Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
This lens is great. I will never buy an imitation. Canon is the way to go... The key to using this lens is light. Be aware, If you are planning on taking pictures of tulips in the bright sun, fine. But if you plan to take pictures indoors, I suggest going to for a 50mm or getting the flash ring. And don't consider a tube without it. You lose so much light that your depth is cut down to about ½ of a mm! The flash makes all the difference. This lens sat for a good while until i got the flash. And a standard flash does not work either.
However, the lens does it's job wonderfully. Everything is remarkably crisp and HUGE! You just need the light to focus and get a decent shot.
And BTW - For more controlled environments, the flash ring also has a lamp to focus and setup with. It's extrememly handy with a decent tripod for those indoor shots.
Digital camera Review: Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
I am pretty new at the whole Photography art, but this lens is simply beautiful. It gets color, light and focus near perfectly. Best lens I have by far.Digital camera Review: Beautiful lens! A must-have for anyone getting into macro photography
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a novice photographer and researched this lens for well over a year before I finally got enough money together to purchase it. From what I have read and heard, this lens is great for people getting started in macro photography and I felt it was perfect for my needs. It may be a little pricey for people just starting out in photography, but it's WELL worth the cost. This lens pays for itself many times over in just a few weeks of use.
I don't have a problem with the auto focus. It's a little slow, but it works just fine for my needs and is very quiet. If I need to focus precisely, I will just switch to manual focus. My sharpest shots tend to be f/5.6 - f/8. The lens is a little heavy and takes some getting used to if you're not used to heavier, better quality optics. It probably just feels heavy to me compared to the tiny Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens which I bought right before this one and was using a lot. A tripod helps a LOT from my experience, especially in low-light situations where it is hard to stay still long enough.
This is definitely my favorite lens. A whole new world opens up to you when you're shooting with it. It's just amazing and I'm very happy I bought it. Highly recommended!!
Digital camera Review: Beautiful lens, but decided to return it
Summary: 4 Stars
I was agonizing between this lens and the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM. Basically, the reviews and specifications are similar. The 100 mm lens is EF while the 60 mm lens is EF-S, so the 100 mm lens is compatible with full frame cameras. However, most people willing to invest in a full frame camera are probably considering the 100 mm L lens. My thoughts on comparing the two lenses:
1.) Price is similar, with the 60 mm being $100 less only
2.) 60 mm lens weighs half as much
3.) Both get 5/5 stars with around 100 reviews on Amazon
4.) Magnification is the same on both (1:1)
5.) You can stay a bit further from your subject with the 100 mm lens at max magnification, 1 ft rather than 8 inches
Anyway, I was unable to decide between the two, and I saw that the 100 mm lens was available from Amazon. I decided to test-drive it and keep it if I was happy. My thoughts:
1.) The lens didn't seem that extraordinary on my camera, but I was extremely pleased with the results once I looked at them on a big screen. It's sharp and the colors are beautiful.
2.) I thought I'd rather have a 100 mm lens than a 60 mm lens since I already have a 50 mm lens. However, I think 100 mm is a rather awkward focal length on the non-full frame camera. It's not long enough to take much in the way of animals and birds, but it's often too long to take pictures of pets or people you're with. For things in macro, it doesn't make much difference since you're going to be so close to the subject either way.
3.) The lens felt very heavy on the camera given that it's a fixed lens
For me, the main argument for the 100 mm over the 60 mm was that I had a 50 mm lens already, and I thought it would be great to have another fixed lens at a different focal length. The main argument for the 60 mm lens was the weight. After using the lens, I think the 60 mm is probably a better choice for non-full frame users.
Digital camera Review: Best macro lens for the budget
Summary: 4 Stars
If you want to jump into macro photography without making your banker angry and making compromise in image quality, this lens is the perfect choice, here is why:
- Almost half the price of the IS version (and even more if you get a nice used one).
- Very good image quality, L rated.
- Nice build quality.
- A joy to use the very large focusing ring.
- Pretty good for portrait too.
A couple of things:
- Don't think about doing macro photography without flash! I'm personally using a 580EX II + pocketwizard.
- Prefer close-up lens (like the Canon 250D) than extension tubes, because they are much more easier to use (no need to get the lens out of the body) and you don't loose any light.
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