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Jack... that's a beauty. Thanks for the advice... I think I will go with the 105 (because I can't find a 70-180 for love nor money) and the manual option seems ideal - and it will add a useful fast'ish mid-tele option for me as well.

Indeed... I think I would be expecting most macro photography to be manual focus... so perhaps the Nikon 105 is a decent choice after all?

Lovely pic Jack, did you have to glue the fly to the flower? How do you get on with the 'focus breathing' on the 105?

Thanks for the advice... will definitely have a look at the 70-180. Is the lack of f2.8 an issue? I guess for macro you are not going to be looking for or able to manage such shallow d-o-f anyway, so maybe only an issue if using for portraits etc... ??

What would you suggest as an alternative??

I am just about to venture into macro... after a bit of research, I am looking to buy once of these beauties NIKON AF-S VR MICRO-NIKKOR 105MM f/2.8G IF-ED Is this lens a sensible starting point for some nice nature macro shots with my Nikon D7100? Mrs Titanic bought me a day course in the...