Review RF 70-200 vs. Nikkor Z 70–200 by German fotomagazin

[Maximilian]

German fotomagazin did test RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM vs. NIKKOR Z 70–200 mm 1:2,8 VR S in its latest issue 11/2020.

Overal score:
5 of 5 stars for both
optics:
95 vs. 91 of 100
mechanical built:
90 vs. 100 of 100

Optically the RF wins in resolution, vignetting and distortion, esp. wide open up to f/5.6 with only more distortion @70mm.
Mechanically the RF loses some points because of plastic barrel (but it saves weight) smaller focus ring (but it is smaller) and little bit worse flare protection.

 

[Deleted member 381342]

Looks cool, the main take I get from the z 70-200 is it doesn't loose any sharpness with the 1.4x and it only looses a wee bit with the 2x. It is quite a versatile thing. The RF does loose the extenders which maybe irrelevant if you have bigger lenses already, and the RF fits in a smaller bag.

 

[xps]

For people fotography, it is a pleasure to use. The 1.4x extender is on my whishlist 280mm f3.5 would be interesting..... if it weren´t for this extraordinary price.
(I am scared of the coming RF "big whites" prices if you see the RF-prices for the "normal" whites. A plus of 30-50% can be expected.)

 

[Joules]

The 1.4x extender is on my whishlist 280mm f3.5 would be interesting...

But... you can't use the extenders on the Canon RF 70-200 mm 2.8. Or were you talking about the Nikon?