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Question: Is this lens made in Japan?
Document: This is an excellent lens which gives you a sharp photographic image. But it is a little bit heavy.
It comes in a fancy, large custom case with a strap. Lens hood not included. It should hold its value better than non-Japanese models.
I took this Nikon 200mm micro lens to Desert Botanic Garden two days after I received. The pictures taken with this lens are absolutely beautiful.
That is what I have with a SB-600 when flash is needed, and it is indeed a very effective setup for close up and portrait photography.This lens was purchased through the Amazon link on Ken Rockwell's review of the Nikon 200mm F/4.
My profile page contains a link to my blog, where I have several macro shots with this lens posted. Feel free to ask any questions or ask for samples of what this thing can do - it is truly stunning in every way.
It is *NOT* a lens for the first-time macro wannabe. It's a lens you work up to, having learned good technique already on lesser glass. It's intended for those willing to put in the time and effort to "master" (a generous term) such an instrument.
This lens is your window into the very soul of the macro world.==========Although it does not do it justice, below is a link to a 100% crop taken with this lens taken a number of years ago (2004) using an old Nikon D70 6MP SLR *not* in RAW, but in out-of-the-camera JPEG (Fine).[...
Often when one refers to something as a classic, there is some performance trade off. Not the case here. This is THE tele macro of choice for Nikon users. It is so so sharp at macro/closeup shooting distances. The bokeh (out of focus area) is spectacularly smooth. This is not an AFS lens so the AF performance is neither quick nor silent as more modern designs deliver.
One of Nikon's premier lenses. So so so so sharp. Makes a great telephoto as well as macro lens. Check these Hummingbird photos I shot with it:[...]and this macro:[...]Worst thing about this lens is the auto-focus. It's the old camera driven type, the AF will work on most digital Nikons but this type of AF technology has never been fast.
As a whole, it feels as though the lens was crafted from a single block of solid plutonium. It feels bulletproof.That's all well and good, but if it doesn't perform optically then it's all for naught.In reality, if the lens was optically as good as it felt it would be perfect, but the plain truth is... it's even BETTER!Dealing with depth of field (DoF) has alway been the macrophile's thorn in the flesh.
Answer: Yes.