Nikon 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

by Nikon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.6 x 3.3 x 3.3 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005LE78
• Item model number: 1988
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 22, 2002

Product Description

105mm D-Series Micro lens for Nikon cameras

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My sharpest lens!, October 5, 2004

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Amazon addict (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nikon 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

This 105mm f/2.8 lens is the sharpest in my arsenal. I took an absolutely amazing closeup of water droplets with my N8008s on a strand of wild grass where the droplets acted like a convex lens. You could actually see the inverted image in the small droplets.

I've now made the transition to a D70 and the lens works great there too. With the 1.5X magnification for the APS size sensor, it extends the working distance and gives greater than 1:1 magnification. The images still look great at 6.1 megapixels.

Highly recommended!

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding for macro fans, December 18, 2003

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Joseph Lazzaro (League City, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

When you get tired of the poor optical quality of screw-on close-up filters, and are sick of switching extension tubes constantly, this lens is the answer. The ability to focus down to 1:1 (pretty much fill your frame with a quarter) without stopping to add tubes is a huge time saver.

Perfect for flowers and larger insects, this lens is also a flat field and so is excellent for copy work. It's slightly long focal length also makes it a pretty good portrait lens. The best part is that it has that famous Nikon glass, so color saturation and sharpness is simply amazing. Use it with Fuji Velvia (ISO 50) with a diffused flash and you will never regret buying this lens.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing lens, June 3, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Nikon 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

This is my favorite lens -- I often carry only it and a 28mm lens while hiking. The wide angle for landscapes, the 105 for detail shots. The 105 is super sharp and useful for way more than just macros, which of course it does flawlessly. The focal range is from mere inches to infinity, which means that the autofocus (on my N80, at least) sometimes takes a sec to work, so I usually manually focus it. In fact, for macro work without a tripod, it's easier to focus by moving the camera closer or further from the subject.
The lens is a great portrait lens -- I have used it outdoors and in the studio for close crops (head & shoulder shots). It has very narrow depth of field, perfect for high-illumination outdoor portraits to keep the background blurry.