Customer Ratings & Reviews

After a lot shopping I bought this to go with my D3100 camera. It is a perfect entry level macro lens. I used it as my one lens at the PHS flower show. It was good for not only standard size shots right down to very small flowers. I have looked at all the other entry level lens and I think this one is the best value for the money. Add in Best Buy member rewards and sale and it was the best deal I could find.

Good all around choice for professional macro and portrait work.

This lens rocks for inside use, especially on people. I'm talking it looks like professional photograper photos. But I've tried to use it on flowers and outdoor photography and can't get the correct settings. (If I could it would get 5 stars) On outdoor pics everything is either washed out, overly vivid on flowers to where they look fake or just not focused well. I would say if you want indoor photos of people this is a great lens for that. I'm a new Dslr/Mirroless user so maybe I just need practice but I'm pleased I got it for indoors. I have it attached to a Nikon Z50 camera I bought a few weeks before I purchased this Nikkor 40 mm f/2.8 macro lens, so I had to buy a Z mount to use the f2.8 lens on my camera. I bought the camera in a bundle with 2 lens and they are beginner entry level lens from what the best buy employee told me. This is an upgrade for sure. Here's a few low light fall decor pics. I'm pleased with it.

I was looking for a lens I could use for macro photography. I seen this one was on sale and did not break the bank. It does exactly what I need. Since it does not have VR I recommend using a tripod or monopod. I have a 35mm and 50mm, this lens will get you a lot closer. I have included photos I have taken, both macro and landscape

Bought to use with my Nikon D3200 camera. My first micro lens so there was a slight learning curve but acquiring excellent quality images consistently now. Would recommend this lens for anyone looking for a reasonably priced lens without sacrificing quality.

This is a great lens for street photography. You get great details in peoples faces and the bokeh or depth of field is really good. The very fast and quit auto focus makes it great for weddings when you need to be silent. Well worth the price and my new favorite street shooting lens. The macro is amazing as you can see in the attached picture of the bug on a cactus.

I've enjoyed the close up photos this lens takes!!

Takes great closeups works well with my D3100. I received this lens as a gift for my birthday. I am very impressed at how close I have been able to take photos and how clear the image is when I look at the image on the camera disk.

This lens is amazing. Can’t beat the price. Picture quality is great! Been able to take better pics with awesome details.

I'm loving this lense. It does an amazing job capturing light and color easy to focus and allows to shoot very upclose

Was wanting to get it to macro photography and thought it was be a nice starter lens. So far I'm very pleased with the IQ when paired with my D7100. The bokeh with this lens and the D7100 is great.

This is a great macro camera for beginners. It takes crisp pictures and I recommend focusing it manually.

I am beginning to get the hang of it but it would have been nice to have had instructions with it for beginners.

I am still new to photography and have a lot to learn but I wanted something a little better than the 18-55mm that came with the camera. The 40mm is a very good compromise for the price. I may give it 5 stars when I've used it a little more. I use a Nikon d5300.

It takes fantastic pictures. It’s so much fun learning the best angles for macro photos and just mastering the controls.

All of the pictures have come out crisp and clear details

Absolutely love the lens its a great addition to my dslr camera and it takes great photo for close up shoots

I bought this for my D7500 to use when visiting museums. I like to photograph entire pieces of artwork and then take pictures of detail areas. I also bought it as it is much smaller and lighter than the zoom lens that I bought with the camera.

My favorite lens. Took some pretty awesome nature pics recently.

This is my first macro lens and I am loving it. Clarity of photos are really good