Friday, November 27, 2009

Today I picked up the new Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens that I have been waiting for since July 2009. So far I'm pretty impressed.

This is a little vibration reduction comparison that I did tonight standing in my front yard.

Nikon D300, ISO500, Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, handheld standing

(all images straight-out-of-the-camera, with minor cropping / straightening in photoshop)

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70mm, 1/15, VR on


70mm, 1/15, VR on, 100% crop of previous image


70mm, 1/15, VR off


70mm, 1/15, VR off, 100% crop of previous image


200mm, 1/15, VR on


200mm, 1/15, VR on, 100% crop of previous image


200mm, 1/15, VR off


200mm, 1/15, VR off, 100% crop of previous image