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Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro
Specifications:
Manufacturer | Canon |
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Model | EF 100 mm f/2.8 Macro |
Lens style | Telephoto |
Focal length | 100 mm |
Maximum aperture | f/2.8 |
Angle of view | 24.4 o |
Closest focusing distance | 0.31 m |
Maximum magnification | 1:1 |
Minimum aperture | 32 |
Number of diaphragm blades | 8 |
Auto focus type | AF |
Lens Construction | 10 elements / 9 groups |
Filter diameter | 52 mm |
Macro | Yes |
Available mounts | Canon EF |
Dimensions | 75 x 105.5 mm |
Weight | 650 g |
Additional information | Marketed April 1990 |
Owners reviews (4)
Overall
Owner since: 1 year
Price: 350
User profile: Amateur
Cons: None really. Perhaps the bokeh could be nicer? Weather sealing would be nice too ... but it is not an 'L' lens.
Pros: Silent, rapid, accurate AF. Light weight. Fairly compact. Well made. Superb image quality. Excellent sharpness and resolution of detail right into the corners. Not a trace of chromatic aberration. If there is any distortion it is negligible.
Summary: Wonderful lens. The newer L version has IS and is said to have even better IQ. Looking at the results from my non-IS non-L version it is hard to see how anything this side of a Zeiss Otus would give noticeably better results.
Overall
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 350 euros
User profile: Semipro
Cons: no IS, AF hunting at normal distances for portraiture, bokeh
Pros: as good as the L version but 3 times cheaper! very sharp...
Summary: just get this one, a real bargain
Overall
Owner since: 6 months
Price:
User profile: Amateur
Cons: A little long for crop-sensored cameras(more of a preference, than a disadvantage).
Pros: Very sharp wide open and even a little bit sharper stopped down a bit. Doubles as a portrait and macro-lens.
Summary: If you don't need the faster f/2 or the IS/weather-sealing of the 100mm L, there should be nothing keeping you from buying this lens. Highly recommended.
Overall
Owner since: 3 years
Price: 520.00
User profile: Semipro
Cons: No lens hood like all Canon's other than "L" classification
Pros: Sharp, Sharp, Sharp! Cost to Value ratio is high
Summary: Currently my favorite lens. Before the new 100mm 2.8 L IS came out, this lens was all but considered and "L". It has an amazingly sharp set of optics, and producess bright-contrasty images with little to no post processing. I use this lens for nature, macro, and portrait imaging on my 50D. I would think twice before I considered the new "L" version over this model at nearly twice the cost.