 Kelly Wade |
Macro Lens Nikon I am fairly new to digital SLR photography. I have a D50 and been shooting for a little over a year. I would like to do some more close up macro work. I would like to pick up a macro lens for my Nikon D50. Any recommendations?
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William Schuette |
Depends on your budget. At the upper end the Nikkor 105mm VR micro (thats what Nikon calls them) is tough to beat. Very sharp and also doubles as a nice portrait lens. If that is out of your price range, check out the Tokina 100 mm Pro. You lose the VR which doesn't make a lot of difference in macro work since you should be on a tripod anyway. The lens is also sharp and built like a tank for about half the cost of the Nikkor. I've seen good reviews on sigma macros as well but have never used them. Bill
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Tressie Davis |
I have the Nikkor 105mm micro and LOVE it. I don't do much macro work, but it is my favorite portrait lens. :-) Don't cheap out - if you can afford the Nikkor 105mm (even if it's a stretch) go for that one - you won't be sorry!
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Kristy A. Keene |
The Nikkor 105mm Auto-focus-S with VR2 sounds like a great choice if your main subjects are flowers and butterflies, but if you are wanting to shoot smaller bugs a 60mm might be the way to go. Also, a tamron macro lens is cheaper, if price is an issue and I have heard good reviews about it. Hope this helps!
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Sandy Hawkins |
Kelly, I use the Nikkor 60mm for macro work and love it. All the flower images in my gallery were taken with this lens. I've used it for some portraits as well.
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Sarah G |
Love my Nikkor 105mm VR. I don't do much portrait work, but I've used it 4-5 times in that venue. I waited 4 years to get a macro/micro lens and I think it was really worth the wait. It is a GREAT lens.
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Kelly Wade |
Gosh, thank you so much everyone. I didn't think I would get one response. This is great info and really helps!!! Thank you again.
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