Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Better than Expected

After seeing so many great close-ups, I got this macro lens because I wanted to take some too. Macro work has a learning curve, which I'm only starting to master.I had read about focus breathing issues with this lens, but have found it to be no issue at all for me. Getting a subject still enough and enough depth of field are far more challenging for me.As a bonus, I find that this lens does great as a medium distance portrait lens, where the VR and f/2.8 aperture really help. This lens is weakest at distance, where sharpness can be a little off, at least in my sample of this lens.Overall, the macro works great, and the medium distance capabilities are a pleasant bonus to this great lens.