Even wide open here at f/2.8, it's still very sharp. Of course nothing is in focus at f/2.8 this close except for a vapor-thin plane that intersects some of the watch trim as shown above. Autofocus is fast even with a 2x TC20E series converter, however if focus is too far off, the camera's AF system can hang up until you use the manual focus ring to get it closer to being in focus. EXIF and exposure data read correctly with the TC-14E, meaning the camera and EXIF read the effective f/stop, which now starts at f/4, and the effective focal length, which goes from 100~280mm.

Filters last a lifetime, so you may as well get the best. The Hoya HD3 stays cleaner than the others since it repels oil and dirt, and will outlast this lens. Ultrasharp at 80mm wide-open at f/2.8 as well; everything is ultrasharp from edge to edge. You wouldn't really shoot daylight landscapes at f/2.8, but you can, and your night shots at f/2.8 will be as clear as day. In this shot, most things are in focus even at f/2.8.Botts' Dots, 21 November 2016. Nikon D810, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 FL at 78mm at f/22 hand-held at 1/30 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or camera-original file to explore on your computer. Sharpness has little to do with real image quality, but if you count your pixels, skip the TC-20E with the 70-200mm VR. Performance is spectacular. It focuses closer than any other Nikon pro 80-200 or 70-200 lens, and it weighs less than any other 70-200/2.8. you want to afford it by all means go get one. You'll love it. Everyone else I've met who owns one loves it to death. For less money, the B+W 77mm 010 is an excellent filter, as is the multicoated version and the basic multicoated Hoya filters or the 77mm Nikon Clear (NC - UV), but the Hoya HD3 is the toughest and the best.

The foot has two ¼″ × 20 tripod threads so you can position it for great balance with either light or heavy cameras. Falloff on FX and 35mm is invisible, except at 200mm at f/2.8 if you leave Vignette Correction OFF, which is the same way just about every Nikon f2.8 tele zoom has been since the 1980s.

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This 70-200/2.8 is lighter and focuses closer than any other 70-200/2.8. Yes, it's at least as sharp as any other 70-200, but when you earn your living with it every day, what really matters is weight and close focus instance All pro 70-200mm lenses are ultrasharp, but that doesn't matter if the subject is too close to get in focus! See Is It Worth It and Should You Upgrade. If you deserve the best or shoot for a living, of course you need this, but if you're a student, of course you don't. Fast, quiet AF with a silent wave motor. You won't scare sensitive subjects as other AF lenses might. Filters last a lifetime, so you may as well get the best. The Hoya HD3 stays cleaner than the others since it repels oil and dirt.

SPORT is for use in a helicopter, sand rail, or motorcycle. SPORT is also OK for hand-holding while still, and intended for use from an unstable platform.

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Engraved and filled with paint on a little piece glued into a recess on the bottom of the tripod collar. Most cameras also allow you to program, in the camera's custom functions menus, to have these buttons do other things, like start AF. When used DX, it sees the same angle of view as a 105~300mm lens sees when used on a 35mm or FX camera. Flare and ghosts are typical for a modern complex zoom. You'll never see any unless you go out of your way to shoot directly into the California desert sun, and then only if you deliberately put something dark on the other side of the frame against which to highlight any ghosts. Even at f/2.8, it's scalpel-sharp from edge to edge. Remember that only a thin plane, not everything, is in perfect focus at f/2.8.

This new "E" diaphragm will not work on the D1 or D2 series, D100, D200, D90, D80, D70 series, D60, D50, D40 series, or D3000, and will not work on any 35mm camera.This newest Nikon adds a fluorite element ("FL") for even better optical performance than before, as well as an electronic diaphragm ("E"). The electronic diaphragm makes it quieter, but also makes it incompatible with camera models introduced before about 2007. These are the slowest speeds at which I get perfectly sharp shots 50% of the time. See Why VR Matters for details. Desert Construction, 20 November 2016. Nikon D810, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8E FL at 200mm at f/2.8 at 1/1,000 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or camera-original file to explore on your computer. AF seems almost as fast and sure. It's not quite as fast as without a TC, but not much slower either. This 70-200 FL is a huge improvement over the old 70-200/2.8 VR II from 2009 because it weighs less and focuses much closer. While the rated close-focus distances aren't that much different, older 70-200s cheated and didn't really go to 200mm at close distances. This new FL lens really is 200mm at close distances. Since this new 70-200 FL doesn't cheat on 200mm, it gets what seems like twice as close when you need it.