It's finally here... Nikon's AF-S 70-200mm f/4G ED VR !!!

I agree that the price is higher than I would have hoped... and the tripod collar should have been included. They didn't really need to follow Canon's lead on that too! In time the price should come down a bit...

The VRI is an awesome lens (I have a beautiful copy), but it's big, heavy, and not the best wide open (vignetting on full-frame). The new lens is about half the weight, better VR, and I would expect with Nano coating it's overall performance should be better too. Time will tell...

Cheers,

D.