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<blockquote data-quote="Mycenius" data-source="post: 166299" data-attributes="member: 14714">Minimum focus distance will be more important than having a Micro (Macro) specific lens... I am a Wargamer (historical miniatures gaming, or toy soldiers <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) and photograph a lot of scale military models and wargames in progress, I have used my 105mm Micro, 18-200mm, and an 18-105mm I had for a short while. When I first got my D70 I used the 18-70mm kit lens that came with that... A super-wide (like my Tokina 11-16mm) with a short minimum focus distance (e.g. 30cm or 1') will work fine. Another important fact is with your D7000 (16MP?) you will be easily able to crop down the image so you get the effect of &quot;Digital Zoom&quot; as well - something you couldn't easily do on a D70 for example (only 6MP).I can post a couple of examples if you like of photos with standard (non-Micro) lenses...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mycenius, post: 166299, member: 14714"] Minimum focus distance will be more important than having a Micro (Macro) specific lens... I am a Wargamer (historical miniatures gaming, or toy soldiers :)) and photograph a lot of scale military models and wargames in progress, I have used my 105mm Micro, 18-200mm, and an 18-105mm I had for a short while. When I first got my D70 I used the 18-70mm kit lens that came with that... A super-wide (like my Tokina 11-16mm) with a short minimum focus distance (e.g. 30cm or 1') will work fine. Another important fact is with your D7000 (16MP?) you will be easily able to crop down the image so you get the effect of "Digital Zoom" as well - something you couldn't easily do on a D70 for example (only 6MP). I can post a couple of examples if you like of photos with standard (non-Micro) lenses... :) [/QUOTE]

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