Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Hey everyone! Today I am testing out the new Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200 f2.8 VR S II lens on the Nikon Z8 for photo and video. Throughout this video I'll be sharing 100% crops of the unedited, straight out of camera photos, I also have comparisons between the mark 1 and mark 2 of this lens as well. I am testing out image quality, sharpness, bokeh, chromatic aberration, lens flare, autofocus accuracy and perfromance and more in today's video. Let me know what you think in the comments! Thank you to Nikon Australia for loaning me this lens, this video is not sponsored.

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Thank you for watching!

Chapters
00:00 Image Quality
02:52 Performance
04:17 Build
06:32 Bokeh & Lens Flare
08:52 Mark 1 vs 2 Comparisons
11:01 Focal Length Comparison