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 enlarge | Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,050.00
Buy New: $734.88
You Save: $315.12 (30%)
New (10) Used (1) from $734.88
Avg. Customer Rating:  41 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: 4960759025159
ASIN: B000EOSHGQ
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Instant improvement April 28, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been shooting flowers, bugs and other things close up since I was a child (don't ask how long ago that was), but I had never produced a single photograph that I wanted to print.
With this lens, I was immediately taking pictures that were good enough to print and take pride in. With a few weeks of practice -- mostly to improve my choices for depth of field and point of focus -- I should be taking excellent shots. This is a great lens.
 Nice Features, Fast lens April 17, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very Sharp. Fast> I would have given it a five, but at close range the autofocus searchs alot. This is not that big of a problem because at Macro range I always manual focus. Nice lens for portrait and handheld close-ups with VR.
Fantastic macro lens. April 11, 2008
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I wanted a macro lens. After doing a bit of research, there was no mistaking that this was one of the best that Nikon has to offer in terms of macro photography. There are a few things you need to be aware of this lens though.
1. Variable aperture. This was a shock to me. All my fast lenses (read: fixed aperture lenses) stay fast regardless of zoom or focus distance. So when I open my 80-200 f2.8 wide to it's max aperture of 2.8, it remains 2.8 unless I explicity change it. Not so with this baby. The max aperture is determined by "focus distance", so the closer you focus, the harder it is to achieve the stated f2.8 aperture. It's really a sort of a variable aperture lens.
2. Very painstaking to focus. This is a AF-S (silent wave motor) lens. All my previous experiences with AF-S lenses is that they focus silently and very very fast. This is not true for macro lenses. Because it's focusing range is so great, I found that the lens was hunting like crazy (very silently, of course). There is a focus-limit selector that you can set if you know the focus range is more than 0.5 meters (this limits the focusing from 0.5 meters to infinity but prevents macro focusing). The focus-limit switch speeds up the focusing a bit; but don't expect to whip up this lens and take the "candid moment" shot.
3. Shallow DOF. My Sigma 30mm f1.4 has a very shallow depth-of-field but then again, it's not a macro lens and cannot focus very close. This little baby has such a shallow DOF that even a tiny change in distance from camera to subject will throw the focus off.
Of course, none of these are limitations. They are basically features attributed to macro lenses. You just have to get adjusted to it.
And this is the best of the bunch. If you want to dabble in macro photography and are thinking of buying a macro lens, just go ahead and pick up one. Money well spent.
Too Pricy for the Non-Professional? NO! March 30, 2008
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I ordered this lens and developed buyer's remorse while awaiting delivery. It is expensive, I'm an amateur, and I thought maybe I was spoiling myself beyond justification. When it arrived, I popped it on my D40x (just to see what it could do before returning it) and snapped off a few pictures of my daughter.
Wow. One look at those casually set up shots and I knew this lens wasn't going anywhere. The detail is so acute, the skin tones so alive, the bokeh so elegantly superior to my other lenses that I feel like I've suddenly elevated my whole game. We had a classic Vermont ice storm the next day, and I went out and shot close ups (twigs encased in ice, frozen buds, etc.) and the results were equally impressive.
It's a beefy lens, but one I don't want to be without, so it's time to upgrade my camera bag.
The price may give you pause, but the results won't. It's an excellent value.
The reason for switch! February 20, 2008
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
Late last summer, I wondered why Canon and Nikon had such control over the DSLR market. I had been a Konica Minolta 5D user. I went to a camera store and tried the Canon 30D and a bunch of lenses... okay... Nice... Then tried with the D200 with among others the 105VR. I love to shoot macro/close-up and shooting with this lens just blew me away in the store. I knew then that I had to change and began the task of selling off all my gear and making the move to Nikon.
The 105VR is such a a useful lens. VR is not that useful at macro level focusing. But this lens also doubles as a very good short tele, and VR is VERY helpful in those situations!
In this crop of lenses for Nikon mount (Tamron 90, Sigma 105, & Tokina 100) there is two areas where it excels: 1) the 105VR is constant length and when you are this close to things, it makes a difference; 2) AF-S (quiet focusing). The others really do extend quite a bit, you'll be surprised it you are not used to it. Optically it is superb as sharp or sharper than the competition. Solid construction, large snap on shade. This lens is a winner.
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