I've owned all the 70-200VR lenses Nikon makes, and loved all of them. I'll just adda few thoughts since this is one of my most used lenses. 1- VR. FL is the best of the three. 2- Weight. Anyone shooting f/2.8 zooms just has to get used to it, it does feel lighter (more weight at the back).

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