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Personally, I see very little advantage to 70-200mm f/4 since one can get a 70-300 that is usually within a stop. However, the 5-stop VR is interesting and especially if it really works as advertised. We would be talking handheld shots at 200mm at 1/10s.
there is a huge difference in every respect between the 70-200 f2.8 vr and 70-300m. the 70 to 300 had very limited use for me when i owned it. i sold it for the superior 80-200mm f2.8
the 70-300mm really cant hold a candle to the 70-200 when it comes to usefulness.
i bought the 80-200mm f2.8 not even the 70-200 which has vr and the usefulness was so much greater then the 70-300mm. the 70 to 300 i found
limited to just good light outdoors. the 70-200mm is just great for shooting concerts and shows where you can indoors .
the difference in speed to capture dancers as well as low light abilty is night and day.
im sorry i got the 80-200mm f2.8 which is about 1,000 instead of the 70-200mm f2.8 with vr even though its way more..
If the 70-300 was f/4-5.6, it should be less than a stop slower than 70-200 f/4 over the same focal length. One issue I have with 70-200mm f/2.8 (and a reason I have stuck with 200mm f/2.8 prime instead) is size and weight that should be addressed somewhat by an f/4 version. However, 70-300 f/4-5.6 lenses are also usually small and light so 70-200 won't offer an advantage against them.
the 30-300m is 5.6 at the long end . it really is not even close to the 70-200m vr especially with vr on the 70-200mm. . its the difference between a blurry photo and a clear one hand held indoors especially with sports or dancing.
like i said i hardley ever used my 70-300 except in daylight at the zoo.
the 30-300m is 5.6 at the long end . it really is not even close to the 70-200m vr especially with vr on the 70-200mm. . its the difference between a blurry photo and a clear one hand held indoors especially with sports or dancing.
But, that is at 300mm. It is possible that the 70-300mm has a maximum aperture of f/5 or larger, at 200mm, which would translate to less than a stop at that focal length. VR or any kind of in-body/optical stabilization won't help against motion blur, which is where large aperture would help.
its 5.6 at 200mmm and focus in dim light sucks. its slow as molasses as it is . trust me i owned it. there is 2 stops difference . its not even close .
its 5.6 at 200mmm and focus in dim light sucks. its slow as molasses as it is . trust me i owned it. there is 2 stops difference . its not even close .
f/5.6 at 200mm would suck, but only by a stop though when compared to this new 70-200 f/4. The difference would be greater (2-stops) with 70-200 f/2.8.
Personally, I haven't really considered a 70-300 (or other choices available to me such as 55-200, 55-210, 55-300) mostly because I favor larger max apertures. But when it was time to get one, instead of going for an optically stabilized 55-200mm lens for my Sony NEX, I went with a nice lens from late 1970s covering 70-210mm f/2.8-4. That lens offers f/2.8 from 70 to about 135mm and slows down to f/4 the rest of the way. So, while I don't get stabilization with it, I make up a stop or more due to brighter glass!
i do regret not springing for the 70-300mm f2.8 vr.
the step up from the 70-300mm f4/5.6 vr i had to the f2.8mm 80-200mm opened up a whole new world in indoor photograpgy for me. the faster shooting speeds make the difference between hand held blurry photos and nice clean sharp crisp ones.
i went from uing my cheaper 70-300m f4-5.6 to really just the zoo to using it under a whole lot more lighting conditions.
its about another 1k difference between my 80-200mm and the 70-200mm mm but well worth it if you do dimlight shooting.
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