Equipment
Nikkor
200 F4 Micro
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Technically a great lens but difficult to use, especially for moving subjects in dim light such as butterflies in a shaded area. The 105 mm Micro Nikkor is very hand holdable, but the 200 is much heavier and magnifies all minor camera/lens movements making it much more difficult to hand hold this lens. The use of a tripod will also make it more difficult to chase moving subjects. The lens absolutely excels at close-ups of still images such as flowers. The lens's 200 mm perspective allows control of focus and backgrounds that cannot be duplicated by shorter focal length close-up lenses.