It hasn’t been long since Nikon announced the new AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II zoom, so not surprising today they announced another bit of high end glass. The new AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II telephoto lens rounds out the lineup that has been built (primarily) for the new FX sensor cameras, though they work just as well with DX models.
Here’s the list:
AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II
For the most part all of these lenses make modest improvements on the already very good performance of the prior (IF-ED) generation lenses. All of the new models take advantage of: ED glass; aspherical lens elements; silent wave focusing; nano-crystal coating; etc. And frankly, all of the old models use these technologies to differing degrees as well, except for the nano coating and in some cases the improved (VR II) vibration reduction. However if you have a slower or externally focused zoom that you’re using with your Nikon DSLR then these are definitely the lenses to get. I definitely have my eye on the 70-200, as noted in a prior post, so we’ll keep you up to date on any news!
Nikon also announced a new 2x Teleconverter today. The AF-S TC-20E III is similar to the mark II model except that it uses an aspherical lens element to further reduce distortions. I would also expect the price of this model to be similar to the mark II model, maybe a bit more.
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