PRICE!!Cons:-No VR - may need to crank up ISO especially for handheld macro such as flowers, bugs, etc (or get creative with a tripod, rest the camera on a rock, etc)-40mm and need to be close to subject for 1:1 macro, can cause issues with blocking sunlight (depending on the angle you're shooting from) or scaring away the more skittish insects (butterflies); still, if you're sneaky enough and strategic with lighting it can produce great macro imagesI got this for macro (105mm too expensive for me) but the first time I used it was to photograph waterfalls