Lens for macro

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As we all know, watch photography is tough for many reasons. I am developing quite the passion for photography, but still have a lot to learn. I own a Nikon Z50 and am looking for a macro lens It should be used/vintage, does not need to very fast, and can be Z or F mount. The main use would be macro/close-up photography, but also used for product images- photos for selling items on Ebay, among other things. What do you guys think? budget: no more than $400, but ideally less than $200.
 
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I am also interested in this subject and i am waiting with interest replies on the subject..hope they will arrive soon.
 
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As above, I use it on the RX1 like a "filter". No experience on other lenses.... Guess on 28 up to 50 ????
The main problem with macro: you have to close the aperture to get a good depth of field.
 
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As above, I use it on the RX1 like a "filter". No experience on other lenses.... Guess on 28 up to 50 ????
The main problem with macro: you have to close the aperture to get a good depth of field.

Oh I see, this is a point and shoot. I do have an RX100 also, but there are some vintage F- mount Nikon lenses that should work for what I need.
 
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At 40mm you would need to get too close and you either block your light source, or scare away what you are trying to photograph. I think a macro prime in the 85- 105mm would be ideal.
You mentioned eBay. Ever try using a 100mm lens to take eBay pictures? Especially using a crop frame camera?
 
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For F mount, I could recommend Nikon AF Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D Zoom Macro for budget option, or 105mm fixed Nikon AF MICRO NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8 D Macro, AF-S version could be out of your desired budget. I have both of them(for 105mm though the new version AF-S) and they are good lenses (for my Nikon DF).
 
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I am shooting my watches with Fuji X-T4 and Laowa 65mm macro lens. That cost me 350EUR.
The lens is good and is manual focus. Sometimes I miss having longer, like 80+ mm macro.
I don't need AF for macro.
You can also find some vintage macro lenses on ebay. I've taken some photos with Takumar 85/1.8 + extension tube.

Here are my photos: https://www.instagram.com/wa666ou/
 
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As we all know, watch photography is tough for many reasons. I am developing quite the passion for photography, but still have a lot to learn. I own a Nikon Z50 and am looking for a macro lens It should be used/vintage, does not need to very fast, and can be Z or F mount. The main use would be macro/close-up photography, but also used for product images- photos for selling items on Ebay, among other things. What do you guys think? budget: no more than $400, but ideally less than $200.
As we all know, watch photography is tough for many reasons. I am developing quite the passion for photography, but still have a lot to learn. I own a Nikon Z50 and am looking for a macro lens It should be used/vintage, does not need to very fast, and can be Z or F mount. The main use would be macro/close-up photography, but also used for product images- photos for selling items on Ebay, among other things. What do you guys think? budget: no more than $400, but ideally less than $200.

Hi, I am brand new to the forum. I am a photographer and happy to answer any photography questions. For Macro photography I have a Nikon D850 with a Nikon Micro 60mm f2.8. It's been great. The thing I find most useful for macro photography if shooting on a tripod is a good macro rail. It makes small adjustments much more precisely. I use a vintage novoflex, and have found the cheap ones just don't work. Anyway just my 2 cents.