I was in the same boat after I moved to the Z system earlier this year. I used the F-mount 70-200mm E FL on a Z7 for a couple of assignments before lockdown hit, and found image quality, AF and VR to be just as good as it had been on my D850 (not surprisingly). However, I did find the handling a bit awkward. Nikon Nikkor Z 70-180mm F2.8 Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm F2.8 VR S Nikon Nikkor Z 800mm F6.3 VR S Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm F1.2 S Nikon Nikkor Z 85mm F1.8 S Nikon Nikkor Z DX 12-28mm F3.5-5.6 PZ VR Nikon Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm F3.5-6.3 VR So does the 70-200mm f/2.8 VR stand up to this latest examination of its abilities? Headline features . 70-200mm focal length range; fast f/2.8 constant maximum aperture; Optical image stabilization – 3 stops with automatic panning detection and 'active' mode; Ring-type ultrasonic focusing with full-time manual override Nikon's first 120-300mm f/2.8. Nikon's first use of an SR glass element (Short-wavelength Refractive, same as Canon's BR Blue Refractive compound) to reduce spherochromatism, also used in the Z 70-200mm f/2.8 introduced the same day. Good. Outstanding optical quality. Programmable front control buttons: AF LOCK, or AF ON, or Tamron's new 70-200/2.8 zoom is a very competent lens: It's almost up there with the best Nikon has to offer, even sometimes surpassing the new Nikon 70-200/2.8E VR in image quality. It offers a very effective image stabilization of almost 5 stops even if it could not suppress the mirror-slap of the D810 completely and has a fast and reliable AF. As promised, Nikon has updated the legacy F mount 70-200mm to include support for users of the Z mount system with the new NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S lens. While the Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S is not cheap, it is an exceptional lens, and like most things Nikon by next year, you should find this lens available at a lower cost. マイナビニュース がZ 70-200mm f/2.8 VR Sのレビュー記事を掲載しています。詳細なレビューがありますので、全文は記事元リンクからご覧ください。 記事によれば、Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR SはZシリーズのポテンシャルを引き出す素晴らしいレンズだとしています。 (100% crop, Nikon D700, Nikon 70-200 VR (mk1) Then again, if you’re very concerned about sharpness and you actually don’t need f/2.8 that desperately, don’t hesitate to get the 70-200mm f/4 VR instead. If you’re a landscape photographer toting around a D800e, for example, the 70-200mm f/4 VR is definitely going to be a fantastic choice. Nikon Z7 II Sony a7R V Sony 70-200mm F2.8 G SSM II Sony FE 200-600 F5.6-6.3 Nikon Z 14-24mm F2.8 +5 more Reply Reply with quote Reply to thread Complain 80-200 ED vs 70-200 2.8 vr1. I recently purchased a Nikon 80-200 2.8 ed paired with a nikon d500 to shoot high school football. The picture quality is incredible, its built like a tank and I love it. However the lens seems to back focus and miss focus more than I would like it to causing me to miss some shots. KXSr8.