Review on Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens - Optimized for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (New, White Box) by Abhey Tripathi ᠌

Has pros: As many have already noted, this is a professional lens with an excellent design, dust and water protection, sharpness, a low level of aberrations (which can then be further reduced by post-processing) - no worse, if not better, than many fixed lenses in many picture parameters. Different cons: - The main drawback is the "donut" bokeh, like from inexpensive compact mirror-lens telephoto lenses. This doesn't happen often, but it does happen. At least, on a fully open hole at the long end with point light sources with a slight blur (for example, focused at 10m, and the light source is at 12-15m). Moreover, this can be clearly seen both in the center of the frame and on its periphery (the same problem, by the way, is with the AF-S NIKKOR 58mm f/1.4G, which costs about the same). - It is very heavy, but for lenses of this class this is the norm, although it is not easier to carry it. When shooting for a long time, I use a monopod, since the lens + camera give a tangible 3 kg. - Expensive, but there are few analogues, so you have to endure, especially since you usually buy this for many years, or even decades (I myself use it for 6 years, but infrequently). - The rubberized end, due to the too high coefficient of friction, leads to big problems with unscrewing thin filters, especially spinning polarizers - the filter literally sticks, and it is difficult to grasp it comfortably due to its small thickness. You constantly have to watch so as not to pass it, otherwise it’s difficult to unscrew it later even with tricks like “through a towel”, but you can’t under-twist it either, otherwise it will fall off along the way.