct 17, 2016 at 04:26 AM
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joefoo wrote:
I struggle to imagine the circumstances that lead to you not getting the shot because of the focus breathing. How many pixels do you need on the bride's face really? Has she ordered a billboard?


Nah I was just hassling you a little bit. There's a weird RDF here on the board about the focus breathing issue here on this board which I like to poke some fun at. The real reason for my post was the part about the used price dropping when the new one is announced.




Oct 17, 2016 at 05:51 AM
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p.3 #10 · p.3 #10 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


The new 24-70 VR beats the pants off the Canon 24-70 in terms of focus speed. It's stupid fast. Almost unnecessarily fast. Lol. I can only imagine how fast the 70-200 will be.

You can bet it's going to be an 82mm filter.


CanadaMark wrote:
^^ The new 24-70 is sharper than the Canon in some areas, focuses faster, and has VR. Everything is a trade-off.

I'm most curious if they will use a 82mm front element or not, the rest is pretty easy to guess.




Oct 17, 2016 at 09:59 AM
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p.3 #11 · p.3 #11 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


It's not about that, it's the compression of the background.

I own both the 2.8 lenses from Canon and Nikon. The Canon head shots at 200mm is noticably better looking because of the compression. It turns the background into butter. The vr2 does it as well but not as well.

Again, it doesn't really matter because the vr2 is a near perfect lens. It's really the only Nikon lens I've been 100% happy with. I'm here to make money and my 70-200 made me more money than all my other lenses combined. It's just a magic lens that makes photos that you can frame. Period.



joefoo wrote:
I struggle to imagine the circumstances that lead to you not getting the shot because of the focus breathing. How many pixels do you need on the bride's face really? Has she ordered a billboard?




Oct 17, 2016 at 10:05 AM
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p.3 #12 · p.3 #12 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


http://nikonrumors.com/2016/10/18/price-of-two-upcoming-nikon-lenses-leaked-in-japan-nikkor-19mm-f4e-ed-tilt-shift-and-70-200mm-f2-8e-fl-ed-vr.aspx/

Japanese price has been leaked but NR expects the USD price to be closer to $2500. Announcement is also expected later tonight. Woohoo!

"Nikkor 70–200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR lens: ¥323,190 incl. tax, or around $3,100 (for comparison the price of the current version is $2,096.95)"







Oct 18, 2016 at 01:51 PM
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p.3 #13 · p.3 #13 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


Right on time. We'll see if they went to 82mm filter size - seems to be the cool thing to do these days haha.


Oct 18, 2016 at 02:19 PM
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p.3 #14 · p.3 #14 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


Anyone want to buy a 70-200 2.8 VR2? lol




Oct 18, 2016 at 02:34 PM
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p.3 #15 · p.3 #15 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


About where I thought it would land but @ $3800 for the 19TSE they can keep it! Assuming the prices are true.


Oct 18, 2016 at 02:48 PM
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p.3 #16 · p.3 #16 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


http://nikonrumors.com/2016/10/18/nikon-announcement-tonight-us-pricing-and-availability-for-the-two-new-nikkor-lenses.aspx/

Nikon rumors post more recently than the above has the lens at $3,200 US. He says that he hopes its a mistake, but says to get used it.



Oct 18, 2016 at 03:22 PM
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p.3 #17 · p.3 #17 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


A lot of the prices NR gets are straight up currency conversions with foreign VAT included. If you remove ~18-20% VAT from that $3200 price he quoted, you get around $2600, which I think would be reasonable. $2599, $2699, $2799 - somewhere in there (hopefully). In Canada though, it will probably be over $3000 regardless

If it's better and lighter (with the FL elements) than any other 70-200, they may have a case for the price increase, but breaking the $3K USD barrier would surprise me a little bit. Prices have mostly been going up though, not down, so who knows.



Oct 18, 2016 at 03:44 PM
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p.3 #18 · p.3 #18 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


In the earlier post he thought it would be $2500 after taking into account the currency conversion. In the newer and more up to date post from GST, NR speculated be $3200 but hopes it is wrong. My guess is he has a source that shared USD pricing with him and it didn't come from currency conversion.

Personally I expected the price to increase to $3000 which is really expensive but not unexpected. The VR2 originally sold at $2500 new so $3000 many years later wasn't too crazy. But $3200 is very expensive, wow.

I'm waiting to see what the new lens brings to the table but I'm very apprehensive at that cost. Maybe in a few years when used ones become affordable it'll be a viable option. But until then I will just have to get by with my lowly VR2 that I got for less than half the price.



Oct 18, 2016 at 04:17 PM
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p.3 #19 · p.3 #19 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


At $3K, I'll stick with my Tamron 70-200 VC for less than half that amount.


Oct 18, 2016 at 04:33 PM
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p.3 #20 · p.3 #20 · New Nikon 70-200 2.8E VR coming in 2016


I'm staying put with my 2.8VR2 that i bought new from BB ($1796)

BTW - Here's the latest from NR Rumors

There is a new link.

http://nikonrumors.com/2016/10/18/nikon-announcement-tonight-us-pricing-and-availability-for-the-two-new-nikkor-lenses.aspx/

I can now confirm that tonight, around midnight EST Nikon will announce thepreviously rumored two lenses. Here are the expected US prices:
•PC NIKKOR 19mm f/4E ED tilt shift lens: $4,000
•AF-S NIKKOR 70–200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR lens: $3,200


Edited on Oct 18, 2016 at 05:19 PM · View previous versions



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