Captured with the 70-200mm f/4 lens. As a landscape photographer, it’s rare that you need f/2.8, especially for the type of images I tend to capture. It’s more important for me to save weight (1540 gm/3.2 lbs versus 850 gm/1.9 lbs) since my backpack gets quite heavy when carrying all my lenses and cameras, a tripod, and other accessories. http://www.artoftheimage.com - Nikon 70-200mm f4 BEATS the Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED VR Nikkor Zoom Lens on Amazon at http://amzn.to/2hVjirm Earlier this year my 80-200 f2.8 broke (well, I broke it by dropping on concrete). Nikon's 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II was too expensive, could not find used VR I in good condition so I ended up buying 70-200 2.8 stabilized sigma. Sigma turned out to be a very nice lens with faster and more accurate autofocus on my D300 and additional benefit of good How do you beat it? Here are some photos from previous 70-200mm f2.8 lens reviews we’ve done. Mark II The Pros and Cons of a 70-200mm f4 Lens “I don’t care about that,” is what one friend SteveCooper wrote: I can't comment on the new Sigma or the new Nikon. I CAN tell you that I've had older versions of the 70-200 f/2.8 from Sigma and Tamron, and I finally was able to purchase a used Nikon VRII version and it exceeded my expectations. This 70-210mm f/4 AF has the same optics as the manual focus Series E 70-210mm f/4, which had very similar optics to the Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 AI-s over which some collectors dream. This 70-210mm f/4 AF lens is unique because it provides a constant f/4 aperture all the way out to 210mm. This makes it a very attractive alternative to the f/2.8 Nikon D5500 Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Tokina 11-20mm F2.8 Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm F1.8G Nikon AF-P 70-300mm F4.5-6.3G VR +1 more Reply Reply with quote Reply to thread Complain The Canon RF 70-200mm F4 and F2.8 lenses are both excellent options, but the F2.8 lens offers a wider aperture, allowing for better low-light performance and more dramatic bokeh effects. Additionally, the F2.8 lens is heavier and more expensive than the F4 lens. Credit: www.pictureline.com Table of ContentsBuild And DesignSize And Weight ComparisonWeather Sealing FeaturesTripod […] Stopped down to f/5.6, the sharpness on the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 improves and gets very comparable to the 200-400mm. Nikon 300mm f/2.8 + TC-17E II vs Nikon 200-400mm f/4.0 + TC-14E II. Now here is an interesting comparison – if we take the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 and add the TC-17E II, we end up at 510mm. Vignetting is not an issue with either of these lenses. The 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 has negligible vignetting at any setting, while the Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 only has noticeable vignetting wide open at f/2.8 (and even then, it’s not bad). Stop the 70-200mm down to f/4, and especially f/5.6, and vignetting disappears. 4. JsW2eJ.