nikon 7000

gogi

need help,i'm not a photographer,my riding partner is. she has a Nikon d7000 and wants a macro lens? her birthday is coming up july 3 and I'd like to get her a great one but keep the rice under $500 if possible.Ant help would be appreciated.

basflt

i dont know about $ , but i would say a Sigma
they are sharper then Nikkor , but Nikkor give better color
it depends on what your riding partner wants !!!!!
shorter ones are easier to handle and good for flowers and portraits
longer ones get you closer but are not easy to handle and expensive
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/macro

Lord Vetinari

I use a Tamron 90 which I'm sure comes in a Nikon fit- wonderful lens. It's actually hard to get a bad macro lens from a major manufacturer.
Brian V.

ZBlack

I've also got a Tamron 90mm macro. Mine is an older version but it's still super sharp and has great color. Macro is very new to me so I don't have a portfolio or anything yet to show you.

I picked mine up used for $300 at a localish shop. The newer version I think has a couple newer features, but I haven't done a real comparison. Definitely check the lens out.

gogi

ended up with a 60 nikor macro and she's estatic with it,now need suggestions for telephoto she has the 105-200 that came with the camera.