Both these lenses have excellent sharpness between 100-250mm and 6.3 - 11
I have both 70-300 ED and this new one. I got the VR model mainly for the better focus speed. The 70-300 sometime is irritatingly slow to obtain focus.
Both these lenses have excellent sharpness between 100-250mm and 6.3 - 11. I have sold many pictures taken with my 70-300 ED.