Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM macro - Review / Test Report

The lens features a true IF ( internal focus ) design so the front element does not rotate and the length of the lens remains constant regardless of the chosen focus distance. Typical for ring-type USM lenses full-time manual override is always possible in one-shot AF mode.

REVIEW: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

ePHOTOzine lens guru, Gary Wolstenholme, tests the canon EF 60mm macro lens to see how close he can go.

Good resolution performance; Internal focusing; Fast focus speed; especially for a macro lens; Barely any CA; Good control of ghosting and flare; Compact; lightweight design

No focus limiter switch

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens Review

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM, first introduced in mid-2005, currently remains the only fixed focal lens in Canon's arsenal that was designed specifically for the APS-C type cameras.

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

Canon-ova serija EF-S objektivov poèasi raste in kljub temu, da so namenjeni predvsem amaterskim uporabnikom, dajejo odliène rezultate. Širokokotnemu EF-S 10-22mm in klasiènemu EF-S 17-85mm IS se je pridružil še makro objektiv EF-S 60mm.

Canon EF-S 60 mm f/2.8 Macro USM

The last EF-S lens, designed for a small APS-C sensor, that's left for our tests, is Canon EF-S 60 mm f/2.8 Macro USM. It's an instrument which, on small sensors, was to be the equivalent of a classic and already tested by us "hundred", so the EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro USM model.

compact; light and closed body; outstanding sharpness both at the center and the edge of the frame from the maximum aperture; small chromatic aberration; very small coma; negligible astigmatism; fast; silent and very accurate autofocus

vignetting's too large