I have a limited budget and I need a good macro lens for stock photography. I am considering buying a used lens from ebay. Does anyone have any experience with any of these lenses? I have a Nikon D80.

Tokina AT-X 100mm PRO D F2.8 MACRO

Tamron AF SP 90mm f2.8 Di MACRO

Sigma MACRO 105mm f/2.8 EX DG

Assuming they will all sell for similar money, which one will give me more bang for my buck. The Tokina seller is local to me, so I can collect and minimize the risk of being ripped off.

Quote from: massman on January 24, 2008, 09:45
I have a limited budget and I need a good macro lens for stock photography. I am considering buying a used lens from ebay. Does anyone have any experience with any of these lenses? I have a Nikon D80.

Tokina AT-X 100mm PRO D F2.8 MACRO

Tamron AF SP 90mm f2.8 Di MACRO

Sigma MACRO 105mm f/2.8 EX DG

Assuming they will all sell for similar money, which one will give me more bang for my buck. The Tokina seller is local to me, so I can collect and minimize the risk of being ripped off.

Then I would buy the Tokina. They are all good, and you will probably not see any difference.

Will the autofocus work with these lenses on a Nikon? I think it's useful for macro. Also there's a nice page page on flickr about macro lenses where people have posted examples of each lens but i just can't find it right now.

Quote from: dk on January 24, 2008, 14:32
Will the autofocus work with these lenses on a Nikon?

On all Nikons except D40/D40X. On those, the only macro-lenses that will AF are the Nikkor 105 AF-S VR and the Sigma 150 HSM, none of them particularly cheap.

I have the Sigma 150 f/2.8 and I agree that the Sigma 105 would be a good choice. I'm happy whit the Sigma product so far

I also have the Sigma 150mm f2.8 and it's a cracking good lens. I hear the 105mm is possibly even better.

Thanks epixx for your reply. I found the link i was talking about earlier.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/macro/discuss/72157600102288461/

I have the Sigma 105 f/2.8, 50 f/2.8, and 17-70 F2.8-4.5. I'm very happy at the moment with these Sigma macro lenses.