nikon 200-400 f4 MK1 and MK2 at infinity

[pollux]

Is there a definate improvement in the infinity performance of the nano coating VRII version of the lens, from it's version 1 predecessor? Thank you.

 

[EASmithV]

If it's anything like the 70-200 VR vs VRII then I'd suppose there is a pretty significant difference. However, how this will show in real-world shooting, I don't know. Better answers to follow.

 

[Vanishing Point Ent.]

Is There a Noticeable Difference on film?

If it's anything like the 70-200 VR vs VRII then
I'd suppose there is a pretty significant difference. However, how this will show
in real-world shooting, I don't know. Better answers to follow.

The question you should also ask, is will there be a significantly noticable
difference on film ?

You should try to test it on Velvia, to see.

Maybe you can save a significant amount of money getting the Version 1.

 

[pollux]

It could be a very versatile lens, providing you just use a TC14E teleconvertor. I have read horror stories of soft imaging in compositions more than 20 metres distant from camera. I wonder how much of this is technique or poor IQ of the lens itself. I wonder how it would fare at infinity landscape shots.