Interesting results. The lens does fix the vignetting issues from the old lens, but is actually a little less uniformly sharp at the wide end, but significantly sharper on the long end (where I tend to use my 70-200 most)

from http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/..._2p8_vrii_n15/
Overall, though, it's impossible to conclude anything other than that the AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8 G VR II is the most accomplished lens of its type that we've tested so far, and a perfect companion to Nikon's top-end bodies such as the D3S and D3X. DX shooters may not have so much reason to upgrade from the previous model, but for FX users the improvements are clear. How long it will retain this crown is open to question, with Canon and Sigma also recently releasing new image-stabilized 70-200mm F2.8 lenses, but just for now this is as good as it gets.

So much $