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Vicuna
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I am looking, after much soul searching , at the 105 AF VR 2.8 -- it would seem this would cover several bases, both near, and far in relation to what I do. Anyone here offer up anything on this? Anything you, as a user, feel is a problem, or drawback?? Just looking for FYI as it were. THANKS!!
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Alpaca
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It's a fantastic lens, not a lot sharper than my older 105 but contrast is better, focusing speed, it has IF, bayonet hood, etc. And I have some very good close-ups that would not have been possible without the VR. If there is a drawback, the focus will hunt a little in low light.
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Vicuna
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I just joined this forum this week & saw this query...I use a Nikon D70s & my Macro lens is a "Lester A. Dine" 105mm F2.8 made for the Dine Corp by Kino Prescion...It goes to 1:1 without tubes & was marketed to the Dental community for intra-Oral photography...
I prefer to use MF lenses for Macro as AF is pretty much useless at 1:1...I also use a focusing rail & tripod of course..Since the D70s doesn't meter with MF glass, I use Sunny 16/Gossen Luna Pro/histogram for exposure...You can find this lens on eBay for $150-300 used...It's well worth it...My 2 cents Scott |
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Llama
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I use the sigma 150 macro lens and it works great. The only drawback with using longer macro lenses is that you get an smaller DOF compared to an 105, 90 or 60 mm macro lens.
I would recommend you to take an look at the Tamron 90 mm macro lens as it has been rewarded with the lens of the year 3 years ago or something like that. Since then an newer versions has been released. Also, the sigma 150 lens has EXfinish and HSM drive so it is quiet and does not extend. |
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Llama
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Vicuna
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Which was the reason for my post several days ago about using MF glass for my Macro pics...That plus the fact that you can pick up used MF Macro lenses for a lot less than their AF counterparts...
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Alpaca
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The major benifit of the lens is AFS over the VR. If you are using MACRO the VR does not work, which is ok,, because there isn't much need for it.
When you are shooting Portraits or Sports, the AFS is great. The VR does have some benifit in low light, but if the subject moves then you risk motion blur. |
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Camel Breath
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I've often found myself using a macro lens of this length "on the fly," meaning without the benefit of tripod. In those cases, VR is only good.
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Guanaco
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It is Nikon themself who states that VR on this lens can gain you 4 stops at distances from 3 meter to infinity ( I think that in practice 2 or 3 stops would be fine
)Nothing is stated about the effect of the VR from 1:1 distance to 3 meter. I expect the effect drops off very sharply at < 3 meter. Any way I think you need a tripod and MF then just to keep things in focus. __________________
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