Hi I've been in the market for a new and better macro lens for some time now.
I currently have the cheap Nikon 40mm 2.8g DX micro which served me well on my D7200 body. It produces very sharp images on both macro and portrait(but very close!) work.
Now I want to move up to doing macro on my FF body (D610) and got down to choosing between Tokina 100mm 2.8 macro and Nikkor 105mm 2.8 Micro VR lenses.
Tokina has very good reviews very comparable (some says even better) to Nikkor 105mm VR when it comes to image quality. It's also a lot cheaper. The only thing that it does not offer is VR and of course it's a third party lens (not that it matters).
I'm not sure if VR does help me get better images, but my experience with 40mm 2.8g DX is kind of a hit or miss when hand held during walk about. I would say it's a good feature to have but by no means necessary for me.
Recently I was offered a used but in mint condition Nikon 105mm 2.8 VR micro (made in japan version) for 650SGD. It is still more expensive than a brand new Tokina (worth around 500-550SGD) but compared to its original brand new price it seems like a sweet deal.
Is there anyone who have both these lenses? or have used both of them in the past? Would you recommend I go with Nikon or forget it and go with Tokina instead?
Can you tell which one produces better sharpness? better bokeh on portraits?
Thanks!
I currently have the cheap Nikon 40mm 2.8g DX micro which served me well on my D7200 body. It produces very sharp images on both macro and portrait(but very close!) work.
Now I want to move up to doing macro on my FF body (D610) and got down to choosing between Tokina 100mm 2.8 macro and Nikkor 105mm 2.8 Micro VR lenses.
Tokina has very good reviews very comparable (some says even better) to Nikkor 105mm VR when it comes to image quality. It's also a lot cheaper. The only thing that it does not offer is VR and of course it's a third party lens (not that it matters).
I'm not sure if VR does help me get better images, but my experience with 40mm 2.8g DX is kind of a hit or miss when hand held during walk about. I would say it's a good feature to have but by no means necessary for me.
Recently I was offered a used but in mint condition Nikon 105mm 2.8 VR micro (made in japan version) for 650SGD. It is still more expensive than a brand new Tokina (worth around 500-550SGD) but compared to its original brand new price it seems like a sweet deal.
Is there anyone who have both these lenses? or have used both of them in the past? Would you recommend I go with Nikon or forget it and go with Tokina instead?
Can you tell which one produces better sharpness? better bokeh on portraits?
Thanks!
