Does Nikon’s latest professional 70-200mm justify its price?

Introduction Announced back in July 2009, the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f2.8G ED VR II is an updated version of its predecessor, the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f2.8G ED VR, featuring a new optical arrangement and updated image stabilization technology, known as VR II.VR II offers up to 4-stops image stabilization to capture sharp images with relatively slow shutter speeds. This is important with a telephoto lens where magnification at 200mm means without VR II either a fast shutter speed - not always possible in low-light - or a very steady hand is required. With VR