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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 3296508, member: 1765&quot;]Manual focus is the rule for me too, and I don&#039;t know of an exception.&nbsp; I don&#039;t use the Live View to focus, either.&nbsp; I look through the eyepiece.&nbsp; If you want to use the camera&#039;s autofocus features to assist you, there&#039;s probably an in-focus indicator in the viewfinder that will tell you which way to turn the lens barrel.&nbsp; You may find, however, that it does not give you an optimal picture.&nbsp; If the viewfinder is too small, you might benefit from a viewfinder magnifier.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have the 105/4 Micro Nikkor, and it had a peculiarity that has actually helped me get good focus -- longitudinal chromatic aberrations on out-of-focus highlights.&nbsp; I have the camera mounted on a macro focusing rail, and if I see a red fringe on the edge of a letter, I turn the focusing knob in one direction, and the other direction for a blue fringe.&nbsp; No fringe and it&#039;s in focus (or very obviously blurry).&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if the 105/2.8 has this &quot;feature.&quot;&nbsp; I imagine it doesn&#039;t, as it is totally different construction from the 105/4, which has the same optics as Nikon&#039;s 105/4 short mount bellows lens.&nbsp; My 200/4 doesn&#039;t do this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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