Derrel
Mr. Rain Cloud
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Personally I would have saved a bunch of $$ and bought a 105mm ais macro manual focus lens--either the f4 or f2.8 version.
You don't really need autofocus when doing macro photography.
I think a number of people want a macro telephoto to serve double duty as both a field/nature/portrsiture lens AND a close-up and macro lens...unfortunately, most macro lenses do not work all that well for things that lie outside of the macro and close-up focusing ranges...
Hair-trigger focusing ring travel is the main problem when using a macro lens beyond about 3 feet or so...it can be incredibly difficult to ascertain the exact,right focus with a manual focusing macro lens at distances in the 4-40 foot distance zone...so, most people who are not experts are going to want an autofocusing 90,100,105,150, or 180mm macro lens.
ALL of the macro lenses made by Tamron,Tokina,Sigma, and Nikon are quality lenses. ALL of them are capable of first-rate results. Macro lens primes are one of the areas where the aftermarket lens makers do very,very well.