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This is a fantastic telephoto macro lens for Nikon cameras; since I have switched to Fuji digital, I haven't had any use for it. Here is a review which includes information about compatibility with various Nikon digital cameras:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/200mm-f4-micro-ais.htm

The lens is a Nikon Micro-Nikkor AI, 200mm, f/4 AI. It has an integral hood and a removable tripod mount. Nikon front and rear caps included. The hood has a few marks as can be seen in the pictures; they do not affect function. The glass is clean and clear and the internal focusing mechanism is very smooth.

Price is $250 shipped via USPS priority; payment by check or money order. Thanks.

To answer a question: the tripod mount rotates fully, allowing you to switch to a vertical composition without removing the lens from the tripod.

Cookie runs the wrong brand for that, but a question. Being a 200 mm, that allows a fair amount of distance between the lens and one's subject. Does that present more of a stability challenge with smaller subjects than say a lens of 50 to 80 mm that would require one be closer? Appreciate your comments,

It is more of a challenge to hold stable,--like any telephoto lens--but I tend to use it on a tripod almost exclusively unless I'm chasing insects--and I tend to only do that in bright light which gives me high enough shutter speeds to compensate for any movement.

I have found a 200mm macro lens to be much better for smaller subjects (provided I don't need a wide field of view) than a 50-80mm macro lens because of the greater working distance. For example,I am less likely to cast a shadow on the subject, or cause the subject to move, because I don't need to be as close. It's also easier to fill the frame with a subject, and to isolate it from its background, which is what I tend toward doing when photographing closeup. One of my favorite setups in the Nikon system is the 300mm f/4.5 EDIF on a 55mm PN-11 extension tube--it gives about three feet of working distance at nearly 1:2 magnification. I learned about it from John Shaw's book "Closeups in Nature," one of the true classics of outdoor photography "how to" books, and well worth reading today even though it was written 30 years ago.


Edited to add: it is possible to use a Nikon lens on a Canon EOS camera--in manual focus, but with metering--with relatively inexpensive adapters

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PM replied to, the lens should work with the Nikon D610. Here's a link to a page explaining lens compatibility:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/compatibility-lens.htm

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