On 2007-04-29 08:46:33 -0700, Rita Ä Berkowitz ritaberk2O04 @aol.com said:

Jürgen Exner wrote:

Mostly baloney, especially the bit about macro.

I can easily see that different people have different opinions about
which lenses are suitable or "best", just like with everything else
in life.
However I would honestly appreciate if you could elaborate a bit on
why feel my comments were baloney. I believe they are substantiated
by actual test results and therefore I have a hard time seeing why
you characterize them as such.

I think CJ's problem is he's never had the lens and is talking from his ass
as usual. The 60/2.8 Micro Nikkor is a stunning lens and a great performer.
The only problem for most people is the very short working distance for 1:1
macro. This is why I opted to keep the 105/2.8 AF-D and 105/2.8 VR as they
give your better working distance for more creative lighting techniques.

Actually, Rita, you still haven't learned to read, have you? Exner
faulted the 60mm f/2.8 Nikkor, saying that it performed poorly in
tests. I said that was baloney. I actually have the lens, by the way,
and agree with you that it is a stunning lens. However, you still look
like a chimpanzee.



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