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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 317039" data-attributes="member: 12496">Regardless of where you plan to buy, you ought to check the descriptions at the B&amp;H site, because they try to explain what the product is, and at Amazon, they never know enough to say much, so you better already know.The macro lens can provide 1:1 life size images (image same size on the sensor as it is in real life).&nbsp; This requires a close focus distance (of one foot in this case, measured to focal plane mark near the rear of the camera, where the sensor or film is).It is a macro lens.The DC lens is like a more normal lens, closest focus is only to 3 feet, for a 0.13x magnification (closest image on the senor is 1/8 the size of real life),The big deal about DC is defocus control.&nbsp; I am not familiar with it, but apparently it emphasizes brokeh, additional control to defocus backgrounds.<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/36858-GREY/Nikon_1932_Telephoto_AF_DC_Nikkor.html" target="_blank">Nikon Telephoto AF DC Nikkor 105mm f/2.0D Lens 1932 B&amp;H Photo</a><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/424744-USA/Nikon_2160_105mm_f_2_8G_ED_IF_AF_S.html" target="_blank">Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens 2160 B&amp;H</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 317039, member: 12496"] Regardless of where you plan to buy, you ought to check the descriptions at the B&H site, because they try to explain what the product is, and at Amazon, they never know enough to say much, so you better already know. The macro lens can provide 1:1 life size images (image same size on the sensor as it is in real life). This requires a close focus distance (of one foot in this case, measured to focal plane mark near the rear of the camera, where the sensor or film is). It is a macro lens. The DC lens is like a more normal lens, closest focus is only to 3 feet, for a 0.13x magnification (closest image on the senor is 1/8 the size of real life), The big deal about DC is defocus control. I am not familiar with it, but apparently it emphasizes brokeh, additional control to defocus backgrounds. [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/36858-GREY/Nikon_1932_Telephoto_AF_DC_Nikkor.html]Nikon Telephoto AF DC Nikkor 105mm f/2.0D Lens 1932 B&H Photo[/url] [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/424744-USA/Nikon_2160_105mm_f_2_8G_ED_IF_AF_S.html]Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens 2160 B&H[/url] [/QUOTE]

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