This is a great lens to have as it is just as good as the other portrait lenses in the same price category, like the 35mm and the 50mm, but it opens up a whole new realm of photography with the Macro feature. Once you get into it, it's so much fun and the possibilities become endless.

"Got this lens from Oakville location. This is my second best purchase next to the D7000. This lens isn't just an amazing macro lens but also an excellent portrait lens. Super sharp, vivid and crisp images. I also have a 50mm f1.8 D and a 17-50 fast lens but I like using this lens better.

truely outstanding Perfect condition, I do think this product is of high cost efficient and practicality. will purchase products from this company again, as needed. I received the goods in accordance with what was presented on the site. Recommend!

I recieved this product from Future Shop in amazing time. The one and only negative comment I do have is about the packaging. If they had used a smaller box it would have been delivered to my mailbox and I would not have had to go and pick it up the next day from the post office, but it was worth...

takes amazing photos showing lots of detail. the only con is when take a breath it can move the camera so some can come out blurred. its very lightweight compared to other lenses.

In the short time we have owned this we are just beginning in to see what it can do. Of course it is limited since we are figuring out our camera also. But we are please and can't wait til flowers start blooming.

Small

After awhile I'll spend more money and buy an even better one

At its asking price, the image quality that the Nikon AF-S DX Micro-Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G ($279.95) delivers is staggering. It's a macro lens with a slightly longer than standard-angle field of view, life-size magnification at its closest focus distance, and excellent image quality.

Very sharp; 1:1 magnification; Focus limiter switch; Compact; Inexpensive

Lacks stabilization; Not a full-frame lens

I bought this macro lens to use on my Nikon D500 with the Nikon ES -2 slide and film digitizer. The lens is tack sharp and is a perfect match for the ES -2 digitizer which enables side and film conversion far more quickly and easily than using a conventional scanner.

The AF-S DX Micro-Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G is the most affordable macro lens for Nikon's range of DX format DSLRs, and as an AF-S model, it'll autofocus on any Nikon body. Yes you read this right: it's even cheaper than any lens capable of 1:1 magnification from Sigma or Tamron.

Some of us simply need to focus very, very closely to the subject, and for us the 35mm 1.8 DX will never quite do the trick. That's why God and Nikon pooled their resources and made the Nikkor 40mm f/2.8.