I purchased this lens as I started to become more and more interested in photographing bugs and insects close up. I decided on the this lens because it was the cheapest that Canon offered.

Fantastic; clean; sharp images; good build quality; almost silent AF

I wish I'd have bought the 100mm

Until I bought this lens I didn't realise how much I was missing out on. Very small objects and creatures look very different when looking through this lens. The detail is amazing. The colours are superb. The photos are crisp and sharp. It's also versatile, doubling as a nice portrait lens.

I bought this lens instead for two purpose: Macro and Portrait! I was thinking of buying the 100mm macro plus 85mm f1.8 but this lens saves me buying two lenses! I have been very happy with it as what it is...

I purchased this lens primarily to convert a few thousand family slides and film negatives to digital. I have not started the project yet, but am making purchases and will describe my intentions. If these reviews can be updated, I will edit this review to include the final results.

Consistent Output; Easily Interchangeable; Film Copy To Digital; Macro; Nice Bokeh; Portrait; Rugged; Slide Copy To Digitl

This lens does great pics!!!..I can't believe how sharp the image looks....Love it!!

The lens is extremely sharp. If you have the small sensor camera - definitely go for it. Do not forget the lens hood also (does not come as a part of the package).

Extremely sharp; It can actually serve two purposes for you: macro and portrait; Lighweight and well built

None; except for EF-S mount; not compatible with full frame cameras

Great lens for low light macro and non macro images

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Consistent Output; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus

No zoom

I just bought a Canon 50D and know nothing about photography. I got the 60mm macro lense and people think I have been taking close-up photograhs for years! Great lense and super easy for beginners especially when paired with the awesome 50D.

Consistent Output; Lightweight; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus

No zoom

Very good lens, but the price asked is way too high for this lens. You could get it for less than $500 at Best Buy, Future Shop and most camera equipment outlets.