70-200 review, and what does it all mean?

It may be six years old, but Nikon's 70-200mm f/2.8 VR is still one of Nikon's most used lenses by professionals, and DPReview has a comprehensive review, starting a series of reviews of professional telelphoto zoom lenses. The short take? Awesome lens for DX-sensor cameras, but if you're using the Nikon D3 or film cameras, get ready for some serious vignetting.

Is vigetting, softness, flare or the rest really such a bad thing? In the end, I argue at my Amazon.com blog, that's up to your needs.