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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 809829" data-attributes="member: 48483">Clovis, I recently bought a 105mm Z-mount used from KEH. They don't show up often, but they appear from time to time, That said, the $100 discount on the new lenses makes it only $50-$70 or so above the going rate for a good condition used. Don't feel too bad about jumping on the sale while it is here.Let's be fair here, this is also a classic portrait lens. So it is not just a 1-trick-pony. You can still use the extension tubes you have with the 105mm and really get some magnification beyond 1:1. These are all tricks I have done with my F-mount Tamron 90mm macro lens for years.That all said, I don't notice too much difference between shooting D750 and 90mm Tamron versus Z5 and Nikkor 105mm Z. There is a longer focal length so I back off from my subject a bit normally. But it's not much. Sharpness is great and distortion is minimal. Nearly equal bokeh too. But I like working with the Z5 now for photographing my wristwatch collection because the Tamron is incompatible with the FTZ adapter unless I send it in for servicing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 809829, member: 48483"] Clovis, I recently bought a 105mm Z-mount used from KEH. They don't show up often, but they appear from time to time, That said, the $100 discount on the new lenses makes it only $50-$70 or so above the going rate for a good condition used. Don't feel too bad about jumping on the sale while it is here. Let's be fair here, this is also a classic portrait lens. So it is not just a 1-trick-pony. You can still use the extension tubes you have with the 105mm and really get some magnification beyond 1:1. These are all tricks I have done with my F-mount Tamron 90mm macro lens for years. That all said, I don't notice too much difference between shooting D750 and 90mm Tamron versus Z5 and Nikkor 105mm Z. There is a longer focal length so I back off from my subject a bit normally. But it's not much. Sharpness is great and distortion is minimal. Nearly equal bokeh too. But I like working with the Z5 now for photographing my wristwatch collection because the Tamron is incompatible with the FTZ adapter unless I send it in for servicing. [/QUOTE]

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