Nikon Micro Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.8D

The Micro-Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.8 D may be a relatively old lens but it is still capable to deliver excellent results. Optically it is a near-flawless lens with high resolution figures, low vignetting, low CAs and non-existent distortions. The mechanical...

The Micro-Nikkor AF 105mm f/2.8 D is one of Nikon's classic tele macro lenses.At the PMA 2006 the lens has been discontinued in favor of the new AF-S 105mm f/2.8 ED VRbut the AF 105mm lens is still readily available from many suppliers. Due to thevery...

A little pricey considering it's second hand status but since owned, never off my camera, which surprised me. Very useful lens distance, sharp, great colour rendition and bokeh at larger apertures and, though heavy, I absolutely do not regret...

I've the AF version, and I like very much the pictorial results in close up photography.

Slow and chunky AF date this lens a little compared to the excellent AF-S products, but it is a fabulous lens anyway. Compact, solid and really sharp.

For anything that doesn't move too fast, this is the ultimate short telephoto lens. I use it for macro, product shots, portraits, as a walk-around and a couple of other things. The price reflect the fact that I bought mine used.

The lens is extremely sharp by F5.6. At wide open it is on par with the 80-200 F2.8 lens.

I compared the performance of this lens with the new version (AF-S VR 105/2.8 G) in summer 2006. The full text of my review can be found at my web:

This is an excellent lens. I have been shooting macro images of small animals and plants, mostly with Nikon equipment, for over 30 years and overall this is my all time favorite macro. Image quality is great, better than good enough to take maximum...

Although this lens and it's VR brother are the least sharpest members of the Micro-NIKKOR family, they still are very sharp. There simply is no Micro-NIKKOR that can not deliver pin-sharp images. The 105/2.8 reaches it's maximum sharpness much earlier...