03-05-2013, 07:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-05-2013, 08:01 AM by Brightcolours.)
Frank, you do not get the Nikon nomenclature totally.
If in the name there is a "VR II", it means the 2nd version of a lens.
Example: Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f2.8 VR, Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f2.8 VR II.
The II stands for "mark II".
The new Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f4 VR is a "mark I".
The old AF 80-400mm VR was not an AF-S lens. So, the Nikkor AF-S 80-400mm f4.5-5.6 VR will not get a "mark II" in its name (it is the first version with AF-S and VR together).
The "VRII and "VRIII" when talking about the VR implementation are something different, and anyway rather meaningless marketing babble. There have been more than 3 VR iterations over the last 2 decades.
So... a II in the name of a lens just means "mark II", a 2nd version of a lens with the same "name". A III will mean a 3rd version. but till now there have not been any examples.
*edit: found the edit button... Light on the screen made it just about invisible. My bad (mk II)
If in the name there is a "VR II", it means the 2nd version of a lens.
Example: Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f2.8 VR, Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f2.8 VR II.
The II stands for "mark II".
The new Nikkor AF-S 70-200mm f4 VR is a "mark I".
The old AF 80-400mm VR was not an AF-S lens. So, the Nikkor AF-S 80-400mm f4.5-5.6 VR will not get a "mark II" in its name (it is the first version with AF-S and VR together).
The "VRII and "VRIII" when talking about the VR implementation are something different, and anyway rather meaningless marketing babble. There have been more than 3 VR iterations over the last 2 decades.
So... a II in the name of a lens just means "mark II", a 2nd version of a lens with the same "name". A III will mean a 3rd version. but till now there have not been any examples.
*edit: found the edit button... Light on the screen made it just about invisible. My bad (mk II)