A New MACRO Lens

The Dream

From the time I first got into photography back in my day of analog (film) there was one lens I craved and this was a great MACRO but for one reason or another it was a lens I never got around to buying. And four years passed since buying my first DSLR (Nikon D90, which was my fourth digital camera) I was still wishing for a great MACRO lens. A prime macro/telephoto lens to compliment my swiss army knife lens, my Nikkor 16-85mm 1:3.5-5.6 DX.
  
I'm happy and exited to say today is the red letter day (WiKi) I had dreamt about for all the years past. I've purchased the following, my "dream" glass, a prime telephoto, a true 1:1 MACRO Lens which comes highly praised by pro reviews and user reviewers alike.
  

 
















 


Salient Specifications:    

• Format: FX/35mm 
• Focal Length: 105mm FX (Full Frame) 158mm equivalent DX (APS-C)
• Maximum Aperture: f/2.8 
• Minimum Aperture: f/32
• Maximum Reproduction Ratio: 1.0x
• VR (Vibration Reduction) Image Stabilization: Yes 
• Autofocus: Yes, AF-S (Silent Wave Motor) 
• Internal Focusing: Yes 
• Minimum Focus: 1.0 ft. (0.314m)
• Filter Size: 62mm
• Dimensions: (Approximate) 3.3 x 4.6 in. (D x L) / 83 x 116mm (D x L)
• Weight: (Approximate) 27.9 oz. (790g)
• Product Data: Micro-NIKKOR-105mm (Nikon USA)

Reviews:

• photozone.de
• Thom Hogan
• slrgear.com 
• KenRockwell.com 
• Samples by The Motley Pixel
• Imatest Macro Results (With Apologies to the Nikon 105 VR Micro) posted by Roger Cicala of LensRentals.com

Update: New MACRO arrives, first samples.
  

      Cactus, first 1:1 Image

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