Nikon SLR Cameras

Good Macro lenses for Nikon D5000?

sweetnae63
sweetnae63

What are some good lenses for the Nikon D5000
Good Macro Lenses.

Guest
Guest

Any of the Nikkor AF-S macro lenses

The 60 mm f/2.8, 85 mm f/3.5 are the least expensive ones.

If you do not mind manually focusing the lens you can find a good used AF 55 mm or 60 mm f/2.8 macro, since all macro shots are manually focused in any case

Guest
Guest

The Sigma 50mm macro is a great all around lens, it makes you really think about the composition due to the fixed focal length. You just need to think about the depth of field a little to achieve the results that you are after. The color and sharpness are excellent. Close-up work is what this lens is all about and the results are super, I use it at work for documenting projects and some of our items are quite small (we do prototype machining) and this lens is excellent for this. Only problem is it does block the on camera flash if you go 1:1, problem is solved by using an off camera flash with the wireless control. Overall I highly recommend this lens.