My AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR Has Arrived

Nikkor 70-200 f/4G on Nikon D610

My newest lens arrived and after taking pictures of the un-boxing, once I held it in my hands I realized just what a beast this thing is. The lens is 3.1 inches (78mm) in diameter and 7.0 inches (178.5mm) long. It weighs about 30 ounces (850g), just shy of 2 pounds. The weight is due, in part, to the 20 lens elements it contains along with the auto-focus motor, vibration reduction assembly, and everything else.

I thought my AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR was big, and it is, a bit wider at 3.2 inches (82.5mm) by 4.9 inches (125mm), and weighing in at 24.0 ounces (680g) – a pound and a half.

Too Big for My Own Bag

 

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, 70-210mm f/4-5.6, 16-35mm f/4,
70-200 f/4 on Nikon D610

Between the two of the f/4  lenses I can no longer use my LowePro Inverse 100 waist bag. And I like that bag and haven’t seen any I think I’d like better. I think I can use the larger version (Inverse 200) and have ordered one to find out with the intent that if it doesn’t fit I’ll return it.

 

LowePro claims you can fit the camera with a medium zoom attached along with two additional lenses in the bag. By a medium lens they use the AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR which is 3.1 inches (78mm) wide by 3.2 inches (82mm) long. That’s probably close enough to the 16-35mm so I should be able to have it attached to the camera in the bag and still fit the new lens plus my Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D in there as well. I hope so…

Note that the D610 by itself weighs in at about 26.8 ounces (760g), about 1-2/3 pounds. Add the new lens and you’re at 56.8 ounces (1,610g) or 3.6 pounds! My Gibson Les Paul weighs about 5 pounds so the camera is still less than that.

Nice and Blurry

Bokeh example from the Nikkor 70-200mm f/4



Besides the size and weight, I haven’t shot much through it yet, it being less than 24 hours in my possession. I shot a couple of pics in the dim garage and what I already like is the bokeh. I think it’s the best of any lens I’ve got.

The black object on the right side of the image is my Nikon D3200 on a tripod. I looks like it just melts into fuzziness!