Micro (or do you say Macro?) Advice Needed

[fotojack]

I've owned the 85mm macro and loved it...at the time. However, not being overly interested in macro, I sold it to get a 55-300mm lens.

 

[Clayton]

Well I already have the 55-300mm! Boo. Guess I have to figure out if macro would be a worthwhile thing for me personally to validate a new lens. Then again, there are a lot of cool bugs around here in the summer...

 

[Eduard]

Has anyone used the Nikon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D Micro? I've been offered one for a great price (~ US$160). It is certainly an option. I've talked to a FX user and this is his walk around lens.

 

[Marcel]

Has anyone used the Nikon 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D Micro? I've been offered one for a great price (~ US$160). It is certainly an option. I've talked to a FX user and this is his walk around lens.

There is also the 28-80 3.3-5.6 G that has macro and is very sharp and extremely light to carry around. Got mine for $50 and it sits on one of my cameras most of the time.

 

[Eduard]

There is also the 28-80 3.3-5.6 G that has macro and is very sharp and extremely light to carry around. Got mine for $50 and it sits on one of my cameras most of the time.

Thanks Marcel. I took a quick look and didn't find information that this lens has a Macro function.

 

[Marcel]

Thanks Marcel. I took a quick look and didn't find information that this lens has a Macro function.

Well it doesn't do 1:1 but it can do close-ups very nicely:

 

[Geoffc]

We have the 90mm tamron which always has a kenko 1.4 teleconvertor on it. We also borrowed a Nikkor 105 for a day and compared them. The tamron was lighter and produced better results. I can honestly say we would go tamron again even if it was the same price as Nikon.

As for VR. Never needed it handheld on this lens.

Hope this helps.

 

[Eduard]

After successfully avoiding NAS for a couple years, I finally broke down. I found a used Nikon 105/2.8 VR Micro from someone at Nikonians at a very reasonable price. And even had my wife's blessing!! I think it should be a nice addition when I just go out with the primes and 'zoom' with my feet.