D5000 close-up lens

My wife does genealogy as a hobby and I would like a suggestion on a lens for the D5000 for taking close-up pictures of book pages. I currently just have the basic kit lenses, 18-55mm and 55-200mm, and find that they don't give me the pictures I want. Thank you, in advance, for any suggestions.

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The AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Is inexpensive and will do a good job for what you want.

I have been working on my genealogy for 30 years now. Kuykendall / Neuffer Genealogy

I would suggest you check out either the 35mm f1.8 or 50mm f1.8. Sharp and fast

Thank you, Don, I will look into the lens information you gave me.
Mike

Thank you, John, for your suggestions. I will look into the information on these lenses.
Mike

if you dont mind manually focusing the micro nikkor 60mm af-d is a great lens for flat copy work.

Thanks for your response. I'll add this lens to mu list of lenses to look into.
Mike

I 2nd the 35mm 1.8g on a tripod

bechdan said:

I 2nd the 35mm 1.8g on a tripod

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Will this lens focus close enough to get full frame on a 2x3 photo? In genealogy this comes up a lot. I have many photos I gave come across while on the field and need to get a copy there since the people won't let me carry them home to scan them


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If you need to focus closer, use a extension tube, the F1.8 aperture works great with extensions.

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Thanks, John, I'll take the extension tube suggestion under advisement.
Mike

Breaking from the others. I suggest the 40mm Macro. You can focus to within a couple inches or many feet. The 35mm is a great lens but it's not a macro up close lens. I have both.

35mm is ~$200
40mm is ~$270
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Thanks, Moab Man. Based on the fact that he uses this lens for the exact purpose I have in mind, I am going to go with Don Kuykendall's (and yours) suggestion and try the 40mm Nikkor lens.
Mike