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Canon EF 100mm F2.8 USM Macro

Rating 4.5 67 reviews

A newer model Canon EF 100mm F2.8 L IS USM Macro was released in February 2010.

Manufacturer: Canon
buydig.com
16 years ago

ET-67 lens hood and LP1219 lens case now

The Canon Gods have finally listened: SURPRISE: the lens hood and case were included!! Superb lens for MACRO, very sharp/detailed. Some lens creep at max performance, I used AF, then MF. Great PRIME lens, versitile, easy to use.
Pros:
  • ET-67 lens hood and LP121
  • Nice Bokeh
  • Rugged
  • Easily Interchangeable
  • Consistent Output
  • Durable
  • Strong Construction
  • Fast / accurate auto-focus
Cons:
  • Lens Creep
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Pop Photo
16 years ago

Lens Test: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro

More than three years after Nikon's groundbreaking 105mm f/2.8 VR macro , Canon has shot back with a $1,000 (street) fullframer, its first 1:1 close-up lens with image stabilization.
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photozone.de
16 years ago

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro - (APS-C) Review / Test Report

The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro may be a comparatively old lens by now but it's still capable of playing in the top league - easily. It provides sharp images straight from f/2.8 and it's downright excellent between f/4 and f/8.
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Bestbuy
16 years ago

Awesome, AWESOME

It does just what a Macro should. 1:1 with perfect quality. Quiet focus but noisy when REALLY close up. Fantastic as a portrait lens as well as a Macro. Feels a little light for me but I'm old fashioned.
Pros:
  • Everything
Cons:
  • Lens shade would be nice
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flipkart.com
16 years ago

Extremely fun lens

This is an extremely fun lens for those funniest photo ops where you want a close up and magnified image. It is also a nice portrait lens and I really enjoyed shooting some awesome portrait snaps using my 550D. I received this lens within 5 business days and it arrived nicely packed.
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Gear Patrol
16 years ago

Worth every dollar per MM

A little friendly competition is always good. In the case of playground battle between Canon and Nikon, the shooters usually win, and Canon's much-delayed response to Nikon's fantastic 105mm f/2.8 macro lens, the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro ($900) has win written all over it.
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Photo answers
16 years ago

Released in March 2000, this lens manages to offer most of the features you'd expect in its price bracket. Constructed with 12 elements in 8 groups, the focusing system is the internal type, meaning the front element remains fixed in position and doesn't extend or rotate.
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Trusted Reviews
16 years ago

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Review

This lens is the more modest cousin of ‘s version, which includes both ( ) and ( ) glass. It might therefore be expected to deliver a fairly ordinary performance, but that is not the case.
Pros:
  • Ultra-reliable focussing
Cons:
  • Wide-open non-macro MTF is poor
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SLR Lens and Camera Reviews
16 years ago

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens Review

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM is the newest addition to the manufacturer's lineup of macro lenses, and is the second 'Pro' grade (or 'L') classified macro lens besides the EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM.
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LensTip.com
16 years ago

Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro USM

When it comes to macro photography lenses, the Canon's offer is more modest than e.g. the offer of Sigma. It doesn't mean, though, that we have no choice at all. For full frame bodies you can use a Canon 50 mm f/2.5 EF Macro, a Canon 100 mm f/2.8 EF USM Macro and a Canon 180 mm f/3.5L EF USM Macro.
Pros:
  • excellent image quality in the frame centre and at the frame edge at all apertures
  • negligible chromatic aberration
  • distortion at practically zero level
  • very low coma
  • moderate astigmatism
  • silent and relatively quick autofocus
  • good build quality
Cons:
  • autofocus could have been more accurate
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