Hi all,

I have been frustrated with the close working distance of the 60mm when shooting small stuff and am thinking of getting a 105mm. Has anyone got any experience of this on a D70? I've heard that the autofocus can be a tad slow with this setup, compared to say a D2x or D200 rig, which I have no plans to upgrade to in the near future because I do not have any more spare kidneys to sell!

Thanks.

Get it. You'll love it.

I just used the 105mm with AF in Turks and Caicos and it was fun. Its true that its slower than the 60mm but a focus light helps. It worked fine though and although I had a focus port, I just used AF because I felt that it was better than trying to judge focus through the small viewfinder and mask etc. (which was constantly fogging at the time).

I'm sure that the D2x is better with this rig, but there is nothing wrong with the D70. Just do it.

P.S. The only problem I had with the 105mm was that I constantly found larger subjects on the dives I chose for the 105mm. So I ended up with a lot of barracuda and parrotfish eyes rather than the really small stuff I was hoping for. In this sense the 60mm is still my favorite lense because its more flexible for the subjects I shoot most.

I use the 105 all the time with my D70. Love it