70-200 f4 tested on Photozone

anotherMike wrote:

Thanks for the report. I did most of my evaluation at F/6.3 - F/9, which tend to be the apertures I like to use on the D800E for landscape or studio work, my main two uses for the lens. I suspected the F/4 was a bit more optimized for distance, and the more I read, the more this seems to be make sense. The 70-200/2.8G VR2 in particular at 105mm or so at close/moderate distances was staggering - beating even my 105/2 DC which in turn beat my 105/2.8G VR that I sold after I got the VR2. The F/4 wasn't in that league (105mm and close/moderate distance). I gotta say though, the lighter weight of the F/4 would be nice for a landscape kit, but for the price, given what else I own, not a good match for me.

-m