D90 Macro Lens?

[geckojoe17]

I have a Nikon D90 with Nikkor 18-105mm lens. It says 1:3.5 - 5.6G ED on the lens. I also have a Nikkor 70-300mm lens. It says 1:4.5 - 5.6 G on that one. I want to be able to shoot closer pictures of stuff. Like flower stamens and bugs' eyes. But I also want to be able to shoot a good close picture of flowers etc. I have saved some money and could purchase a macro lens if needed. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Joe.

[jim greer]

Go to B&H Photo video .com. Look at what they have to offer for nikon macro lens. Take it from their.

[Dirt_Bike_Ryda]

200mm Nikor is a good choice $2200 AUD at work 1:1 reproduction and more with the use of extension tubes

[lowbone]

The beauty of buying a macro lens is that there are no bad ones. You could step outside the Nikon brand to Tamron, Sigma or even Vivitar and get an excellent Macro lens that will give you 1:1 ratio. You mentioned that you want to shoot flower stamen and bugs eyes. In order to do that you will need to go beyond 1:1 ratio. Canon makes the MPE 65 macro lens that will give 5X reproduction but unfortunately Nikon has nothing like this in their catalog. There are other ways to go about this. Since you want to go after bugs, you will want as much working distance as possible so a macro lens with a focal length of 180-200mm would give you more space between you and the bug and you will be less likely to scare the bug away. In addition you can use extension tubes to get closer, and or apochromatic diopters. These are closeup lenses with two elements thar don't give you the distortion of cheap one elment closeup lenses. Nikon used to make these. I'm not sure if they still do but if not Canon makes the 500D closeup diopters that will fit on many Nikon lenses. You can also buy a lens reversal ring and reverse a lens on your camera or buy adapter rings and put a reversed lens on the end of your macro lens.
all of these devices used alone or in combination will bring you closer and give you more magnification. Confusing right? O.K., what you really should do before you get into a specialized area of photography like macro is get a good macro book. There are many of them. Good luck.

[ZinhaEq]

I have been using my Nikon D90 with Nikon 105mm f/2.8 VR ED Micro for few days now and I am simply astonished what the lens can do. Also, for around 900 bucks it's a very solid built lens. I would recommend you this lens if you can afford them. But remember: "More you pay, more you get."