Is this lens capable of macro shots?
1650600
The macro shots are very good but can get grainy if too zoomed in. Software could probabaly help clean up a photograph.
331951
Yes, it does. Though, nothing beats a true Macro lense, like the SAL35F18 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042GHI8U/), which is my next purchase. Or the SAL50F18, if you want to save some change and don't need to be up close with your subjects. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029U0X24/)
1549363
I've used this lens for macro photography for two+ years and it produces excellent results. It is also fine for portraits. However, it would not be my choice for action shots such as dance programs where the photographer may not be able to adjust his/her distance from the subjects. A better choice might be a good zoom lens from Nikon or Tokina.
1540247
Yes. I have that lens and it works great. It actually a little easier to use the macro kit with this lens for focusing since the lens is a zoom.
1845478
There is no Macro mode on the Lens but if you use the Macro feature on the camera it will allow you to get very close and take great Macro Pictures.
833870
Hello, there is an Auto Focus on this lens. Click the switch by AF - M to use Auto Focus (AF) however when shooting Macro, it's usually better and easier to manually focus. I hope this helped.
175962
No macro, but the lens focuses (at the wide angle setting) down to about 6 inches. Its really not designed for close-up photography.Don't know about the warranty, but its probably at least a year.
726800
Most definitely. It even has a switch on the lens that indicates to the lens that it is not a macro photo. Portraits and landscape photos come out brilliantly!
896151
Yes, typical of most macro lenses.. it will have "soft edges" I find that it is a good lens for well lit subjects and I either leave the soft edges because I like the look, or crop it out if it is too distracting.
1914228
Yes - but manual focus only. You can only Macro at 35mm with the f/2.8 With the f/3.5 you can Macro at 70mm.Google Ken Rockwell Nikon 35-70 f/3.5 and read the articles - also on the f/2.8.These lenses are a steal. Don't be put off by the manual focusing.
176769
No, this lens is a portrait lens, it's miminum focus distance is 50cm (about 20"). For macro the olympus 60mm or the panasonic 45mm will be much better
2156712
You can do macro like shots that will look good, but will need a real Macro lens for true 1:1 Macro images.
2024377
The other responders have covered the most important attributes of this lens and I agree with their assessments. If you don't plan on doing macro photography then this is not the lens for you.
943576
It isn't really a macro lens but in the true sense but you can zoom from a distance to get a nice close-up say for portrait. It's a telephoto lens.
14464
Macro lenses can be used for standard photography. If you use one to take a distant object, that object is not a 1:1 size with your captured image. Macro capability means that you can move the lends in close enough so that the captured image is the same size as the object being photographed. Non-macro lenses do not allow you to get in that close and still be able to focus on the object.
1696781
I've found this lens to be very sharp, very light, and am very happy with it. Do remember that on the APS-C this is a "normal" lens. If that fits your variety of uses, then it should be just fine. With the bonus of macro.
372803
Yes, the lens does very good macro photos, to get 1:1 aspect the distance is about 6 inches, I also recomend tu use a flash ring to avoid thshadows in some shots. The lens is great, works very good on macro and casual shooting with a very good f2.8 stop.