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<blockquote data-quote="Vincent" data-source="post: 481065" data-attributes="member: 15675"><p>More info. </p><p><a href="http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af-s_200-500mmf_56e_ed_vr/spec.htm" target="_blank">Nikon | Imaging Products | AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR</a></p><p><a href="http://froknowsphoto.com/nikon-200-500-preview/" target="_blank">I was not expecting this lens: Nikon 200-500 F5.6E VR Preview | Fro Knows Photo</a></p><p><a href="http://nikonrumors.com/2015/08/04/nikon-announces-3-new-lenses-nikkor-24mm-f1-8g-ed-24-70mm-f2-8e-ed-vr-and-200-500mm-f5-6e-ed-vr.aspx/#more-95898" target="_blank">Nikon announces 3 new lenses: Nikkor 24mm f/1.8G ED, 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR and 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR | Nikon Rumors</a> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Price: $1399.95</li> </ul><p></p><p>-------------------------------------</p><p>I was looking at the MTF charts compared to the 70-200, to see how it would complement or replace a 70-200 + TC 2EIII.</p><p></p><p>My conclusion is there is no comparison: At 200mm the f2.8 will still be preferred I guess, but the new lens seems optimised for 500mm where the MTF chat seems to way outperform the 70-200 @ 200mm. So 100mm longer and better; it might kill 80-400 sales, but I feel that Canon like with the 200-400 will have follow this one. (Canon does have the 400mm f5.6 and even with Canons optimistic MTF seems to underperform on this 200-500).</p><p></p><p>I think the birding community will start ordering soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vincent, post: 481065, member: 15675"] More info. [URL="http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/telephotozoom/af-s_200-500mmf_56e_ed_vr/spec.htm"]Nikon | Imaging Products | AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR[/URL] [URL="http://froknowsphoto.com/nikon-200-500-preview/"]I was not expecting this lens: Nikon 200-500 F5.6E VR Preview | Fro Knows Photo[/URL] [URL="http://nikonrumors.com/2015/08/04/nikon-announces-3-new-lenses-nikkor-24mm-f1-8g-ed-24-70mm-f2-8e-ed-vr-and-200-500mm-f5-6e-ed-vr.aspx/#more-95898"]Nikon announces 3 new lenses: Nikkor 24mm f/1.8G ED, 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR and 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR | Nikon Rumors[/URL] [LIST] [*]Price: $1399.95 [/LIST] ------------------------------------- I was looking at the MTF charts compared to the 70-200, to see how it would complement or replace a 70-200 + TC 2EIII. My conclusion is there is no comparison: At 200mm the f2.8 will still be preferred I guess, but the new lens seems optimised for 500mm where the MTF chat seems to way outperform the 70-200 @ 200mm. So 100mm longer and better; it might kill 80-400 sales, but I feel that Canon like with the 200-400 will have follow this one. (Canon does have the 400mm f5.6 and even with Canons optimistic MTF seems to underperform on this 200-500). I think the birding community will start ordering soon. [/QUOTE]
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