Today I added a new lens to my photography gear.
I’ve been wanting to get into the macro part of photography for a long time now and with my new camera I was finally able to.
So, I’ve been researching some options and finally decided to buy an AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED.

I chose this lens because of it’s focal length which is somewhat longer than the cheaper 60mm versions which gives me some more space between me and my subject (insects like me better when viewed from a distance…).
Also I really like the fact that it does not extend when focussing the lens, which most other lenses do. A lens gaining a few inches in length is quite a shock for most insects and might scare them away too quickly.

Anyway, once home I immediately put the lens on my camera, threw on a flash and went outside to do some test shots.
I spotted some fun insects on which I spent several hours shooting, time flies when your having fun!
Here are the best photo’s I got. The first one was rather a lucky shot, basically the only good one I got from 20 minutes of trying to capture a flying hoverfly.
The others are the two sharpest shots I got, I included a 100% crop of one of them.

– Hoverfly in flight – Hoverfly in flight	– Hoverfly – Hoverfly	– Hoverfly 100% crop – Hoverfly 100% crop
– Fly – Fly