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Need to get this sorted quickly before I break my new year resolution about lens purchasing :nuts:
When I get the 70-300mm from Kerso (any news Ian btw?) I will have my three ydangle mid & longer zooms sorted but wont have any macro capability?
I was looking at something like the 105mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor Micro lens which was the one before the latest VR version - I don't really "get" the VR on the new one? - would you not mainly do macro on a tripod in which case you'd turn off VR anyway? - maybe Nikon think we'd like to dump our tripods & the VR will allow us to do so? If so does anyone here have experience of one or both Nikon 105mm's? The new one has AF-S & IF (which I presume means the lens doesn't extend in length when zoomed in?) both attractive addditions but worth the price hike (?)
I know the Sigma 105mm is highly regarded (JoeT here has one iirc)
Are there any others I should be considering? (e.g. the Tamron 90mm which Thom Hogan raves about in his review of the Nikkor 105mm VR)
I'm tempted to say budget isn't an issue but I don't want to go much over £400 if I can avoid it (which might mean importing from HK) - I will also buy used especially if its from a dealer rather than 3Bay ...
Hope you can help - Paul
When I get the 70-300mm from Kerso (any news Ian btw?) I will have my three ydangle mid & longer zooms sorted but wont have any macro capability?
I was looking at something like the 105mm f/2.8D AF Nikkor Micro lens which was the one before the latest VR version - I don't really "get" the VR on the new one? - would you not mainly do macro on a tripod in which case you'd turn off VR anyway? - maybe Nikon think we'd like to dump our tripods & the VR will allow us to do so? If so does anyone here have experience of one or both Nikon 105mm's? The new one has AF-S & IF (which I presume means the lens doesn't extend in length when zoomed in?) both attractive addditions but worth the price hike (?)
I know the Sigma 105mm is highly regarded (JoeT here has one iirc)
Are there any others I should be considering? (e.g. the Tamron 90mm which Thom Hogan raves about in his review of the Nikkor 105mm VR)
I'm tempted to say budget isn't an issue but I don't want to go much over £400 if I can avoid it (which might mean importing from HK) - I will also buy used especially if its from a dealer rather than 3Bay ...
Hope you can help - Paul