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Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
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In this review, I will abbreviate the lens as Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII.
Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII
In short
The Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII is an inexpensive telephoto lens for Nikon's DX-series crop cameras. Is a logical improvement on an older lens Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6G ED VR IF SWM... Lightweight, compact enough for transportation (has a new lens parking system), with built-in image stabilization, and most importantly - with normal / good image quality (as for a lens of this class). It has good performance in terms of price / quality ratio. I'm not kidding - this is a really usable albeit 'dark / plastic' zoom telephoto. Of the serious shortcomings, only slow focusing, a drop in sharpness at 200 mm focal length and poor macro capabilities are striking.
Often such a lens can be purchased with the camera as one of the two lenses included in the so-called double kit. In this set, the total cost of the camera, Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII and Nikon 18-55 / 3.5-5.6GII VRII significantly lower than all three pieces of equipment purchased separately.
Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII
History
Nikon has been making cheap televisions for Nikon DX cameras since 2005. In total there are 3 versions of the lens class Nikon DX 55-200 / 4-5.6:
- Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6G ED SWM [two colors: black / silver, country of origin: Japan / China], April 2005 - March 2007.
- Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6G ED VR IF SWM, March 2007 - January 2015 (possibly longer).
- Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II, January 2015 - our days.
You can find its name on the lens case with golden lettersNikon DX VR AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED', where the pointer' II 'stands near the letter' G '. In the name of the lens, written near the front lens, in a surprising way, the pointer 'II' has already moved to another place, and the lens began to be called 'Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6G ED VR II'(+ swapped' DX '/' VR '/' AF-S 'prefixes). Usually, in my review, I indicate the name of the lens exactly as it is written on its body, in this case it became a mystery to me how to indicate the name correctly (the same situation with Nikon 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6GII VR II AF-S DX Nikkor) In brochures, and on the official website the name is used 'NIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f / 4-5.6G ED VR II', since it is customary to write the modification number there after the lens name. In fact, there is no difference, but it is worth noting that in the case of two similar lenses Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm 1: 3.5-5.6G ED SWM VR IF Aspherical и Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm 1: 3.5-5.6GII ED SWM VR IF Aspherical manipulations with the designations 'GII' and 'VR II' misled people, forcing them to believe that the new version 18-200 / 3.5-5.6 has a new generation stabilization system. As a result, in the review, I named the lens 'Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II'.
Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII
Main technical characteristics of Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II:
| Review Instance Name | Name near front lens: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6G ED VR II ∞-1.1m / 3.61ft ø52. Name in gold letters Nikon DX VR AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED. Inscription on the other side of the case: Made in Thailand 20484906 |
| Basic properties |
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| Front Filter Diameter | 52 mm, plastic thread for filters |
| Focal length | 55-200 mm EGF for Nikon DX cameras is 82.5-300 mm |
| Zoom ratio | 3.64 X (usually rounded to 4) |
| Designed by | for digital cameras Nikon DX |
| Number of aperture blades | 7 rounded petals |
| Tags | focal lengths for 55, 70, 85, 105, 135, 200 mm, bayonet mount mark and hood mounts |
| Diaphragm |
The lens is deprived of the aperture control ring, control is via the camera menu (G - lens type) |
| MDF (Minimum Focus Distance) | 1.1 m over the entire range of focal lengths, maximum magnification ratio 1: 4.35 (Kenny made a mistake in MRR) |
| Stabilizer features | 4 stops by CIPA standards. The stabilizer monitors the movement of the camera while shooting panoramas. The second generation stabilizer. |
| The weight | 300 g |
| Optical design | 13 elements in 9 groups, including 1 low dispersion element (shown in yellow on the optical diagram). The presence of such elements is indicated on the body by the abbreviation 'ED'.
Image of optical circuit clickable |
| Lens hood | Nikon HB-37, bayonet type, plastic, same as lenses: |
| Transportation | With a soft cover CL-0915 |
| Manufacturer country | Thailand, inscription on the lens 'Made in Thailand' |
| Period | From January 5, 2015. In August 2016, supplemented by a model Nikon DX AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm 1: 4.5-6.3G ED VR |
| Instructions | See |
| Current prices in modern online stores |
In the very first version Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6G ED SWM used 2 low-dispersion elements in the optical scheme, in the next two versions - only one.
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
Assembly
Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII assembled in Thailand. The lens uses a plastic lens mount (onfoto nakosyachili in their review), such a mount is the first sign that a user from the simplest Nikon Nikkor line of lenses is in front of the user.
Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII - lightweight, compact, with parking system to reduce physical size during transport.
The focus ring is plastic, without rubber inserts, the zoom ring is coated with rubber.
The retractable part of the frame of the case consists of the spirit of the sections (actually three, but it takes a long time to explain). I have not noticed spontaneous lengthening of the frame of the case, but perhaps this can begin to occur when the zoom mechanism is worn out.
When changing the focal length, the rear lens moves in the middle of the lens body like a pump - it draws in and pushes out air. This behavior of the rear lens is called 'vacuum cleaner effect', which can increase the amount of dust that accumulates in the camera. From the side of the rear lens (when it is deepened), the lenses are visible loops, boards and other filling of the lens.
There is a bayonet mount mark and a mark on the case for quick installation of the hood. The lens uses a very strong (!) Plastic hood Nikon HB-37 (Made in China), which is fixed in special grooves located near the front lens of the lens. The hood can be installed in the opposite direction for transportation. In this position, access to the focus ring is lost. The lens hood moves with the trunk of the lens.
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
Stabilizer
Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII has a second-generation Nikon VR image stabilizer that can compensate 4 stops by shutter speed. In values excerpts this means that you can shoot at shutter speeds 16 times longer than what a lens without a stabilizer requires.
Important: VR II (VRII) marking has nothing to do with the generation of the stabilizer. The 'II' prefix simply indicates the second version of this lens. Due to the fact that the abbreviation 'VR' is the last abbreviation of the full lens name shown near the front lens, there is a false impression that the prefix 'II' refers to the abbreviation 'VR'. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the lens, as evil, still uses a stabilizer of the second generation. At the time of this writing, the vast majority of Nikon lenses use a second generation stabilizer. The third generation could only be found in Nikon N AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm 1: 4G и Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm 1: 2.8E. The first generation can only be found in very old televisions, for example in Nikon ED AF VR-Nikkor 80-400mm 1: 4.5-5.6D.
To enable / disable the stabilizer on the lens there 'VR ON / OFF' button. I was able to take pictures without grease and hard work at 200 mm focal length and 1/15 of a second. Unlike more advanced lenses, such as Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 16-85mm 1: 3.5-5.6G ED VR SWM IF Aspherical, this lens does not have the ability to switch stabilizer modes.
There may be some twitching in the viewfinder when turning the Image Stabilizer on and off, this is normal and should not be feared. The stabilizer is activated by pressing the focus activation button (usually half-pressing the shutter release button).
The lens can track the movement of the camera during panorama shooting. In this case, the stabilizer will suppress vibration only in the direction perpendicular to the movement of the camera.
The stabilizer works well, but during real shooting it seems that the Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII stabilizer practically nothing in comparison with the previous version G vr (which also uses a second-generation stabilizer, but can only compensate according to the instructions for 3 steps shutter speed).
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
L button
To start using the lens, you must first unlock it. To do this, you will have to press a special button that holds the lens in the 'L' position ('Locked' - 'Locked'), located on the zoom ring and rotate it toward the 55 mm mark, after which a slight click will be heard. To fold the lens, just press the button in exactly the same way and turn the zoom (zoom) ring in the opposite direction. When folded, the lens is shorter than in the working one.
On camera Nikon D80, D90, D700 and, most likely, on many other old cameras, when folded, the camera “does not see” the lens, but in the value field aperture 'F—' error blinks. Also, when folded, nothing is visible in the viewfinder.
On camera Nikon D3400, and most likely, on many other modern cameras, when the lens is folded, the camera displays the message "Before you start taking pictures, rotate the zoom ring to lengthen the lens."
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
Focusing
Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII focuses thanks to 'SWM'-motor (Silent Wbird Motor - quiet wave motor) and refers to the lens'AF S'type (with built-in motor focusing). Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII uses compact 'swm' motor.
Important: this lens will automatically focus on all Nikon DSLR cameras.
Despite claims that the focus motor is silent, noise is present during actual operation. This noise will affect the sound quality during movie shooting using the microphone built into the camera.
Auto focus speed is highly dependent on the selected focal length. Focusing speed at 55 mm focal length average, with an increase in the focal length, the focusing speed decreases significantly, the lens spends a lot of time focusing by 200 mm of the focal length, and the focusing speed at this value of the focal length can be considered low. The lens travel time for focusing from infinity to MDF and back is about 55 mm less than 200 mm. Focus speed is independent of camera orientation.
On the lens housing you can find focus switch 'A - M'. In position 'A', auto focus works, and in position 'M' - manual focus. During auto focus, the focus ring rotates and cannot be touched. To perform manual focusing, the lens must be switched to 'M' mode. The lens does not have a constantly manual focus control mode M / A or A / m.
The focus ring is paired with the front retractable body frame. During focusing, the front and rear lenses remain stationary, as the lens uses internal focus. You can easily use any filters, for example polarizing or gradient. The focus ring rotates approximately 60 degrees. When extreme positions are reached, the focus ring abuts. The ring is narrow, not rubberized and quite uncomfortable.
When used on a camera Nikon D90 (with unpretentious Multi-CAM 1000 focusing system) the lens behaves well, rarely focuses incorrectly. I had no problems with focus accuracy and focus. On camera Nikon D90 I checked the presence of the back and focus front at different focusing distances and different values of the focal length (infinity and MDF as well). Pictures taken using the Live View mode (which does not suffer from back / front focus) were used as a measure. Focusing accuracy using the central cross-shaped phase sensor completely coincided with the Live View mode.
The minimum focusing distance is 110 cm (the distance from the sensor / focal plane of the camera to the subject). With such an MDF, the maximum magnification factor is 1: 4.35 (you can shoot a weak macro).
Features:
- There is no depth of field scale, focusing distance and mark for working in the infrared spectrum. There is nothing at all, except for the focal length marks.
- During tests focus shift (shift-focus) was not noticed.
- There is a strong effect of 'Focus Breathing' (changing the viewing angle during focusing).
- Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII has no special focus problems in Live View (tested on Nikon D90).
- When changing the focal length, focusing is almost not lost.
- The lens does not have a hard stop (hard infinity mechanical stop) which allows you to accurately and quickly focus the lens to infinity under any external temperature conditions.
- Unknown compatibility with teleconverters.
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
The main differences between 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VR and 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VR II
- Version G vr 8 years older than the newer version.
- The GII VR II version is 35 grams lighter.
- The GII VR II version has a lens parking system ('L' button), which allows the lens to be slightly shorter during transport than the previous version G vr.
- Version G vr uses one pull-out section while changing the focal length. The retractable frame of the GII VR II version consists of two parts.
- The GII VR II version has a more powerful image stabilizer that allows you to compensate for 4 steps by shutter speed, against 3 steps in the version G vr.
- Versions use different optical schemes. In general, the image quality of the newer version is significantly better than the previous one.
- The versions have different countries of manufacture: GII VR II - Thailand; G vr - China.
- The GII VR II version focuses noticeably slower than G vr (here's the improvement!).
- The letters 'IF' and 'SWM' have been removed from the GII VR II hull.
- Versions use a different number of microprocessor contacts (most likely due to different compatibility with teleconverters and different stabilizer power).
- In the GII VR II version, the focus ring moves when the focal length is changed (not very convenient), in the version G vr the focus ring was in a different place and remained stationary while changing the focal length. In addition, the version G vr the focus ring was much larger, which made manual focusing much more convenient.
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II and SIGMA ZOOM 28-300mm 1: 3.5-6.3 DG MACRO
Image quality
With image quality, almost everything is in perfect order. I was pleasantly surprised by the excellent sharpness at a fully open aperture of 55 mm focal length in the center of the frame. With increasing focal length, the sharpness in the center on the open aperture drops slightly, but remains at a decent level. When you close the aperture, sharpness decently increases. The worst sharpness is observed at 200 mm of the focal length at the edges and corners of the image on the open aperture.
Chromatic aberrationsVignetting and distortion are present, but their level is negligible.
In the blur zone, you get even circles of blur due to the rounded diaphragm.
The lens, for both dark and budget televisions, shows good performance in terms of image quality.
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
Sample Photos
Pictures from Nikon D90. The photos in the gallery below are shown without processing, the conversion of the source RAW files by the original Nikon ViewNX-i utility without making additional adjustments.
'JPEG' source photos from the camera Nikon D90 can скачать здесь.
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
All original Nikon DX telephoto lenses
- Nikon DX AF S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4-5.6G ED SWMarel 2005
- Nikon DX AF S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4-5.6G ED VR IF SWMMarch 2007
- Nikon DX AF S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4-5.6GII ED VRIIJanuary 2015
- Nikon DX AF S Nikkor 55-300mm 1:4.5-5.6G ED VR SWM HRIAugust 2010
- Nikon DX AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4.5-6.3G EDAugust 2016
- Nikon DX AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4.5-6.3G ED VRAugust 2016
A list of absolutely all lenses of the Nikon DX series, as well as a lot of useful information on lenses and cameras Nikon will find here.
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
My experience
GII VR II is an expected update from the previous version. We have increased the resolution to work with 24 MP cameras, improved the gimbal, made a parking system and reduced weight. In general, everything is better (except for focusing speed). The GII VR II is a great inexpensive way to shoot telephoto shots.
My thoughts for those who are rushing about choosing:
- don't change old G vr to the new GII VR II
- I recommend GII VR II to buy in double kit sets (when they sell the camera with two lenses at once)
- in fact, the GII VR II is only suitable for shooting outdoors, preferably in good light. Sometimes with it you can shoot in the studio
- I'm really very good and warm about GII VR II, for $ 140 it's hard to find something with a similar resolution
- Nikon 55-300 / 4.5-5.6G, generally better than the GII VR II, but I would not overpay for the extra 100 mm of focal length and settled on the GII VR II version. For those who want a more 'serious' lens - look towards the full frame Nikon 70-300 / 4.5-5.6G VR or Tamron DI SP 70-300mm F / 4-5.6 VC USD A005NII
- the cheapest televisions for Nikon cameras with a stabilizer in the secondary market: Nikon DX AF-S 55-200 / 4-5.6G VR (first version), Sigma AF 70-300 / 4-5.6 DG OS и Sigma 50-200 / 4-5.6 DC OS HSM. Cheaper for Nikon SLR cameras to find nothing
- 55-200 range partially overlaps with lenses Nikon 18-105 mm f / 3.5-5.6G VR, Nikon 18-135 mm f / 3.5-5.6G и Nikon 18-140 mm f / 3.5-5.6G VR, I would not buy the GII VR II as an add-on to the specified universal lenses
- Nikon 18-200mm f / 3.5-5.6G VR и Nikon 18-200mm f / 3.5-5.6GII VRwhich completely cover the 55-200 mm range is noticeably worse by 200 mm of the GII VR II focal length, but there’s no point in buying them in addition to the GII VR II
- for modern Nikon cameras that support AF-P lenses, instead of GII VR II, I recommend getting Nikon DX AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm 1: 4.5-6.3G ED VR.
Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II
Prices
Real prices for Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1: 4-5.6GII ED VR II in popular online stores can see here, or in the price block below:
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An accurate list of all Nikon DX Nikkor lenses
- 10.5 mm/ 2.8G AF Fisheye [gold ring]
- 35 mm/1.8G AF-S
- 40 mm/2.8G AF-S Microphone
- 85 mm/3.5G AF-S VR Microphone
- 10-20 mm/4.5-5.6G AF-P VR
- 10-24 mm/3.5-4.5G AF-S
- 12-24 mm/4G AF-S [gold ring]
- 16-80 mm/ 2.8-4IN AF S VR [gold ring]
- 16-85 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR
- 17-55 mm/2.8G AF-S [gold ring]
- 18-55 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-S [black / silver]
- 18-55 mm/3.5-5.6GII AF-S [black / silver]
- 18-55 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR
- 18-55 mm/3.5-5.6GII AF-S VR
- 18-55 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-P
- 18-55 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-P VR
- 18-70 mm/3.5-4.5G AF-S
- 18-105 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR [Thailand / China]
- 18-135 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-S
- 18-140 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR [Thailand / China]
- 18-200 mm/3.5-5.6G AF-S VR [Japan / China]
- 18-200 mm/3.5-5.6GII AF-S VR
- 18-300 mm/3.5-5.6G VR
- 18-300 mm/3.5-6.3G VR
- 55-200 mm/4-5.6G AF-S [black / silver, Japan / China]
- 55-200 mm/4-5.6G AF-S VR
- 55-200 mm/4-5.6GII ED VR
- 55-300 mm/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR
- 70-300 mm/4.5-6.3G AF-P
- 70-300 mm/4.5-6.3G AF-P VR
Results
Nikon 55-200 / 4-5.6GII VRII is compact, lightweight and inexpensive. I recommend it as an addition to the standard lens of class 18-55 / 3.5-5.6.
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The photo shows the hand of the master)!
The pictures are good, for some reason my colors were poisonous and acid on this lens, especially shades of green.
Nikon with CMOS loves the poisonous colors of green with dark zooms :).
In the table:
Optical design: 13 elements in 19 groups, including 1 low dispersion element ...
It seems to me that something is wrong here :)
fixed.
Error-hoods with the previous version are the same. NV-34 was put on the first version without a stabilizer. The subsequent ones in the working position can also be set, but in the transport it will not reduce the focal to 55 or parking.
Fixed
The L button on these lenses is a spit into the photographer’s vulnerable soul.
She kind of says that you are a rogue who did not have enough money for a normal lens.
Structurally, this button is absolutely not needed for lenses. I have a Nikon 1s1 there, when unlocked, the camera turns on automatically.
And here is L to begging?
Do not pay attention to my sharp tone, I do not want to offend anyone)
Well, I just do not see any other reason than the marketing one to add this commit button. I have 55-200 and 70-300.
70-300 even feels like a more pleasant and solid lens, and 55-200 seems flimsy and unreliable.
In general, I had the opinion that it is better to immediately buy lenses for a full-frame camera for growth.
Not everyone has the money to “grow”. The fixing button is actually a parking button for reducing the size, now such a trend in the world, and the amateur photographer is much more convenient to handle compact equipment.
And if on 70-300 there was such a button that allows you to shorten the lens by 2-3 cm when folded without losing quality, would it also become rogue?
Canon's DO letters shorten the lens (for those on the Diffractive Optics thread)
Right And all the cool photographers always put the lenses in their bags in the most extended position and with the lens hoods screwed in the working position, so that they would not be mistaken for beggars who save space.
Vitaly, the toughness of the photographer is still buried in HIS WORKS, and not in the technique that is carried in his own bag ... don't you agree that there are talented amateur photographers and mediocre professionals?
It was sarcasm in response to Obama, as opposed to his conclusion about the misbehavior of lenses with a parking button. I agree with you completely.
what a primitive logic in your reasoning. Do you really think that the key to good photography is not a rogue technique?) Or do you describe only your feelings as a Nikon 1s1 owner?
A good coated lens and a full-frame sensor with a wide dynamic range certainly contribute to obtaining "technically" better images, and the artistic component falls on the shoulders of the photographer.
Of course, in the era of digital photography, photoshop can work wonders and draw candy from shit, but this will not be a photograph, but a picture.
on this resource there is a review of Nikon 1, a weak camera
and yes, you won't be able to draw candy from Mr. Well, the fact that the lens unfolds automatically is not a plus or a minus. it's like a string attached to a lid ...
try an experiment: hold the lens with your hand (simulating the storage conditions in a bag) and press the button on which this lens moves out ...
although I understood what you mean. that the camera itself turns on without pressing - well, this is a more primitive button, and not a switch like in DSLRs. in the latter, you don't even need to look, whether you turned it on or not - everything is felt with a finger. the right hand turns on the camera, the left hand turns the ring - all at the same time. see no lack
Here here gallery on nikon d70 (bought for 50 cu, about 5 times cheaper than the new nikon 1 s1, and here gallery on kenon 450d (bought for 90 cu) and Yagu for 40 cu and if you try, you can dazzle anything.
but why Yaga, if there is an industrial for 7 cu?)))
Well, the D70 is obsolete, but still it is a camera, and it takes photos, not ge, as they put it
Well, I have a gallery for an industrial for 50 cents), the answer to why Yaga is simple - autofocus.
And Nikon 1s1 is also a camera, and no one here called Nikon 1s1. For all there DxOMark Nikon 1s1 has wider dd and deeper color and more pixels :)
I know. I read almost everything here and looked
The lens is good and inexpensive. About rogues :))) Guys ... don't make a diagnosis ... Whoever feels flawed will not be helped by even a super technician. And this lens is very good for such little money ...
Arkady, remove IF from the specifications, you yourself say that it creates the effect of a vacuum cleaner)
By the way, VR I was with IF focusing ..
Vacuum cleaner when zooming, what does the focus have to do with it?
What kind of nonsense, BP2 has internal focusing, nothing to do with the vacuum cleaner, read the focus section
Obsessed with these vacuum cleaners. All lenses that change their sizes during zooming are “vacuum cleaned”. Even some fixes (50 mm for example) do it. And what, do not use them or put on a gas mask before changing the focal length?
Although manufacturers could have made a special hole somewhere and installed a dust filter, instead of blowing air through an eyepiece or technological gaps.
Your words and to the manufacturers of optics in your ears :) only technological holes will quickly clog ...
but on the sale of filters you can earn extra
They earn more by cleaning focusing screens, prism mirrors and matrices. It is necessary to provide their services with stable employment.
At Pentax, WR lenses are resized, although they are kind of protected. Apparently, you can correctly place the holes so that they do not clog immediately.
GII VRII uses internal focusing type, information on this in the review is clarified correctly. The fact that the inscription 'IF' was removed from the case does not change the matter. Dismiss.
Great lens. Just for shooting in a normal light of anything. All artistic fixes will either be missed, or narrow or wide, and this one is just right.
In short, you do not need to suffer that you have a whale
Sorry, the cat jumped on Claudia.
You do not need to suffer that you have a cheap whale lens, but go and shoot.
Here, for example, the rogue D70s and Nikon 30-80mm for 20 cu with a stripped front lens.
"2. During tests, shift-focus was not noticed."
The fact that they began to pay attention to this is encouraging. In previous reviews it was missed.
In particular, pay attention to fixes.
thanks for the review. the nameplate, it seems, is also of a new type, without embossed letters ... made cheaper ...
and what kind of space / hole between the frame under the filter and the front lens (the penultimate photo in the review) ??
There is another front lens, photographed so that it seems completely transparent and only the second focusing group is visible with enlightenment.
cool effect ...
Exactly, class, but I thought that when focusing, the lens moves away like that.
I really liked the G VR lens. It is atmospheric, or something, a pleasant depth of field that does not detach the subject from the atmosphere, soft creamy blur, no distortion. Unusual urban “landscapes” at 200mm; excellent bust portraits at 100-140mm (my favorite focal ones), from a comfortable distance, with a fairly large depth of field (like in a studio) and strong blurring of the distant background; atmospheric full-length portraits at 55-85mm with good highlighting of the main thing due to sufficient defocusing of the background on the 4-4,5f hole.
But in terms of reliability - over time, the focusing plane has gone (skewed along the diagonal of the matrix). And yes, the L button would have been appreciated by me when, due to the extra 2-3cm, the lens had to be placed vertically in the case, and not put on its side, leaving no room for another lens.
For comparison, I took the progenitor - an amateur legend 70-210 / 4 (beer can) for a photo session and did not like the shooting process itself (adjusted for my habits and shooting technique). Still, technologies are technologies, and the old scheme converted for modern cameras, albeit in plastic, made of glasses is simpler, but with modern technologies of enlightenment and stabilization is a great help. The heavy weight compared to the modern stabilization system is not at all a plus, especially in the second hour of shooting, when you hold on with the other hand so as not to fall. And the smoothly floating stabilized picture makes life easier when sighting, when you do not need to freeze to assess the hit of focus and isolate unnecessary details. Although, at long exposures in the twilight, the stub disrupts the raising of the mirror or passing vehicles, making two clear images with a shift in one, as with a multiple exposure.
If Arkady does not mind, I’ll throw a few 100% of the crop.
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It seems that on the ISO 100 and 24MP matrix, the picture should be even curlier.
Alas, but for 140 bucks (or to be precise, for 149 on the Amazon), we don't have it in Ukraine. Interested from March to May 17th year. On those sites where he appears, he either “is not present now,
call in a week ”, or“ no supplier, call in a week ”, or there is, but it turns out that this is the first version of VR, which has a red VR label. And yesterday from stylus.ua it was brought to me in a dumb cardboard homemade box, and in it the VR of the first version in bags, tied with rubber bands. For UAH 3800, exactly $ 140. And he asked a hundred times to clarify whether it was vr 2, etc., etc. Exactly. Yes. Is he. And they brought fufel, sorry.
Where it is, it costs 6300 UAH (~ 230 $)
I looked at Czech sites (analogues of our outlets, I thought Europe was a blablabla, adequate prices), they generally cost 8500 kroons, our 9000 UAH, or $ 340.
I’m all about the fact that you read a lot of reviews, they say, for 140 bucks glass fire ... It is yes, but not for 140 :) And for 300, so in general, not so fire ....
Thank you
The most terrible lens that I had. I barely got rid of it.
and what's wrong with him? VRII, which is with the button?
I looked at Avito, with the hands of such sold only 1 instance. rare so far
Very informative and reasonably straightforward.
Perhaps the photographs on him were either only black or only white?
Good afternoon friends.
Does it make sense to buy this lens instead of the old Sigma AF 70-300mm f / 4-5.6 (not APO)? Logic dictates that the new Nikon lens with the 2nd series stabilizer will obviously be better than the old penny sigma one. But the price is too tasty, even strange ...
took from a friend to compare with his 55-300. the stabilizer disappointed. at 1/160 and 200mm it gives a strong lubrication (but it is clear that the photo itself should have turned out sharp - you can see the pattern on the skin (face), sharper by 200mm than 55-300, although 300 for the latter is not so bad as this measured on dxomark). at the same time, at 115mm and without a stub with the same shutter speed, the lubrication is much less ... it looks like it was necessary to put a delay in descent. camera Nikon D5100 16 megapixels.
with other lenses and the stub off, I have no problems with blur. probably 200mm focal length is serious :)
continued the experiment, filming at 200mm the inscriptions on the box from the lens (3 meters away). noticed that at shutter speed 1/125, a smear with a stub is obtained, but without a stub - no. I set the shutter speed to 1/10 of a second, and everything works out great on both lenses.
in the order of delirium - perhaps some kind of concussion occurs in the camera (from a mirror, a shutter, or I press the button so that the stub only makes it worse)
tested over a long distance. 200mm on all apertures 55-200 is noticeably better than 55-300 (I looked at the air conditioners on the building not in the center of the frame). 300mm in 55-300 does not add detail, i.e. 55-300 has no advantages over 55-200. I did not notice the shortcomings of the stabilizer that were when shooting a portrait on the street, when shooting distant objects. also noticed that after all he helped me to make a sharper frame from 2 (with a stub and without a stub)
Arkady, good afternoon!
First of all, thank you for your work!
I looked at examples of your photos taken with Nikon D90 and this lens, I really liked them - juicy, sharp, saturated. I also have a Nikon D90 camera and thought about buying a not very expensive but high-quality telephoto. In short - is it worth taking this lens to your Nikon D90, does it reveal the matrix of this camera well?
PS I'm not a professional, just an amateur. I have a fixed Nikon 50 / 1.8G and 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6GII without VR.
I would be grateful for your reply as soon as possible. I’m going on a trip and there is still such a lens in a quantity of 1 pc in a nearby store))
Hey. Let me answer.
I have been shooting with this lens on D3300 since May. I like it - just crazy. Light, juicy, sharp, exactly, in portrait - a wonderful separation from the background. So, to the question “is it worth taking this lens to your Nikon D90, does it reveal the matrix of this camera well?” I think you can answer unequivocally - will reveal. Since it reveals a multi- and small-pixel matrix from the D3300.
Andrey, good afternoon! Thanks for your comment and advice. But after a serious and long study of various options, including Arcadia's review, I ordered a Tamron SP 70-300 Di VC USD, it should arrive next week. As I understand it, this Tamron should give a better picture, but it also costs twice as much as the one given by Nikon from the review and its focal lengths are completely different ... I hope it will not disappoint)) Good luck to everyone!