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<blockquote data-quote="Mycenius" data-source="post: 166633" data-attributes="member: 14714"><p>Congratulations! A fine purchase!</p><p></p><p>FWIW I've had mine virtually since it first came out - and still have that DOF issue occasionally. It takes some getting use to... Remember it's actually a ~167mm (not 105mm) lens on your (& my) DX bodies - so you can't get too close for focus purposes... Officially it's about 0.5m (although supposedly you can focus at 0.3m - I haven't had any success so suspect this is with a FX body) but maybe it's a tad further on a DX? (I'm no expert on focal length & impact on minimum focus distance, so might have it all wrong). </p><p> </p><p>And the VR isn't much use most of the time (i.e. when you get in close) - you need to use a tripod <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I think Thom Hogan commented on this in detail...</p><p></p><p>Many people use this as a prime lens for general shooting as you can get some fantastic <em>bokeh</em> from it! Also a lens where the sweet-spot is probably around the f/6.7, f/8, f/9.5 depending on closeness to the subject, and not wide open at f/2.8 or closed right up...? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I love this lens, but don't use mine anywhere enough these days...!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mycenius, post: 166633, member: 14714"] Congratulations! A fine purchase! FWIW I've had mine virtually since it first came out - and still have that DOF issue occasionally. It takes some getting use to... Remember it's actually a ~167mm (not 105mm) lens on your (& my) DX bodies - so you can't get too close for focus purposes... Officially it's about 0.5m (although supposedly you can focus at 0.3m - I haven't had any success so suspect this is with a FX body) but maybe it's a tad further on a DX? (I'm no expert on focal length & impact on minimum focus distance, so might have it all wrong). And the VR isn't much use most of the time (i.e. when you get in close) - you need to use a tripod :) I think Thom Hogan commented on this in detail... Many people use this as a prime lens for general shooting as you can get some fantastic [I]bokeh[/I] from it! Also a lens where the sweet-spot is probably around the f/6.7, f/8, f/9.5 depending on closeness to the subject, and not wide open at f/2.8 or closed right up...? :D I love this lens, but don't use mine anywhere enough these days...! [/QUOTE]
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