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 enlarge | Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,050.00
Buy New: $739.95
You Save: $310.05 (30%)
New (14) from $739.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Focal Length: 105
Minimum Focal Length: 105
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 4 x 6 x 9
MPN: 2160
Model: 2160
UPC: 018208021604
EAN: 0018208021604
ASIN: B000EOSHGQ
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Better than Expected October 30, 2008
After seeing so many great close-ups, I got this macro lens because I wanted to take some too. Macro work has a learning curve, which I'm only starting to master.
I had read about focus breathing issues with this lens, but have found it to be no issue at all for me. Getting a subject still enough and enough depth of field are far more challenging for me.
As a bonus, I find that this lens does great as a medium distance portrait lens, where the VR and f/2.8 aperture really help. This lens is weakest at distance, where sharpness can be a little off, at least in my sample of this lens.
Overall, the macro works great, and the medium distance capabilities are a pleasant bonus to this great lens.
Great... But it is a NIKON after all. October 24, 2008
Great lens. Nikon quality construction, optics, form and function. Nuff said. Oh yea... Amazon is great too.
Great lens October 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This lens is, as expected, great for micro photography, but it is also a excellent for portraits and just as general mid range telephoto.
 worth the money. October 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i took off one star because of the autofocus issue, discussed at the end of this review.
i just added the 105mm f/2.8G VR micro-nikkor lens to my collection, after dreaming about it for months. i am very happy with it so far.
first off, the build on this lens - it is not cheaply made. it's made mostly of metal and feels durable. so, for $800, you don't get a plasticky feeling lens (and so many lenses are plasticky these days).
this lens works very nicely with my d80. the d80 being so small, looks kind of funny with such a large lens on it, but that is irrelevant. it works perfectly. in terms of speed, this lens is fast. it focuses faster than the 60mm AF-S micro in comparison. the manual focus is also very easy to use, just turn the ring.
i personally find the bokeh outstanding with this lens. nicer than the 60mm, once again. also nicer than most other nikon lenses i've used so far.
this lens has VR vibration reduction. it's useless when shooting macro. but if you're shooting subjects at a distance it is quite useful.
lastly, this lens has minimal distortion. i won't say "no distortion at all" because frankly i am not sure of that, but i can say after using it heavily for the past few weeks, i have had no issues with distortion.
now, the one con to this lens:
i find that the autofocus can be a bit of a pain when you are shooting macro, it will focus in and out repeatedly and the image size changes significantly while focusing. at this point i haven't figured out a way to try and keep that from happening.
overall though, i think this lens is definitely worth the money you have to spend on it. it's well built and feels sturdy, really an excellent macro lens (even despite the AF issues), bokeh is superb, and you will undoubtedly get great shots with it. definitely recommended and it is one of my favorite lenses to use.
Nice lens September 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am new to macro photography. Depth of fields is critical so a tripod helps. Great lens/tool. But it takes some learning to prefect the art of macro photography
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