It doesn't take a very big subject to completely fill the frame at this 1x magnification. Like all of the other photo gear decisions that must be made, this decision is your personal choice.Īs it is a true 1:1 macro lens, the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens will deliver a subject to your sensor at the same size it is in real life.ġx magnification is achieved at the MFD (Minimum Focus Distance) of 1' (.3m). The advantage alternate solutions have is usually their affordability.
I find true macro lenses (1:1) such as the 100 macro to be more convenient to use. There are other (non-macro lens) solutions for macro photographyĪnd close-up filters/lenses (such as the Canon 500D Close-Up Lens),īut these solutions require adding/removing lenses or filters to take a lens from macro mode to normal mode and vice versa. Vignetting is apparent at f/2.8, but rapidly disappears when stopped down.Įight aperture blades help to create an excellent quality background blur. The tiniest details in your tiniest subjects will come to life with this lens. This lens is sharp wide open and even sharper stopped down slightly with corners showing the most improvement. Most macro lenses are sharp, and the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens does not disappoint in this area. The same lenses (sans Canon 24-70 L) are shown fully extended (1:1 macro focusing distance) below. The MF ring is nicely sized, well-damped and smooth.Ĭanon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Lens (for size comparison).
CANON MACRO 100MM 2.8 USM FULL
When focusing at 1x subject distances, it is very nice to have a lens that does not extend.įTM (Full Time Manual) focusing is enabled and the front element does not rotate.Ī focus limiter switch enables full or restricted focus distances. Keep these datapoints in mind if you run into a slow version of this lens.
CANON MACRO 100MM 2.8 USM UPGRADE
This would indicate to me that there may be an issue with some samples of the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens.Īnother site visitor emailed me - they were ecstatic that a firmware upgrade to theirĬanon EOS-1D Mark III DSLR resolved their 100mm Macro focusing speed issue.Īlso note that there is a discontinued non-USM version of this lens. The second person to question this exchanged their lens for another - the replacement was much faster than the original lens they received. I've rechecked my lens and, though it takes a little time to go from 1:1 macro to infinity, it focuses very fast at normal focusing distances. I've been questioned on the fast AF statement several times since writing this review. Utilizing USM (Ultrasonic Motor), the Canon 100 Macro internally focuses very fast, quietly and very accurately. Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX DG APO HSM Macro Lens
CANON MACRO 100MM 2.8 USM SERIES
This is a very comfortable-to-carry-and-use lens.īuild quality is decent but not as solid as Canon's L Series lenses. The 100 macro is a medium-small lens and is rather light in weight. This is the lens I most frequently recommend for someone starting out in macro photography – at least most frequently recommend until theĬanon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens was introduced. 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. Note: The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens has been replaced by the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens.
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