dave_alan

<p>thank you for all that information.. i am the proud owner of the nikkor 105 F4 macro with pk-13 tube, as well as the 55mm macro 2.8 which i use on my Nikon F3.. I have tried them all as well. i had a 200 f4 and rarely used it because of the weight and almost everything i shoot is handheld and with a non AF camera it makes for some serious steadying of the hand and with a MD-4 motor-drive it is very hard for me to keep a steady hand with all that weight added then having a 200 F4 macro lens to boot.. therefore i use a 105mm nikkor macro with focus lock which is becoming more rare these days to find that lens. The one i have on ebay is in pristine condition and has rarely been used .. i have a few macro lenses and just dont find it necessary to own that many macro lenses. I love macro photography about as much as any kind i have shot over the last 30 years.. and i will have to agree with all the daves out there that made comment about the Nikon nikkor F4 macro.. It is a fabulous lens and i could care less about having a 2.8 105mm .. It just doesnt make any difference to me and frankly, i shoot alot of f4 shots and BTW the 2.8 version Ai-S lens is not any better than the105mm F4 version Ai-S lens.. there are those diehards that only a 2.8 or faster will work for them. I have several lenses that i prefer as portraits. like the Nikon 85mm 1.4 lens. now that is a beautiful piece of glass. although i am considering buiying the Zeiss version Nikon mount 85mm1.4 which is about 1200.00 , but i shoot alot of people so this is important to me. well, i have added my 2 cents worth.. thanks for all the input you guys and gals,..,. keep the ball rollin and God bless ...Dave from Mount Holly, NC</p>