Anti-shake focusing is the key to the initial evaluation of Nikon 70-200 F4.

IT 168 evaluation 201210/0 On October 24th, Nikon officially released the 70-200mm f4 G ED VR telephoto zoom lens, which is the second to Nicole 16-35mm f4 and Nicole 24-/kloc. Small three yuan? .

So, what about Nikon? Small three yuan? What is the quality of one telephoto? Compared with our own small steel cannon? Is it worth buying? I believe this evaluation of IT 168 can answer these questions well.

User question 1: Is slender and light good or bad?

At first glance, this argument seems to be a joke, but it actually has some truth. Eye contact can often make photos more colorful, and the mighty telephoto lens is undoubtedly? Eye contact? Guarantee. The utilization rate of telephoto lens is not high, and it is often used for exhibitions, sports or performances, which also determines that it is really important to have an attractive and coquettish appearance.

▲ The 70-200F4 looks slender after being fitted with D800E.

First of all, it is worthy of recognition that the appearance of this lens is not bad, but the empty position is a bit ugly without a random tripod ring. However, if you don't usually use a tripod, you can reduce the weight of the lens, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. When most people get 70-200F4 VR, they can see one word at a glance: Jing. Some people say that black looks thin, but Nikon's bayonet diameter and 67mm lens caliber also determine the thinness of this lens. Fortunately, when holding the camera, it feels good to hold it in your left hand. With a round hood, it is not harmonious to install it on the stocky D800E.

▲ The length is basically close (the small steel gun is slightly longer)

▲ The contrast of the lens aperture is not as good as the big eyes of a small steel gun? Liang Sao?

▲ The workmanship is very good.

80-200 gives the impression that it is strong and firm, while 70-200F4 gives the impression that it is slender and compact. But it's really small and not strong enough. Maybe like that sentence? You can't cater to everyone? When I was holding a big, thick and strong steel gun, I complained that it was bulky and heavy and inconvenient to carry. When this small and portable 70-200F4 appeared, I hated it for being slender and ugly, which was embarrassing. In a word, thinness is true, and so is thinness and ugliness.

Editor's point of view:

Is it good or bad to be slender and light? How important is appearance? I can't answer this answer, but it depends on my own preferences and practical application.

User question 2: How blurred is the first aperture?

How bad can the blur effect of the first aperture be? The author is as curious about the answer to this question as everyone else. So use two lenses with the same position and the same composition to shoot the same scene (a small steel gun 200mm F2.8; 70-200F4 telephoto 200mm F4), can you tell which is F2.8 and which is F4?

Whether you watch it or not, I can't see it anyway. Who is who doesn't matter. In fact, in many cases, there is not much difference between F2.8 and F4. As for the Jiao Wai effect, it is even more floating clouds: some people will say that linearity is a good character, and Jiao Wai will be mentioned. It's nice to have a look at the real scene in Jiao Wai.

▲ 70-200F4 real shot Jiao Wai effect demonstration.

Editor's point of view:

You can say that I didn't measure all the focal segments out of context, didn't change the distance of the subject and so on. I just want to express one point: the difference between F2.8 and F4 in background blur is really not that much, but more often it is psychological factors. The most essential purpose of large aperture lens is to increase the amount of light entering at the same time to ensure exposure, and the shallow depth of field effect can only be said to be a wonderful thing.

User question 3: How about a steel gun with a small image quality ratio?

Image quality is the most fundamental attribute of photos. For the lens, image quality testing is obviously a link that must be paid attention to.

▲200mm end resolution contrast test

Only the 200mm telephoto end with the most serious attenuation is selected for testing, and the small steel gun is quite powerful and basically cannot be used. The overall performance of 70-200 F4 is better in other aperture segments. Although the small steel gun has F2.8, it can't be used until F4. Compared with the overall resolution, it is not difficult to find that the performance of 70-200 F4 is much better. (Test results of D800E fuselage)

The backlight performance and purple edge suppression of 70-200 F4 are obviously stronger than those of small steel guns.

The purple edge of the small steel gun is quite serious, but it still exists after receiving F4. Compared with F4 of 70-200, the purple edge suppression of this head is much better, F4 has only a slight purple edge, which disappears completely after being reduced to F5.6

In the backlight environment, the small steel gun appeared flare phenomenon, and the 70-200 F4 performed very well in the anti-glare link, and the nanocrystalline coating contributed a lot.

The telephoto distortion of 70-200 F4 is more serious than that of a small steel gun, and the dark angle can be slightly ignored.

The telephoto end 70-200 F4 is seriously distorted, which is beyond my expectation. As for the dark corner, in this era of popular dark corner literature and art, the loss of light at the four corners is not a problem at all.

Editor's point of view:

In addition to distortion control, the picture quality of 70-200 F4 is better than that of small steel cannon. Although there is no F2.8, in fact, the picture quality of the small steel gun is very degraded under the full opening of F2.8, and its usability is not high, so it must be shrunk to F4 before use. From this point of view, whether there is 2.8 is not so important.

The netizen asked how practical VR3' s five-level anti-shake is.

The 200-end hand-held company 1/200s of the small steel gun is not stable enough. What is the use? Safety shutter? The film output rate does not exceed 1/2, and the author often uses the shutter speed above 1/250s when using the 200mm end.

What I admire most about this 70-200 F4 lens is the anti-shake function. I denied the so-called five-level anti-shake parameter as soon as it came up. Because it is hard to believe that the shutter speed of 200mm segment is 1/6 seconds. But when I was shooting, I had to say that the level 5 anti-shake of this lens can definitely be achieved. Because after I took a few photos with a telephoto end exposure of 1/6 seconds, I was really surprised that I could take clear photos from the perspective of playback.

▲ The telephoto end holds 1/25s for shooting.

Editor's point of view:

The wide-angle lens appears anti-shake, and you may accuse the manufacturer of being sick. When anti-shake is used in medium-focus lenses, most people will disdain it, but no one can ignore the importance of anti-shake in telephoto lenses.

User question 5: What is the concept that the nearest focal length is only 1m?

The closest focus distance of this 70-200 F4 in the full focus section is 1 m, the bamboo gun 1.4 m, the steel gun 1.8m, and the presence or absence of a Canon Guo Xuwei is1.2m. The significance of the closest focus is more reflected in the magnification. At this point, this new F4 lens has a better magnification, which makes it easier to shoot portraits indoors. In order to give you an intuitive impression, the author compares the recent focal lengths of the two lenses.

Editor's point of view:

The nearest focus distance is only 1 m, which is really surprising. From this point of view, all lenses with a focal length of 70-200 will be candidly admit defeat. The magnification of 0.27 gives this lens a certain macro shooting ability, which is very useful when shooting some sketches at close range.

User question 6: Who should I choose, the bamboo gun or the steel gun?

80-200F2.8 has been released for many years, but compared with 70-200 F4, there is no ultrasonic motor, no five-level anti-shake of VR3 (in my opinion, anti-shake can completely offset the aperture advantage, as for the Jiao Wai effect, it was clearly explained in the last article), and there is no nano-coating, so the price difference of 1700 yuan can be bought.

function

F4 70-200

80-200 F2.8 (small steel gun)

Lens structure

14 group of 20 tablets (3rd edition, 1HRI)

1 1 group 16 tablets (3rd edition)

Focus range

70-200mm

80-200mm

hole

Tetralogy of Fallot

F2.8

coating

Nanocrystalline coating

Magnification ratio

0.274

0. 169

Nearest focal length

1m

1.8m

drill

67 mm

77 mm

measure

78x 178.5

87 x 187 mm

weight

850 grams

1300g

price

8500

6800

Editor's point of view:

In the case that the price of small steel guns has not been greatly reduced, I personally recommend buying F4 of 70-200. As for the appearance and distortion, I can only say: there is a small bamboo gun on it. Why don't you try? That's not only beautiful, but also a little twist! ${PageNumber}

Editor's point of view: the picture quality is not unexpected, anti-shake focusing is the key, and the small steel gun is completely defeated at the existing price.

70-200 F4 gives me the biggest feeling that the anti-shake and focus have been upgraded. I believe everyone has a deep understanding of the five-level anti-shake in the last article. The focusing speed of this tripod head is similar to that of a big bamboo gun, and both are annular ultrasonic motors, far better than a small steel gun. The focusing speed of ring ultrasonic motor is fast and stable. As for the picture quality, although there is a slight improvement in other aspects except distortion control, it didn't give me much surprise.

The 80-200 small steel cannon has no advantages in image quality, focus and volume except that the 2.8 distortion of the whole meat is slightly better. Unless the price is reduced to 4000 yuan, it will be considered cost-effective. At the current price, I must suggest buying 70-200F4 instead of 80-200 small steel guns.

Summary of advantages and disadvantages:

Summary of advantages and disadvantages

superiority

1, small and light, suitable for travel.

2, excellent anti-shake performance,115s hand-held without pressure.

3. Outstanding performance in resolution, backlight and purple edge suppression.

4. The closest focal length is only 1m, which is the closest among all existing 70-200 lenses.

5. The listing price is very cost-effective.

disadvantaged

1, telephoto pincushion distortion is serious.

Purchase instructions:

Nikon's lens has always been more expensive than Canon's lens with the same focal length in my understanding. For example, the earliest big ternary lens was much more expensive than Canon's. This 70-200 F4 went on the market at a price of 8700 yuan, which surprised me (it has now dropped to 8500 yuan), almost close to the price of the Canon 70-200 F4 anti-shake version. To tell the truth, it's much lower than my psychological price. As far as I am concerned, as a user who has used Nikon for four years, the current price of this head is around 8500, which is not worth buying, at least I think it is not expensive.

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