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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: atpaula on May 08, 2019, 03:02:57

Title: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: atpaula on May 08, 2019, 03:02:57
Playing with this amazing glass some days ago.
Thank you for looking.

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(https://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/atpaula014/aZ6N_1642_zpstded3wto.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/atpaula014/aZ6N_1642_zpstded3wto.jpg.html)




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(https://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/atpaula014/aZ6N_1684_zpszd83jamo.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/atpaula014/aZ6N_1684_zpszd83jamo.jpg.html)




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(https://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/atpaula014/aZ6N_1772_zpslulzwgam.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/atpaula014/aZ6N_1772_zpslulzwgam.jpg.html)




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(https://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/atpaula014/aZ6N_1661_zps2mblptik.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/atpaula014/aZ6N_1661_zps2mblptik.jpg.html)




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(https://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/atpaula014/aZ6N_1675_zpspoinbr8a.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/atpaula014/aZ6N_1675_zpspoinbr8a.jpg.html)




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(https://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/atpaula014/aZ6N_1709_zpstpajqlmi.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/atpaula014/aZ6N_1709_zpstpajqlmi.jpg.html)




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(https://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/atpaula014/aZ6N_1656_zps5mos44lh.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/atpaula014/aZ6N_1656_zps5mos44lh.jpg.html)




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(https://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/atpaula014/aZ6N_1716_zpsiieureiz.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/atpaula014/aZ6N_1716_zpsiieureiz.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Nasos Kosmas on May 08, 2019, 07:11:00
Amazing as you said, very nice!
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: beryllium10 on May 08, 2019, 07:57:35
Superb photos. It does look like a magnificent lens, but here in very capable hands.  Cheers,  John
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: thedutchflyer on May 08, 2019, 10:37:20
amazing pictures -atpaula !
This is why i love this lens so much !
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Frank Fremerey on May 08, 2019, 11:27:44
And I just think about selling mine...

Wonderful photos, Aguinaldo!

If someone needs a  2/200VR1 please PM me with a price you would like to pay. I just had it checked and cleaned and a new AF motor built in by Nikon Professional Service. It is as good as new now
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Thomas Stellwag on May 08, 2019, 12:08:58
no 2 is my fave and then the 2 others with the same water flowers
have fun with this lens
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: atpaula on May 08, 2019, 21:13:55
Thank you for the comments guys.
I forgot to mention I took these with a Z6.
Frank, if don’t need the money don’t sell it. Certainly you’ll regret if you do it.
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Mongo on May 09, 2019, 01:18:02
as sharp and colour vibrant as Mongo would expect of the lens and the photographer
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: atpaula on May 09, 2019, 01:39:33
as sharp and colour vibrant as Mongo would expect of the lens and the photographer
Thank you Mongo.
I miss your pics here.
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: golunvolo on May 09, 2019, 02:30:07
Agreed with all the above Aguinaldo. It looks like you and the lens had both a great time together  :)
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: atpaula on May 09, 2019, 03:01:05
Agreed with all the above Aguinaldo. It looks like you and the lens had both a great time together  :)
Gracias Paco!
I’ve visited every inch of that botanical garden, but it is always different everytime I go there. Also, the mornings I spend there is a kind of mental relaxation for me.
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Frank Fremerey on May 09, 2019, 09:20:09
Thank you for the comments guys.
I forgot to mention I took these with a Z6.
Frank, if don’t need the money don’t sell it. Certainly you’ll regret if you do it.

Thank you, I am really torn
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Erik Lund on May 09, 2019, 11:35:04
Shows what the lens and a good photographer can do ! Super ;)
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Birna Rørslett on May 09, 2019, 12:33:39
A 200/2 is mandatory for a keen Nikonista ...

Do keep it, Frank. You'll regret selling off, guaranteed.

Thus speaks Birna, who just decided to leave her own 200/2 home for the upcoming Scotland trip, due to weight limitations. However it will accompany her on domestic trips by car later this year.
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Roland Vink on May 09, 2019, 22:34:23

Thus speaks Birna, who just decided to leave her own 200/2 home for the upcoming Scotland trip, due to weight limitations[...]
I wonder if Nikon will ever replace the AF 180/2.8 ED with an improved model? This is one of the oldest AF lenses in the current lineup, optics date back to the end of 1994 when the first AF Nikkors were introduced. Surely there is a space in the market between the 200/2 and 70-200/2.8 for a smaller and cheaper alternative?

Lovely set of images ...
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Jakov Minić on May 10, 2019, 10:04:08
Aguinaldo, these are lovely images!
Title: Re: Nikkor AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II pics
Post by: Ilkka Nissilä on May 10, 2019, 10:54:50
I wonder if Nikon will ever replace the AF 180/2.8 ED with an improved model? This is one of the oldest AF lenses in the current lineup, optics date back to the end of 1994 when the first AF Nikkors were introduced. Surely there is a space in the market between the 200/2 and 70-200/2.8 for a smaller and cheaper alternative?

Yes, but if they introduce a rational alternative, the irrational becomes very difficult to sell.

There is the 70-200/4 that is a reasonable alternative, though, if you can work with the f/4 maximum aperture. The AF isn't as fast as with the f/2.8 zooms, and it isn't as sharp or flare-resistant as the latest 70-200/2.8 FL but the f/4 produces images with a pleasing look and the lens is reasonably compact and lightweight.

I would like to see an AF-S 135/2 and AF-S 180/2.8 but I think Nikon believe that most people will want to use a zoom in this focal range.