groob wrote:
Nikon Rumors’ latest post says they are expected to ship before 3/27.
Be careful though. They show Amazon stating that. I have been burned in the past when they promised a shipping date. They kept changing the date. I ended up canceling my order for another lens a few years ago.
ilkka_nissila wrote:
Apart from the AF motors, AF speed is affected by the algorithms and processing power of the camera. A lot of the time the focusing motor is not going from point A to point B at full speed that the motor could deliver, but there are other things delaying the setting of correct focus. These things are likely to improve in a major new release of the pro flagship camera from Nikon.
I've been recently shooting side-by-side the Nikkors AF-S 70-200/4G and 70-200/2.8E. Once again, I was reminded that I prefer the G because the E is an absolute boat anchor. The new Z 70-200 II is going to be a hit for the weight reduction alone.
I received my 70-200 II today...the hype is real.. the weight difference is amazing... along with the lighter wallet after buying this thing, you will feel the difference.
A few observations:
- the new location of the aperture ring is much better, and the clicks (when ON) are subtle...but enough feedback.
- the lens came with the lens collar detached...and the cool thing is it has that familiar felt lining. so putting the collar on will not scratch the lens barrel...it is also beefier than the old collar...
- the inside of the lens hood has the ribbed texture instead of the felt lining which makes the lens a bit more substantial (which is my minor quibble with the original where the lens hood felt cheap)...but still a step below the Sony 70-200 hood IMO because it had a rubber on its tips so it can be laid on the floor/table with the hood on with more stability and less prone to scratches
- the AF is definitely faster and i cannot hear a thing..i thought it was broken...the OG has a slight whirring sound (not loud, but audible) and this has no sound at all.
- probably a minority, but i actually like the OLED display...hopefully they don't remove it on the eventual 105 macro replacement because that's useful to me... (make it slightly wider and higher resolution) .. but i digress.
Below is a quick and dirty shot @ 85 f2.8 comparing the two lenses. Full resolution here:
This one is 200 at f2.8 on a tripod. The II is doing slightly better in terms of sharpness and the I has ever so slightly bokeh fringing on the (OOF) base of the mic, but only really noticeable when zoomed to 300%
70-200 I
70-200 II
It _seems_ that the v2 lets more light at f2.8 but I'm not yet 100% sure about that.
dalegaspi wrote:
I received my 70-200 II today...the hype is real.. the weight difference is amazing... along with the lighter wallet after buying this thing, you will feel the difference.
i could keep saying how the V1 is just as good optically and wont make too much of a difference but that would be a lie. In reality I'm just jealous I can't afford to upgrade lol.
