At last the replacement
https://nikonrumors.com/2017/07/11/...4-5-5-6-ed-vr-lens-officially-announced.aspx/
https://nikonrumors.com/2017/07/11/...4-5-5-6-ed-vr-lens-officially-announced.aspx/
I own and use the FX and DX versions and I agree. I bought the FX version to use with a D750 that I later sold. I kept the lens because it performed so well. Now I use it on my D500.It is by far, the best of the 70-300 lenses. Even sharp at the long end, which none of the previous versions are.