Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 200mm f/2G ED VR II Telephoto Lens for Select Nikon Cameras 2188

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This lens begs to be shot wide open. I sold my nikon 14-24mm f2.8, 24-70mm f2.8, and 70-200mm f2.8 to purchase this one lens. After viewing the images, I have no regrets what-so-ever. This lens is not leaving my collection.

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Fantastic lens. Very big and bulky. Amazing bokeh.

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For years I thought about buying this lens in earlier versions. This is the sort of lens that unless you have ever looked through it, composed an image with it, then see the results you will never be able to understand it’s real value. This thing is so sharp it’s mind blowing. Viewing images from this taken with one of my Nikon D810 bodies at full magnification are breath taking to say the least. I have shot images of people full length with this at f2.0 and been left speechless with the sharpness, color, and bokeh. I own all the primes and the finest zooms Nikon makes from super wide to the 600mm f/4.0 and this lens is my favorite. I use it to shoot models from full length to tight head shots for fine art work. It was an expensive piece of glass but I don’t regret a single penny of it’s cost. At this point I probably need to just go ahead and sell the 70-200mm f/2.8 because I can’t imagine using it anymore. I shoot natural light (preferred) in the worst lighting conditions you can imagine and it almost seems like the worse they are the better this thing performs. This is the finest lens I’ve ever used and that includes Leica and Hasselblad. If I could only have one lens it would be this one.

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What can I say. I thought the gushing reviews were a bit over the top. Until I took a few pictures. Oh my goodness. I joked with my friends on a recent trip (when they were blown away by the pictures) that this lens basically takes the picture for you. If you’ve never experienced photography with optics of this caliber, you should put it on your bucket list.

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Amazing lens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This lens will take your photography to the next level. I made my transition from Nikon’s trio of 2.8 zooms to fixed prime lens over the course of a couple years and the 200mm is my last acquisition. My 70-200 used to be my go to lens for anything outdoors and I literally haven’t used it once since I picked this up over a year ago. Sharp, crisp, fast, unbelievable and worth every penny. If you’re not sure it’s worth the money, treat yourself to the 85 1.4 or 135 2.0 and see the improvement over the high end zooms. The 200mm has the same level of improvement over the aforementioned primes that they have over the zooms. You don’t know what sharp is until you try this out.

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I’m skipping the usual scientific gobbeley gook bla, bla, bla about this lens. For specs you can use google to get the details. This is a review from actually using this lens in two situations; night high school football and at a homecoming shoot.

For sports, this lens can be hand held…but don’t. It’s heavy and awkward with the focus ring being always nearby your hand. It can be done, I have the pics to prove it…but after 1500 shots, you’ll need a spa and massage. Put this on a mono-pod.

You have to be back a bit from the action especially if the players are running at you. You will not be getting many usable images because the play action just gets bigger and bigger and bigger ….not only that, but getting run over by a 250 pound guy would not be fun! Seriously, though, it’s great from about 30 yards away and more from the action. The focus speed is very, very fast…probably the fastest I’ve ever worked with. You will have to shoot wide open and at high ISOs when at night games as municipalities don’t spend any money on decent lighting. (I usually use auto ISO and let the camera decide. I find quite usable images up to around 8000 with the D5 and try to keep the shutter speed at or above 640) If you’re going to put this on a mono pod, go out and immediately buy a RRS LCF-15 foot and save the old one to put in the box when you sell this…..er, I don’t think this lens will ever be sold from me. The Nikon foot is not useful and a waste of metal…(NIKON what are you thinking?).

For portraits, there is not much to say but HOLY COW!, this is the best portrait lens I’ve ever used, and yes with over 150,000 images from the legend portrait lenses, i can stand by that statement! The compression and bokeh is absolutely wonderful to behold! There is a slight drawback, you gotta invest in walkie talkies to communicate with the model! (Just kidding of course but because it is 200mm, you’re gong to be back 35-40 feet for a full length shot.)

This images this beast renders is absolutely top notch especially telling is if you using the D800, D850.

If your dreaming about buying this lens, save your money, eat noodle soup and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches until you can afford it. It’s that good and you will not regret it one iota!

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i am really impressed with its quality and resolution.
great autofocus

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Absolutely perfect glass…I would back up as far as needed and use this for portrait photography. If you were ever wondering about selling a kidney to pay for it, do it. It’s worth it.