Sigma’s last 70-200mm F2.8 Sport lens for DSLR mounts was far and away the heaviest lens in the class (1800 grams), but Sigma has been more diligent in reducing the weight here. The 70-200mm DN Sport weighs in at 1345g (47.4oz), which is 455g less. Unfortunately that still makes it the heavyweight on Sony E mount, as the Sony 70-200 GM II is
Autofocus speed and build quality is substantially better on the Nikon. Canon EF 70-200mm Ć’/2.8L IS USM ~$1,600. The Tamron is just slightly sharper than the Canon at Ć’/2.8, but stopping down to This lens is unapologetically a Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 professional lens. It carries a high price tag. If build quality alone set the price, it certainly would be worth it. The control rings are smooth to turn with just the right amount of resistance. Nikon Z 6II + Z 70-200 f/2.8S lens ISO 320, 1/200, +1.67 EV dialed in, f/2.8. 200mm.70-200 f2.8 s noise when manually focus. I recently got the 70-200 f2.8 s lens for my Z7 and love it. However, when I manually focus by turning the focus ring. I heard some sound, very weak clicking sounds from the barrel, not loud but when you put your ears close to the barrel, you can definitely hear it. I noticed this when I was in a quiet
However, in recent years, I use my 70-200mm less and less. I’ve began using the Nikon 28-300 quite a bit. For more information on that, see my Nikon 28-300 review. I shoot most of my shots on a tripod, so I don’t mind that this 28-300 is a “slower” lens and can’t hit that nice f/2.8. The Nikon 70-200 is a very large and long lens. The Nikon Z 70-200mm f2.8 VR S produces pretty sharp results in the inner image circle at 70mm focal length even wide open. But to get the outer areas sharp the lens needs to be stopped down to at least f11. Following is a sequence of close-up shots at 200mm focal length and 1:4.6 magnification with the crops from 0mm, 8mm, and 18mm off the .