Hi, i read some good review on this site: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/nikkor.htm#af

i read some article and they seems well wrote. hope you can resolve here some of your question.

good night.

.giulio.

the IS version costs around that, non IS version is around 650-700€.

This post was edited by Antichrist- on Oct 13 2010 04:29pm

That's what he was saying, he just said it in a confusing way.

4/f - $600
4/f IS -$1200
2.8/f - $1500
2.8/f IS - $2200



I'd go for the 2.8 if money is a factor, the extra stops beat out the IS on the 4/f.

This post was edited by kratos on Oct 13 2010 06:45pm

it depends on how you use the lens. if you shoot static objects then IS > extra stop, especially since people dont usually shoot wide open all the time(200mm @ 2.8 will give way too small dof for most situations). you should use about 1/200th sec @ 200mm without IS, if you got barely light for 1/200th sec @ f/2.8, thats same amount of light as 1/100th sec @ f/4, but with IS you could easily use even 1/50th sec(thats one stop more than 1/200th sec and f/2.8 when you are using f/4 or you could use f/5.6 and 1/50th sec for same amount of light as 1/200th sec and f/2.8). I have heard people getting pin sharp shots even at 1/25th sec @ 200mm with the 70-200 IS. How even when shooting sports in low light then f/2.8 > IS because you will need to use atleast 1/200th sec anyway.

This post was edited by Antichrist- on Oct 14 2010 03:33am

I have never had good luck with IS.. I have also used a 70-300 3.5-5.6 IS, but my shots were always blurred, even at 200mm on 1/100th.. But then again maybe there is just something wrong with me.

well as I said before, I´m looking to focus on portraiture for now. If I get the 70-200mm then it´ll be the f4 non-is. Because when I use it it will be outdoors for some action / sport shoots, and I´m pretty convinced I wont need an IS that often, since most of the subjects will be moving, which either forces me to use fast shutter speeds, or do panning. and as we know, there´s no use in a IS for that either.

This post was edited by RecoveryChannel on Oct 14 2010 05:24am