Nikkor 18-105mm

Shoot Macro with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR - D7000 kit lens

This AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR kit lens for Nikon D7000 DSLR is a very basic lens. The reason that I bought this one is simply because it is kitted with Nikon DSLR and become so cheap compared to the one that sell individually. After bought my Nikon D7000 with all other kits and this NIKKOR 18-105mm lens for RM5,403, I have no more money left. Have to wait for my next year bonus if I really need to upgrade this lens otherwise this lens will be my only baby, but before that it is worth to master all the tricks and capability of this NIKKOR 18-105mm lens and improve my skill. Hope by the way I outgrow this NIKKOR 18-105mm lens I would find out what is the next lens that suitable with my skills and need.

Shooting macro is what most photographers love to do and that include me too but this NIKKOR 18-105mm lens is not built with that love specifically. One principle in life to ensure peace of mind is you have to love and live with what you have. With closest focus range of 0.45m (base on Nikon website) getting close up focus is difficult and magnification is limited. From my experience I could get closer focus range by zooming closer while holding shutter release halfway to maintain focus and using AF-S or AF-A in single focus point. By using single focus point you could select the correct target to focus and to avoid messy things around subject to interfere with focus. Ensure AF assist illuminator function is on would help focus easier. I has able to take decent macro photos this way with NIKKOR 18-105mm lens even though not as good with specialized macro lens such as  AF Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4D IF-ED (>RM6,000!!)  

a close up shot rather than micro?

Nikkor 18-105mm lens give good bokeh too