Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8D ED IF - Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR
Comparisons with the Nikon D2x camera
Full image at 180mm focal length:
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| Top: The full image with the Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at 180mm and aperture f/2.8. |
Lenses at f/2.8:
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| Top row: Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8D ED IF at f/2.8. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. Bottom row: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at 180mm f/2.8. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the image. |
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Lenses at f/4:
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| Top row: Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8D ED IF at f/4. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. Bottom row: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at f/4. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. |
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Lenses at f/8:
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| Top row: Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8D ED IF at f/8. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. Bottom row: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G VR at f/8. 100%-extracts from the center and the edge of the original image. |
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| All images above have been taken on a tripod using a cable release.
At each aperture, three images have been made and the best of the series was chosen. The prime lens shows slightly less sharpness than the zoom lens at f/2.8 and to a lesser extent at f/4- at least for targets at large distances. That's rather surprising and is probably due to the newer lens design of the zoom. |