Macro Focus?
I am using the Nikon105 mm Macro VR and I use it in manual focus mode...with flash! Aperture priority set at f22 at least and then get the exposure right by adding + stops and + flash, diffused with a Stoffen and you can get better DoF and a sharp shot too helped by the flash..and all hand held. Of course there are limitations to what you can do with flowers and you cannot expect to get huge DoF with a Macro lens when the plane of the subject includes the head and stem of maybe several inches. That is when you need a tripod and ring flash etc etc etc.
John H
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