60mm and 85mm Nikon Macro Lenses

[Nero]

You could still use a manual Nikkor. And if you get an FX lens you would just be focusing it manually as well.

But, for macro work, don't you manually focus anyway? You have plenty of time and the focus is usually so critical that you end up having to override the autofocus anyway, I would think? I did macro photography of flowers many moons ago with a Minolta system with a bellows and reversed 50mm lens.

I mean, the Micro Nikkor 55mm f3.5 AI lens is a legend and still sold new to this day by Nikon.

Here are deals on Ebay:

Nikon Micro-Nikkor 55 mm F 3.5 Ai Lens | eBay


EDIT: I just bought the 55mm f2.8 AIS version, I think it is that good.

Geez, that's cheap. Good for getting some practice in.

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[aroy]

For critical macro shots it is best to use manual focus, and live view with its magnified images helps a lot. I too have a 105mm AIS macro, and find no difficultly using it hand held for macro shots. The only problem you will face with the AIS lenses is that the exposure has to be sent manually, but with digital a few trial exposures and you are set.

 

[SkvLTD]

Only time to possibly fear learning how to shoot "film" is during a sporting event or something very active where every second counts.