Nikkor Ais mf 105mm macro?

[Ta2Dave]

Found one of these for a good price. Thoughts?

Nikkor 105mm 2.8 ais MF

 

[gustafson]

Found one of these for a good price. Thoughts?

Nikkor 105mm 2.8 ais MF

@aroy uses one and may have first-hand info to share.

 

[nzswift]

Great lens!!! MF no problem as AF is pretty useless for macro work.

 

[Ta2Dave]

I'm really torn between this and the Sigma ex dg 70mm 2.8...

 

[nzswift]

105mm gives you a greater working distance.... Important if you are working with subjects that move.

 

[paul04]

Great lens!!! MF no problem as AF is pretty useless for macro work.

When I had my sigma 105mm macro lens, I always used it in manual mode, found it a lot better.

 

[aroy]

@aroy uses one and may have first-hand info to share.

It is a good lens, especially as you can go 1.1X with the supplied extension tube. I always use the lens at fixed magnification and focus by moving my body.



I do find that the lense has a bit lower contrast, so I boost it up in RAW.