Review on 📷 Enhance Your Photography with the Nikon AF FX DC-NIKKOR 105mm f/2D Telephoto Lens: Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras by Jimmy Garcia

Everything other people have said about this lens is absolutely true - very sharp, amazing bokeh and well worth the investment. A few things I learned while doing the research that might help: This lens will work with a DX format camera, but if autofocus is important to you, check your camera body to make sure it has a focus motor, like this the lens did not work. I don't have a built in. I use it on a d90 and the autofocus works great but it won't autofocus on a d40 or d60. Since your depth of field will generally be shallow anyway, I find that the best results are obtained with manual focus anyway. Regarding autofocus, it has been reported that some older versions of this lens focus more forward when using autofocus. Some camera bodies can accommodate this. Mine didn't have this problem, but if you buy used and notice problems like this, try looking up your serial number to see if that's a problem for you and see if your camera body can compensate. DC is a setting that allows you to customize how your bokeh is rendered. Nikon says it lets you (subtly) control the shape of the bokeh so you can take a prettier photo, but the real effect is more like how you control how blurry your bokeh is (again, very subtle - I recommend checking it out some comparison photos) to get a better picture of it. You can leave it alone and get a great lens. If you want to try it, just set DC to the same number as your aperture - on the F-side for the front, on the B-side for the back, wherever your bokeh is. Anytime you change the DC you'll need to refocus, so keep that in mind when shooting. With the old design, that's not a problem. I started to feel the weight after about 2 hours It's a bit heavier than my Tokina 11-16 f2.8 and about the same length, I'd say probably a little longer than my outstretched arm. I think it looks good and feels good. If you don't have a steady hand you, probably oh, if you want to increase it, adjust the shutter speed. I didn't find it particularly difficult to learn how to use, but you do need to be able to manually adjust the settings - focus, exposure, shutter speed - to get the most out of this lens. Photography is a hobby for me and I really like this lens, but I'm also comfortable changing lenses as needed while walking and using the camera in manual mode. I found I was putting a lot more attention and time into each shot when I took this lens out for a test run - it truly feels like a lens made for art, not documentation or snapshots. With that in mind, I can see that someone who just doesn't have that mindset will have a hard time applying it. Overall - can't say this is my favorite lens in my bag, it's reserved for my 11-16, but it's quite a fight for money. I feel like I'll change my mind very quickly as I move from landscape and nature photography to more portraits. Worth every penny!