Good Macro lens for Nikon fitment?

[ian-83]

Having a look at getting a Macro lens and was wondering what sort of focal length do people recommend and what's good and what's rubbish?

From a brief look about and using the search function it looks like 85-105mm is a reasonable size?

Any help will be great. Budget wise anything under £400 and I don't mind second hand probably from a used dealer like MPB Photographic or similar.

 

[brownargus]

Having a look at getting a Macro lens and was wondering what sort of focal length do people recommend and what's good and what's rubbish?

From a brief look about and using the search function it looks like 85-105mm is a reasonable size?

Any help will be great. Budget wise anything under £400 and I don't mind second hand probably from a used dealer like MPB Photographic or similar.

I have a Tamron 180 for insect work - butterflies, dragonflies, etc. I also have the Nikon 85 Micro which is near your budget and is a very nice lens to use, producing good results. With macro work, autofocus isn't too important and I normally use the 180 on manual focus.

 

[TCR4x4]

My sigma 150 is in the classifieds.
For bugs, the longer the better as you can stay further away to not disturb them.

 

[eddiewood]

Having a look at getting a Macro lens and was wondering what sort of focal length do people recommend and what's good and what's rubbish?

From a brief look about and using the search function it looks like 85-105mm is a reasonable size?

Any help will be great. Budget wise anything under £400 and I don't mind second hand probably from a used dealer like MPB Photographic or similar.

Tamron 90mm f2.8
Sigma 105mm f2.8

Both great, take your pick.