Nikon have announced a new version of the popular FX format 80-400mm VR lens.
The original 80-400mm VR was the first Nikon lens to feature vibration reduction, and in the intervening years the technology has improved. The new version of the lens therefore has an updated VR system, capable of a four stop compensation – this means that hand held with VR on you can, for example, capture a sharp image at a shutter speed that is four stops slower than the shutter speed you would need to capture a sharp image without the VR (assuming the subject is keeping still of course). There are two VR modes, Normal and Active VR, and also automatic tripod detection that reduces vibration from the shutter release when the camera is mounted on a tripod.
The new lens also features an “improved optical construction that easily meets the demands of today’s D-SLRs” -with 20 elements in 12 groups, Nano Crystal Coat and four ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements and one Super ED glass element. The ED elements are are designed to reduce chromatic aberration and the coating to reduce ghosting and flare.
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