Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S lens

[Michael Erlewine]

My feeling as of now, after using the new Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 S, is that this is a very exceptional lens. About the only thing I can add, from my use of the lens, is that this lens has a special IQ or style, whatever a few great lenses have. I find myself really liking the “grab” or way the lens feels, enough so that I look for ways to use this lens just because the result is so pleasing.

[Fons Baerken]

Some say for what it is worth, that the last f-mount the E version is very, very close in IQ etc.

[Nikfuson]

Got a sample that likely has my name on it.
Will run it through my ways of lens testing and will report here accordingly.

[Erik Lund]

Nice! Looking forward to the images

[Nikfuson]

First test: LoCA, here at 200mm. Upon very fine inspection there is a very very amount of LoCA but nothing worse than the Lanthar 125 (from memory). Truly exceptional construction by Nikon!

[Nikfuson]

Here at 70mm. Same result.

[chambeshi]

Hogan's assessment, and a fairly detailed review of the new Z Teleconverters on the 70-200 f2.8S

https://www.zsystemuser.com/z-mount-lenses/z-mount-adapters/a-teleconverter-quick-asses.html

https://www.cameralabs.com/nikon-z-tc-1-4x-tc-2-0x-teleconverter-review/

[Fons Baerken]

APO? why Nikon doesnt call it APO?

Thanks for the samples, and show some more!

[Nikfuson]

Couple of "real" shots, at portrait distance. Both at 200mm.

[Nikfuson]

Here at full blast at 70mm. A little vignette correction applied.

[Nikfuson]

Couple to illustrate lack of bleeding and LoCA issues on water reflections.
These have been processed via Capture NX-D with all optical corrections turned off.
The inserts are 100% (sorry for the black outline entering into the crop along the edges)

[Nikfuson]

Corner performance at night.

[Birna Rørslett]

Hmmm. I have no 70-200 lens ....

[Nikfuson]

Hmmm. I have no 70-200 lens ....

Surprising...but then again you can probably cover every mm focal range via your vast selection of lenses Birna

[Birna Rørslett]

I got [too] many of the Z native lenses at present, but have no intention of getting all of them. Doubling or even tripling options of focal lengths is not my priority these days. I do await the arrival of the Z Micro 105 as soon as it's released, but apart from this optic, no more Z's on my list.