omar Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 New test Nikkor 70-200mm vr af-s on www.naturfotograf.com. Best regards Omar Brännström http://sydnet.net/omar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim geiss Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Has anyone heard anything more concrete as to the price of this new lens? To the folks in Europe, have the dealers that offered these demo's given a likely price. If so, how would that translate to the selling price in the states (based upon pricing differences between US and Europe, not just exchange rate)? Are we talking about a $1000 premium over the 80-200 AFS, or more or less (please)? I am still fairly new to this so I have no idea how the pricing of new equipment runs other than to compare it to Canon's similar offering, the 75-200 IS USM. That zoom goes for about $1700, but comparable Nikkors appear to retail about 20-30% above Canon. I am starting to save now...I have a feeling it will be some time before I accumulate enough for this one, but it is nice to dream. Thanks for any info, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Local store here in Sacramento, California, promises 70-200 VR for this friday at $1899.99. Same store sells the older 80-200 AFS for $1699.99, and Canon's 70-200IS for $1999.99. So the price premium over the older lens is about $200, and is still cheaper than Canon's equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 The suggested retail price for the lens in Finland is 3000�, that means it will sell at 2500� in some stores. $1900 is pretty cheap. Adorama lists the US warranty version at $2000. And I just came back from California! <shrug> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 The 70-200VR version listed on Adorama is the light gray colored version, not the standard black version. I would not pay extra for the light gray color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenedwards Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 My local store in Southampton, UK (that actually happens to be a Canon specialist) has the lens for £1400. The 80-200 AF-S is about generally about £1200, either way, certainly less than £200 difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cham_saranasuriya Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 I am thinking of buying a 70-200 VR too any one has hands on experience as yet? In australia it is listed at AUD 3600.00 the same price for 80-200AFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim geiss Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 All, Thanks for the info on the prices in your respective locales. I was especially surprised to see that Adorama had a listing for it considering I hadn't seen it when I was on their site the other day. Thanks,Tim PS: Cham - if you want a good idea of the feel of the lens, check out the link at the top of this thread. Also, if you look in the archives, I believe there is another review that was done quite recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cham_saranasuriya Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Thanks Timothy, looks impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_becker1 Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Oh lord. If you switch AF to a different button (a great thing) VR doesn't work. Do Canon's IS lenses have the same problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 The correct description seems to be AF-on button does not trigger VR, so activating AF using AF-on switch instead of half pressing the shutter would not turn on VR. But the VR would still turn on when you press the shutter release fully. The main question would then be - if you press the shutter fully when the AF already activated by the AF-on switch, would starting the VR introduce a shutter delay? If not, would the VR have enough time to spin up the gyros in time to make a difference during the exposure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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