The Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens started shipping in the US in limited quantities last week. The official release date is today (March 19th) – expect many other stores to start selling/shipping the lens. Foto Hans Keuzekamp provided me with some sample images taken with the new lens, but first few more product images (FYI: the lens is made in Japan):
Nikon AF-S 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR lens sample images (click on photos for better resolution or check this flickr gallery):
100% crop @400mm from above image:
100% crop @400mm from above image:
Next is a quick comparison between the Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR and the Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lenses (click on image for larger view):
Update – size comparison between the Nikkor 200-400mm VR, original 80-400mm, new 80-400mm, and 70-200mm VRII lenses:
Few other sample images sent from a reader: DSC_5658.JPG | DSC_5659.JPG | DSC_5662.JPG | DSC_5665.JPG | DSC_5666.JPG.
