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

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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.

What is there to say about this lens that hasn't been said before. It is a fantastic macro lens if you are a canon shooter. It can hunt for focus a bit at close range on non-contrasty subjects, but is very sharp and a fun lens to shoot with.

Wonderful lens, sharp, brilliant! Good feeling in your hands, fast autofocus, although I prefer manual focussing for extreme closeups! Canon quality and in my opinion much better than Sigma 180mm!

Common to all reports This is my attempt to give something back to the forum members who have provided this wonderful resource. I found much here that helped with my lens selection. So over the last 1 to 2 years here is what I used – all on a pair of 5D bodies.

the best IQ of all my lenses; bomb proof build

a bit heavy

This lens is built like a tank and being a metal body, I found it to be lighter than I expected. I use it mainly for macro and having a bit more working distance from my subject is a bonus for me over the 100mm I used previously.

Beautifully crafted and effective lens. Love playing with it!

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

Heavy

before i purchased this lens,i checked out the mtf graph on it ,it looked great,i then read all the reviews on this site about it,they were all positive reviews. so i bought it. this beautiful piece of glass way exceeded my expectations, this lens is razor sharp!!!its stunning.

extremely sharp!sharp!sharp! reproduces colors well, compatible with ef 1.4x & 2x extender; nice tripod collar, well built

none that i could find; some would say the slow autofocus,but as i said above ,who needs fast autofocus on a macro

I bought one of these, over the 100mm IS, because of the extra distance from the subject and still be at true macro, 1:1. This allows more natural light on the subject, and stops you frightening the bugs, or if it's spiders, them from frightening me!