Hewlett Packard AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D Lens

Thsi is one amazing lens if you like doing close-up, macro photography. I live on property and am able to take absolutely breathtaking photos of insects, flowers and plants that are as clear as it gets. AF works great, just an absolute pleasure to use.

This is a great lens. It is especialy nice on a DSLR. Its like having a 90mm macro for the price of a 60mm. Fantastic close-up images.

I bought this lens b/c I wanted to get a start in macro photography. It's a great lens, good for portraits and it does have a good focusing distance when you get real close but I have found that the 105mm that nikon makes would be the better lens for real macro photography (as I was soon told after I bought it by a fellow photographer). I would reccomend it to anyone wanting a good closeup lens for starters.

I borrowed this lens from a friend of mine for some close-up shots of petrified tree cross-sections. The lens performed magnificently in moderate natural lighting and the resulting images were clear and sharp. The Nikon 60mm f/2.8D also serves as a great portrait lens for those people who don't mind getting a little closer to their subjects.

Succinctly stated, this is versatile macro lens at a price that won't force you to break the bank!

I bought it based on description. I am familiar with Nikon products and this provided just the right amount of information and the auction was quick and easy

Sharp and quick with nice bokeh, this lens is exactly what a 60mm macro should be. I also have a 105mm Nikon Macro lens which I prefer but not for reasons of defficiency. Buy it and start shooting great close ups. Nice value too!

I bought the lens a few weeks ago & have been able to shoot some fantastic closeups that were very difficult & time consuming before. I had used a 18-55 before & was finally able to get a few nice shots after too many attempts. It's hard to get a bad shot with the 60mm macro if you take your time & use a tripod. The 100 macro seemed to have less of a depth of focus than the 60. The autofocus works well despite the small objects I'm after. I've been shooting bugs, pieces of wood, plants, & berries much easier since the purchase. Top caliber lens!

I sold this excellent lens to purchase the new ED version of the 60mm lens to work with my Nikon D300. As Ken Rockwell reported on his website, this lens does not meter well with the D300. So I repurchased this excellent lens and sold the new ED version.

fast shipping, packed well, good product. The product met my expectation. If possible, I would buy from this seller again.

I had a previous version of this lens which I sold a couple years ago to raise a little cash. I've always regreted it. A great macro lens that is sharp as a tack and works great on a digital body as a portrait lens. It's a nice complement to my other Nikkor primes and zooms and will always be with me when I travel.

This is an excellent lens for the photographer that wants to retain great contrast while shooting in low light situations. I've used this lens on both the F5 and F100. This lens offers a clean and smooth focusing system with a quick yet functional manually adjustable aperture ring.
Best Applications: Macro, Portraiture, Product, etc.

This is one of the best lens Nikon has ever released. On a dx body it becomes a 90mm 2.8 which makes for a nice portrait lens also. I rarely remove it from one my bodies. Superb.

I wanted a macro lens, and I bought one it works well and it is what I wanted. It was my fault for not reading the fine print for the item I purchased and the price paid. It did not come with the original box or papers - bad me - would have been nice to mention that in the sales pitch as I did a buy it now. The lens is great but it came packed in a 99 cent store bag and foam peanuts. Kinda cheesy packing for a Nikon, maybe a KMart disposable camera could come in that and no one would care but with quality I expect quality and service (and a box would have been nice with the original packing), but like I said, I did not read the fine print, so anyone, read these people very very closely.

This is one hell of a lens! It is one of the sharpest lenses that I have used in my 30 years in photography. For macro work, I recommend focusing manually, or set the auto focus on Auto focus (S). For portraits its wonderful, just be careful to close down the f-stop, otherwise the the depth of field is very narrow
(f/2.8).

As many of you know, this lens will not work in auto-focus mode on a D40x. It does not have the onboard autofocus motor necessary. Also, the D40x requires you to lock the lens at minimmum aperture. But have no fear, this enables the camera to control the aperture easily in both automatic and manual shooting modes, a fact not clearly stated in the lens instructions or other camera manuals I've seen. The D40x's shutter will not operate unless the lock ever is engaged.

As expected, though, is the lens' ability to gather light and achieve a razor-sharp focus, manual or otherwise! Depth of field control is quite flexible. A tripod is recommended at high magnification, but camera shake is less than expected. The Vibration Reduction feature on the other AF lenses is handy, but not essential. For general purpose, non-action and close-up photography, this lens represents a very high value. No D40 or D40x owner should look any further, unless they just want to spend much more $$$ for marginal improvement. Quite a wise investment!

I recommend manual control, or aperture priority shooting for best results. This lens can provide hours of productive fun and superior performance.

This is a must for all hobbist or pro's!! i personally like this better than the 105mm so I can get closer to my work( flower parts and slugish moving bugs)
Well worth the avg. price of 300.00, look smart and you will find them even cheaper!!

The lens was shipped promptly and in excellent condition. Unfortunately, the auto focus feature does not work on my Nikon D40x.

This is an issue with Nikon, not the vendor.

Thanks,
Steve

Wonderful lens...exactly what my camera usage needed. I take closeup pictures of alpacas and their fleece..needed a closeup lens to show the fineness of the crimp and bundling of the fleece. Perfect lens.

I do a lot of closeup work for my Video Production Company. This lens is exactly what I've been looking for. It gives me outstanding product shots and of course, Nikon quality.

This is a great macro lense. I'm loving it. I bought the lense, because my two photography instructors, ex press photogs and now professional photographers both use this lense.

The rating I give this lens is based partly on the purpose for purchsing it and how well it meets my needs. In my opinion, straight macro lenses tend to be very sharp and this one no different. I was looking for a "fast" prime lens that I could use in my camera room, that would be sharp and easy to use. I considered the 35mm, 50mm, 60mm, 85mm and 105mm lenses. I also had a limited budget so purchasing the latest version of these lenses was something to consider but would probably not play out for me. I soon realized that the 60, 85 or 105 would be my focus. I am very satisfied with my choice and you cannot beat the sharpness and clean images I get on my Nikon D2x camera.

THIS IS A USED ITEM BUT IN GREAT SHAPE AND CONDITIONS IT IS WORKING OK I JUST BOUGHT ONE D60 AND I NEEDED A CLOSE UP LENS FOR BETTER DETAILS PHOTOS .

This is a great lense for macro photography. It's sharp and fast. Because it is a D series lense it works with all functions on my D90.

The only drawbacks are it's not a fast focusing lens and if you have a D40 or D60 you loose a lot of functions.