The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens is an excellent macro lens - and may be Canon's most fun per dollar lens. This is the lens I most frequently recommend for someone starting out in macro photography – at least most frequently recommend until the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens was...

Most users won't be disappointed – though sharpness is average, fringing control is top notch.

Excellent build quality; first-rate chromatic aberration control; USM

Average sharpness; expensive

There are virtually no criticisms of this lens that we can come up with! The build is a little short of L quality, but is still well built. The optical performance is first class with no nasty or disappointing surprises and as for the handling, it's a pleasure to use.

Good build quality; Very good optical performance; Nice handling with no extending front element

A little pricey; but you get what you pay fr; Still no hood included in the price

A 100mm macro lens has long been the standard for photographers using full-frame cameras. The magnification of the 100mm lens provides sufficient working distance from most subjects and does not add a lot of weight or bulk compared to shorter macro lenses.

I am a wedding photographer and this lens does a great job at details, like rings. It is so crisp, and you can get in close. It is great!

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Heavy

The Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro is an amazing lens. As a regular lens, it excels. The 100mm length is great for portraits and as a telephoto, although it gets a bit long on the crop sensor consumer cameras where it equals a 160mm.

If you do close-up work, and you're looking for a good overall 2nd lens to go with that new camera, the EF 100mm f/2,8 Macro makes an excellent choice. Ideally coupled with a full-frame sensor film or digital camera, excellent results can also be achieved with this lens when combined with digital...

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.

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

autofocus could have been more accurate

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.

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.

Ultra-reliable focussing

Wide-open non-macro MTF is poor