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Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

Earlier this year, weeks before lockdown, I was fortunate to be invited on a short trip to Iceland with Nikon. The purpose of the trip was to test the D780, however I packed the Nikon Z7 in my bag as backup just in case. In hindsight I’m glad I did as halfway through the trip I was presented with an opportunity to try the first pre-production sample of Nikon’s new Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S for a few hours on the world-famous black sand beach at Reynisfjara. That evening I examined my images on my laptop to find it produced superb results and sensational sharpness.

The Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II and four-year-old Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f2.8E FL ED VR have served Nikon DSLR users extremely well over the past decade, so

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