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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Moab Man" data-source="post: 308919" data-attributes="member: 11881">[USER=21543]@sonicbuffalo[/USER]I have used the Nikon 40mm, 60mm, 105mm, and the Tamron 90mm with and without stabilization.My thoughts...40mm Great lens, really inexpensive, disadvantage is you have to get really close and be mindful of your own shadow or the lens getting in the way.60mm Seemed slightly sharper than the 40mm, but you are still pretty close to your subject. 105mm Autofocus when pursuing bees in flight is lightning fast. Quality is outstanding. Good distance from your subject. Hefty price tag.Tamron 90mm without stabilization - A little more light gets in than the Nikon 105mm, sharpness the same, autofocus is not nearly as quick as the 105mm. Respectable autofocus speed, but not lightning like the 105mm. Good distance from your subject. If you can live without stabilization this lens is the best deal going, quality to dollar spent.Tamron 90mm with stabilization - I don't use stabilization as I have routinely found the slightest softness when it's on. Don't like it. HOWEVER, the Tamron 90mm with stabilization is the first one I have found that worked as well as I thought it should and would not hesitate to recommend the stabilization in this ONE application. Those are my personal thoughts for what it's worth. All of the above lenses are outstanding. There is no bad lens in the bunch.</blockquote>