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Nikon AFS NIKKOR 200500mm F/5.6E ED VR
APRIL 07
2016
By Greg Scoblete
For Nikon full frame (FX format) shooters
Getting a 500mm focal length in the NIKKOR lens family without a teleconverter has entailed parting with some serious cash
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Excellent image quality in the frame centre
Good image quality on the edge of the APSC/DX sensor
Sensible image quality on the edge of full frame in the 200–350 mm range
Slight lateral chromatic aberration
Moderate distortion
Perfect coma correction
Very good quality over 36Mp full-frame
Even wide open
Good image stabilization
Constant f/5.6 focal ratio
Works well with 1.4x teleconverter
Weather sealing
Quiet
Fast
And precise AF operation
Maximum magnification of 1
4.0 in MF
Sharp optics
Long telephoto reach
Fixed f/5
6 maximum aperture
Optical stabilization
Includes removable tripod collar
Impressive image quality
Good autofocus and stabilization
Useful focal range
Extremely high image quality
High image quality
High sharpness
Beautiful bokeh
No vignetting or color separation
Fluorine coating on the front lens
F/5.6 across the entire zoom range
Retention of AF with 1.4x teleconverter (on an f/8compatible came
High image quality (vignetting
Distortion
Chromatic aberration
Center sharpness) across the whole zoom range
High build quality
500 mm with high brightness (f/5.6)
Special coating on the front lens
Effective image stabilization with handy sports mo
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Nikon AFS NIKKOR 200500mm F/5.6E ED VR
Problems with performance against bright light
The NikkorAFS 200–500 mm f/5.6E ED VR is a very good answer of that renowned producer to lenses of similar class which have been offered by independent producers for many years. The Nikkor is an instrument d
Impressive image quality, Good autofocus and stabilization, Useful focal range
Not fully weather sealed, Rival lenses have greater focal range
If you're after an own-brand super-tele zoom for your Nikon DSLR, the Nikon AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR is a high-performing lens which is, at least by Nikon's standards, reasonably priced for the focal range on offer. It's a little disappointing that the...
Published: 2018-10-30, Author: Maciej , review by: lenstip.com
excellent image quality in the frame centre, good image quality on the edge of the APSC/DX sensor, sensible image quality on the edge of full frame in the 200–350 mm range, slight lateral chromatic aberration, moderate distortion, perfect coma correction,
problems with performance against bright light, The NikkorAFS 200–500 mm f/5.6E ED VR is a very good answer of that renowned producer to lenses of similar class which have been offered by independent producers for many years. The Nikkor is an instrument d
The tested Nikkor 200-500 mm is so good and its list of pros so long that for a moment I even toyed with an idea to award it our ‘Editor's Choice' badge. I dropped that thought because there are too many small flaws, too negligible to be listed in the con...
Abstract: With a long zoom range at a tempting price, Nikon's AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens could be outstanding. Phil Hall tries it out on a wildlife photography tripDespite advances in camera resolution that offer the option to crop images more aggressi...
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Published: 2016-05-26, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Sharp optics, Long telephoto reach, Fixed f/5,6 maximum aperture, Optical stabilization, Includes removable tripod collar
Competing lenses zoom further, Edges soft at 200mm, Not compatible with some older D-SLRs
The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR is a long telezoom lens that nets sharp results, but there are better values available...
Abstract: Big, butch and surprisingly affordable, this lens puts the ‘super' into super-telephoto. Get our verdict as we put the Nikon AF-S 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR through its paces.Current Nikon super-telephoto zooms run up to the 400mm mark, like the 80-400mm VR a...
Lens Review: Nikon AFS NIKKOR 200500mm F/5.6E ED VR, APRIL 07, 2016, By Greg Scoblete, For Nikon full frame (FX format) shooters, getting a 500mm focal length in the NIKKOR lens family without a teleconverter has entailed parting with some serious cash, m
Lens Review: Nikon AFS NIKKOR 200500mm F/5.6E ED VR
For Nikon shooters in need of a long reach, there are a few other lenses to consider outside of the 200-500mm, including the aforementioned Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary and Tamron's SP 150-600mm. While both of those third-party lenses have variable apertu...
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Published: 2016-03-21, Author: Stan , review by: shutterbug.com
My impression is that the Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens has very little distortion and not much falloff. The only tease I got was when I zoomed out to 500mm shooting at a nondescript background; there was some indication in the corners, even when var...
High image quality (vignetting, distortion, chromatic aberration, center sharpness) across the whole zoom range, High build quality, 500 mm with high brightness (f/5.6), Special coating on the front lens, Effective image stabilization with handy sports mo
2.5 x zoom range limited relative to, for example, the Nikon 80400 mm, 2 kg
Extremely high image quality, High image quality: high sharpness, beautiful bokeh, no vignetting or color separation, Fluorine coating on the front lens, f/5.6 across the entire zoom range: retention of AF with 1.4x teleconverter (on an f/8compatible came
Sensitive to backlighting, Smaller zoom range than the 80400 mm
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Published: 2015-09-24, Author: Gordon , review by: cameralabs.com
Very good quality over 36Mp full-frame, even wide open, Good image stabilization, Constant f/5.6 focal ratio, Works well with 1.4x teleconverter, Weather sealing, Quiet, fast, and precise AF operation, Maximum magnification of 1:4.0 in MF
Not the cheapest super-telephoto zoom, Not the lightest lens in its class, Only 2.5x zoom range
The best image quality in its class combined with a reasonable price, a good image stabilization, and an acceptable size and weight earns Nikon's new 2.5x super-telephoto a Highly Recommended rating. Good points: Very good quality over 36Mp full-frame, ev...
