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Dec 17, 2015
After bidding on 4 of these, I finally got one!
5 of 5 found this helpful I had the older version of this lens and have been looking for the latest version for several months. Nikon's pricing (at retail) has come down quite a bit in recent months, but $2395 for a new one was outside of my budget! I found about a dozen of the newest version for sale on Ebay and after bidding on 4 other lenses, I finally got one for what I could afford.
The lens is better than I expected! After using it on my Nikon D810, I discovered almost NO spherical aberration! So, all the hype about the latest version is true...it is tack sharp! It's slightly bigger than the original and weighs a bit more, but the filter size is the same as the original (77mm). I'm very happy with the lens and it's condition is as advertised.
Dec 17, 2015
This lens was exactly what I needed...
1 of 1 found this helpful I was in the market for a macro lens for product photography and had decided to buy the 180 f2.8 Sigma, until I found this one! It's my understanding that Nikon didn't make this lens for more than a couple of years. It's the older style AF which I don't use in the studio anyway. In fact, I had never even heard of this lens until searching on Ebay for a macro. I've been a Nikon user for almost 50 years and I'm not sure how this one escaped my attention.
The lens is sharp - I'd expect nothing less from Nikon. The zoom enables me to take both wider shots and then close ups without having to move the camera. It will yield a 1:1 ratio when zoomed to 180mm and the 70mm setting is wide enough to view my stage and backdrop. For me, it's the best of both worlds.
The person I bought it from shipped it from Japan and it arrived much sooner than I expected. The lens was as advertised and in perfect working order. I am very pleased with my purchase!