Hello everyone, I'm Kelvin
If you ask me, is there any shortcut to quickly become a professional photographer,
I may not really be able to tell you the answer directly,
but if you want to makes others look like you are a professional photographer,
then I can certainly tell you, buy a 7 0-200 mm lens,
(haha, it is a joke)
today, let's talk about this brand new Nikon telephoto lens 7 0-200 mm f 2.8 VR S .
Since its release in January , many Nikon fans have been full of expectations for it .
As one of the holy trinity lenses of the Z mount,
its materials are very luxurious.
This lens uses a variety of glasses with high optical performance.
It also uses a multiple focus system
which can focus more accurately
and also, this is the first Nikon Z-mount full frame lens that comes with VR
First of all, let's talk about its basic tech spec
Although this 70-200 mm is designed for the Z- mount mirrorless camera,
the length and weight are not compromised
It still maintains a long and heavy design.
Its length and weight are actually almost the same as the previous Nikon f-mount 70-200mm f 2.8 lens
when I first put it on my hand
I know when I shoot,
I won't able to shoot through the screen,
I need to hold the camera like dslr and shoot via the EVF
Lets look at the end of this lens,
it has 70-200mm f2.8 s printed on it
and auto and manual focus switch
focus distance switch
full range or 5 meters to Infiniti
and at the bottom, it also printed made in Thailand
base on my memory
this is the 1st 70-200mm f2.8s that is not made in Japan
Then we can also see the end of the lens comes with a custom ring
you can customize to different function, such as: aperture, ISO, exposure compensation etc.
this function is mainly designed for the video recording
and enhance your shooting experience
there is a tripod ring,
same as the old f-mount 70-200mm lens, it can be removed
but I usually put it on.
Same as the 24-70mm f2.8s, it comes with a small LCD screen
it can display different information when you press the DISP button
such as: focal length, aperture, focus distance
at the side, there is a L-FN button, also can be customised.
I set this as subject tracking mode
so when I pressed it, subject tracking mode will turn on.
and the focus ring located in the middle of the lens
and it runs very smooth
Then we saw a set of custom buttons L- Fn2, there are up and down, left and right, a total of 4 buttons,
it also can be customised, and I set it to play back
when shooting, you can directly press the button,
through evf to review the photo I just took without taking the camera down to look at the screen.
which is more convenient
finally is the zoom ring, and rotate about 90 degrees, it can zoom from 70 to 200mm
and the front part of this lens just decoration, not custom control ring.
the filter size of this lens is 77mm
This lens has a very complex coating design,
which can better resist glare and reduce dispersion.
At the same time, the fluorine coating of the lens also has anti-fouling properties.
The hood part is still petal-shaped,
the inside is designed with suede like the 24-70mm f2.8s
It seems that in the new z-lens
suede hood and LCD display stand for the top lens.
When I received this lens, I took it to lots of places,
and took about 2000 images and lots of video
in order to show its performance in all aspects.
In terms of sharpness, it is very good,
whether it is the center of sharpness or edge sharpness, even at f 2 . 8 aperture all are very good.
If you must pursuit of perfection,
that in 70mm of f4 or 200 end of f 5 or so, edge sharpness can be said to be perfect
But for most people,
whether it is 70mm , 85mm , 105mm , 135 mm or 200mm at focal lengths, full-aperture of f2.8 picture quality is very excellent
absolutely the best telephone lens!
In terms of glare, ghosting and purple fringing control,
it achieves the ultimate,
shooting directly at the sun, you can hardly see glare,
backlit shooting performance very good,
color control and sharpness are also excellent
The purple fringing problem does not exist at all.
The color reproduction of this lens is also very good.
When I look at the unedit photo again, it seems to bring me back to the scene I shot at that time.
Next, let's take a look at the bokeh
As a telephoto lens, we all value its background blur ability
to see if it is sharp and awesome bokeh
in order to show you the bokeh at different focal lengths and aperture,
please check out the sample images
In terms of focus,
first the closest focusing distance,
at 70 mm it is closest focusing distance is 0 .5 meters,
at 200mm it is closest focusing distance is 1 meter
if you would like to shoot close up portraits, there is no problem at all
in terms of focusing speed, when we use single point focusing
at 70mm, when we changed the focus point, it can focus super quick
but at 200mm, from near to far,
it takes sometime to search the target
at af-c mode, and auto-af area
eye and face detection on,
it is actually necessary for the person to be relatively close before the face can be recognized.
The eye can only be focused when it is very close.
As a telephoto lens, many people may want to use it to shoot sports or take photo of birds
I personally feel that none of the Nikon mirrorless cameras are suitable
first, the continuous shooting performance are not so good for both z6 and z7
second, the auto focus system still not good enough
I tried to use dynamic area focus, and auto area focus with face detection,
to shoot people playing basketball and flying birds
the focus performance still very average.
I guess, when Nikon launched its flagship mirrorless camera in the future,
or in the next firmware update, with autofocus function improved,
to truly demonstrate the full ability of this lens.
In term of VR, it is different from the old F lens,
it can not be turn off from the lens, the 5.5 stops optical VR function is cooperating with the camera body.
at 200mm, hand held shooting,
at 1/20s, I can still take a clear and sharp images.
compare to photo mode, I personally prefer its performance in the video mode
in video mode, its focusing is very quiet.
unless you put your ear next to the lens to listen, otherwise you will not hear any focusing sound.
lots of people asked, if it is a par-focal lens
Nikon confirmed: No!
The breathing control is amazing
auto focus also work perfectly,
This can be perfectly reflected in the samples I released in the last video.
I also try to shoot some video handheld,
but because I use a Ninja V to record these video
and with the battery for the Ninja V, it becomes super heavy.
so I personally think it is still a bit difficult to shoot in handheld.
Summary, for 70-200mm f2.8s
whether shooting portraits, landscapes, products , humanities or event and functions are all very well,
also, it is must have lens for lots os professional photographers.
for this new 70-200mm f2.8 vr s lens,
it brings together all of Nikon's latest technolog,
and using the most premium glasses
but the price still reasonable
From all aspects, it can be said almost perfect.
If you are using Nikon mirrorless camera
to shoot photo and video, , you can consider to purchase this lens.
but then again, the full performance and potential of this lens,
still not able to show
I really hope that Nikon can launch a more powerful mirrorless camera,
so that the strength of this lens can fully play out.
Finally, thanks Nikon China for lending this lens, so I can test and review it.
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