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Yes I looked at that review but wasn't certain it is the same lens as Birna doesn't mention it as a macro lens.
Same focal length, same aperture, to Birna the 'macro' feature is meaningless because it isn't a macro lens. The macro term is grossly misused, macro means the lens magnifies the subject by more than 1:1 to the actual size on the film or sensor. Even the 'proper' Nikkor Micro lenses only go to 1:1, no more without extension tubes or extra lenses to increase the magnification.
Many popular lenses are called macro but should be called close up or micro.
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