The Micro-Nikkor AF-S DX 40mm f/2.8 G is a very nice addition to Nikon's line-up of dedicated DX lenses. Image sharpness is excellent in the image center wide open already, the borders and corners show very good resolution, too, when slightly stopped down.

Small, affordable and with a minimum focus of 16.3cm, Nikon's 40mm f/2.8 micro lens may be suitable for more than just macro images. Richard Sibley finds out what it can do

The AF-S DX Micro Nikkor 40mm f/2.8G was released in mid-2011 as an affordable macro lens for Nikon's DX format cameras. This is a true macro lens, which supports a maximum reproduction ration of 1:1 and provides a focal length equivalent to 60mm in 35mm format.

Extremely sharp Great colour rendition Probably not so useful for wildlife macro photography but definitely great for product/food photography. Extremely happy A+

Easy to use; Compact; Battery life; Screen size

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Lens is the most important part of the camera. Without which taking photos will be impossible. Proper selection of the lens is must to get extremely good results out of your efforts. Once my lens of Nikon camera got damaged, I had to replace it with a new one. And this selection was a hard one.

Best Lens for: Flower Photography Closeup Photography Food Photography Portraits Landscape Videography Very light China made lens. Small too. But don't consider this as a drawback. This small lens can do wonder if you know how to use it.

This lens is a winner...much, much more than I bargained for. If you love macro and also the ability to shoot with a 40 mm lens...YOU WILL LOVE this lens. Outstanding for Nikon...and an excellent price. Shoot like the pros with this small wonder. You will be amazed at the results.

I've been a a photographer for 9 years so far, and I really loved my 50mm I owned. I didn't think any lens would out-do that lens. I was wrong. I bought this micro lens as my first micro lens to just play around with and do some fun macro work away from my business photography.

I recently purchased this Lens for the purpose of capturing small objects at close range. Right out of the box the first few images that I took were astounding. Although it doesn't have zoom feature, it will however focus automatically and I knew this when I purchased it.

This amazingly inexpensive diminutive lens is capable of bitingly sharp and gorgeously rendered images that you might expect from a lens costing 4x as much as this one…and don't always get.