"I bought this on reading reviews and a recommendation from a macro photographer. It is a VERY sharp lens. Much better than my old 100 mm. Although not IS, it is handholdable with sufficient shutter speed. A bit of hunting in lower light situations.

Sinds 'n halfjaar toegevoegd aan mijn andere macrolenzen, de 100mm IS en de MP E 65. Is een aanrader, zeker als je buiten macro opnames wilt maken. Kwaliteit is uitmuntend

what is the price of the EOS 77D camera with EF 180mm f/3.5L MACRO USM $ I LIKE BUY CAMARA CANON

This is a fantastic lens if you photograph 'garden' wildlife like insects and so on, because a long macro lens gives you more working distance with high magnification. It is very well built, and has a very nice balance on a pro body, but the benefit for me kind of stops here.

This is the only macro I have ever used so cant compare to others. Iam very pleased with the lens. I shoot small creatures like bugs and frogs. The working distance is great as is the sharpness. I also use it as a long portrait tele on my 5D.

Sharp; built like a tank; great working distance

Little heavy; slow focusing

Bought this recently and took real close ups of flowers, my macro pictures came out really good. I am very happy with the results. Its heavy and hard to focus, need to have lot patience to use this.

Picture quality

Heavy and hard to focus

There are a lot of types of photography out there, and some of them require specialized equipment to

Typical "L" quality, focal length allows you a bit of distance from your subject

Price; no Image Stabilization; no weather sealing gasket

Gary Wolstenholme puts the Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 L Macro USM Lens to the test to find out how it performs.

Good build quality; Excellent optics; Low falloff; Low CA; Low distortion

Foot on tripod collar may be too short to use with pro bodies; No hood supplied as standard; Price versus performance doesn't add up

I love this lens. It opens up a whole new world of the small/tiny! With its 1:1 ratio you can literally fill your sensor life-size. Although the auto-focus works just fine, focusing is often best done manually.

The EF 180mm Macro f/3.5L USM ($1,579 list) is a telephoto prime lens for Canon cameras that features macro shooting capability. At its closest focusing distance it supports 1:1 magnification, which means that an object in the image frame will be projected onto the camera's sensor at its actual...

Very sharp; 1:1 magnification; Includes hood and tripod collar

Expensive; Lacks image stabilization