On Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:46:50 +1300 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(nikon-digest) wrote:
> Trust
>me, there is absolutely not another 35mm lense in existance that can
>deliver a bright, high res image in which you can see that kind of fine
>detail. The sigma, tameron , vivitar, tokina, canon, etc. etc. can't come
>close. I've seen them all in action and the bees proboscis always seems to
>fuzz into an unrecognizable blurb due to the lack of sharpness combined
>with the light loss that ALL other macros suffer from.
Actually, most people recomend the 60/2.8 as being the best performing Nikkor in
the macro range. It is supposed to be the most flat field, and the most sharp.
Contrary to what Richard seems to be saying, the 105 micro Nikkor loses 2 stops
of light at 1:1, becoming a 105/5.6. The 200/4, however does not lose any
light, due to its IF construction, and remains an f/4 lens at 1:1 (although it
is no longer a 200mm lens; more like 110mm or something like that).
