Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Lens

The NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S lens from Nikon is highly regarded among sports, event, and portrait photographers for its remarkable versatility as a telephoto lens, distinguished by its bright f/2.8 aperture. This fast maximum aperture is particularly advantageous for shooting in available light and provides enhanced control over depth of field, allowing for effective subject isolation through selective focus. The lens's optical architecture features a combination of ED, fluorite, and SR elements, which work together to minimize color fringing and chromatic aberrations across the entire zoom range, thereby enhancing clarity and color precision. Furthermore, the application of ARNEO and Nano Crystal Coats, along with a Super Integrated Coating, effectively reduces flare, ghosting, and surface reflections, resulting in improved contrast and color fidelity.

In addition to its optical excellence, the lens is equipped with a multi-focus system that utilizes two stepping motors, delivering exceptionally fast, precise, and quiet autofocus performance, along with full-time manual focus override to accommodate both still photography and videography. The Vibration Reduction feature further aids in achieving sharp images by mitigating the effects of camera shake during handheld shooting. The lens also boasts a distinctive physical design, featuring a top OLED information panel for quick verification of aperture and focus settings, as well as an assignable L.Fn button that allows for adjustments to exposure and settings directly from the lens. Additionally, a programmable control ring can be customized for intuitive manipulation of various camera and exposure settings.

• Versatile zoom is designed for FX-format Z-mount mirrorless cameras, however can also be used with DX-format models where it provides a 105-300mm equivalent focal length range.
  
  
• Constant f/2.8 maximum aperture offers consistent performance throughout the zoom range and also benefits working in difficult lighting conditions and using selective focus techniques.
  
  
• The lens incorporates a blend of six extra-low dispersion elements, one fluorite element, and one element with a short-wave refractive index, which collectively work to significantly reduce chromatic aberrations and color fringing across the entire zoom range, resulting in exceptional clarity and color fidelity.
  
  
• Two aspherical elements are featured to reduce spherical aberrations and distortion for improved sharpness and accurate rendering.
  
  
• ARNEO and Nano Crystal Coats are employed to mitigate ghosting, reflections, and flare, thereby enhancing contrast and clarity in environments with intense lighting and backlighting. The Nano Crystal Coat is designed to manage incidental light coming from a diagonal angle, while the ARNEO Coat addresses incidental light from a vertical angle. Additionally, a Super Integrated Coating is applied to several elements to guarantee consistently precise color reproduction.
  
  
• Vibration Reduction image stabilization helps to reduce the appearance of camera shake to better enable handheld shooting in low-light situations.
  
  
• The multi-focus system features two distinct autofocus drive units that operate in synchronization, providing exceptionally rapid and precise focusing across the entire zoom range. This system employs stepping motors, which ensure remarkably smooth and silent autofocus performance, making it ideal for both photography and videography. Additionally, full-time manual focus override is available, and the design incorporates internal focusing, allowing only the internal lens groups to shift during focusing. This design choice helps maintain the lens's overall length during operation and enhances focusing speed.
  
  
• Programmable Control Ring is, by default, set to adjust manual focus, but can also be used to control aperture or exposure compensation.
  
  
• Integrated OLED lens information panel allows you to quickly confirm aperture setting, focus distance, and depth of field figures right on the lens in both bright and dark situations.
  
  
• Two assignable L.Fn buttons work in conjunction with camera-based Fn buttons to provide seamless points for quickly changing exposure settings and other functions.
  
  
• Specialized electromagnetic aperture mechanism provides greater exposure control stability that is especially beneficial when working with fast continuous shooting rates.
  
  
• Dust- and moisture-resistant lens barrel, along with a front fluorine coating, benefits the lens' use in inclement conditions.
  
  
• Removable, rotating tripod collar spins on ball bearings to permit quick and smooth switching from vertical to horizontal shooting orientations.