I found that Nikon macro lenses worked fine for distant shots. Using normal fast lenses for macro photography was often unsatisfactory. Probably the lenses that have taken more of my photos than any other are screw mount and bayonet mount Leitz's 50mm Summicrons. They were great for most photography. Unlike dedicated macro lenses, the screw mount version used with a Leitz boowum (spider legs) adapter has too much curvature of field for optimum macro photography. However, it may be the most convenient mass document copying device ever for any 35mm camera. It also looked neat in spy movies.