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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $790.00
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Rating:  90 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Maximum Focal Length: 100
Minimum Focal Length: 100
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 3 x 2.1 x 2.1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 4657A006
Model: CANON EF 100MM F2.8 MACRO USM
UPC: 082966214233
EAN: 0082966214233
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| Features:
| • | 100mm macro USM lens with f/2.8 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras | | • | Secondary diaphragm blocks stray light at f/2.8 for increased contrast | | • | Ultra-sonic monitor provides outstanding autofocusing speed at all distances | | • | 3-group floating system for exceptional close-up performance; full-time manual focus | | • | Measures 3.1 inches in diameter and 4.7 inches long; weighs 21.1 ounces; 1-year warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Bring small things into full-sized view with the Canon EF 100mm macro USM lens. Macro lenses can uncover detail that would be impossible to detect by the eye and give new perspective to extremely minute subjects such as insects or the petals of a small flower, and this lens is no exception. The lens offers such features as a three-group floating system for exceptional close-up performance; a secondary diaphragm that blocks stray light at f/2.8, which increases contrast when shooting wide open; a ultra-sonic monitor (USM) that provides outstanding autofocusing speed at all focusing distances; a wide manual focusing ring with smooth action; and full-time manual focus even in AF mode. The first lens in its class to feature inner focusing, the lens carries a one-year warranty. - Focal length: 100mm
- Maximum aperture: 1:2.8
- Lens construction: 12 elements in 8 groups
- Diagonal angle of view: 24 degrees
- Focus adjustment: Inner focusing system with USM
- Closest focusing distance: 1 foot (film plane to subject)
- Filter size: 58mm
- Dimensions: 3.1 inches in diameter, 4.7 inches long
- Weight: 21.1 ounces
Product Description
The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Autofocus lens is suitable for macro photography up to life-size (1x) magnification. Inner focusing affords a long working distance of 5.9 inches to infinity.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 85 more reviews...
Beautiful lens! A must-have for anyone getting into macro photography January 3, 2009
S. Lauber (CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a novice photographer and researched this lens for well over a year before I finally got enough money together to purchase it. From what I have read and heard, this lens is great for people getting started in macro photography and I felt it was perfect for my needs. It may be a little pricey for people just starting out in photography, but it's WELL worth the cost. This lens pays for itself many times over in just a few weeks of use.
I don't have a problem with the auto focus. It's a little slow, but it works just fine for my needs and is very quiet. If I need to focus precisely, I will just switch to manual focus. My sharpest shots tend to be f/5.6 - f/8. The lens is a little heavy and takes some getting used to if you're not used to heavier, better quality optics. It probably just feels heavy to me compared to the tiny Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens which I bought right before this one and was using a lot. A tripod helps a LOT from my experience, especially in low-light situations where it is hard to stay still long enough.
This is definitely my favorite lens. A whole new world opens up to you when you're shooting with it. It's just amazing and I'm very happy I bought it. Highly recommended!!
Great Macro December 22, 2008
Sean Dicken (San Francisco, CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm a hobbyist, and I'm currently using this lens with my 40D (1.6x crop sensor).
This is my first 1:1 macro lens and I've been having a ton of fun with it... getting insanely close details on ordinary things makes for extraordinary photos (it's hard to take a 'bad' photo with this lens, but it takes quite a bit of photographic knowledge to take 'great' photo with it). I've been using it to photograph nature, toys, food (some beautifully unflattering pictures), the moon (although small in the frame, the details are there), and portraits (I love the portraits it takes... not too flattering, but honest in a kind of brutal way). This lens is razor-sharp in the details so even for taking non-macro pictures, you'll get great results.
You'll need a flash to get the most out of this lens when shooting macro. I ran out and bought a flash after getting this lens (and gave myself another thing that'll take me months to learn the basics of). I'm still discovering how best to use all of my gear together, but it's a fun process.
Highly recommended.
Canon doesn't disappoint with this one... December 12, 2008
Arthur C. Henninger (Wildwood, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not much to say as this lens is on a par with all my other Canon lenses. Super sharp images, smooth and easy to use. Perfect for the job it's intended to do.
amazing for tiny objects and portraits! November 29, 2008
Tracy A. Bohannan (Fort Worth, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Can't beat this lens for detail shots! I use it for close ups of wedding rings etc at weddings and it makes a killer portrait lens as well. One of the best purchases I have made for my lens bag.
Dreamy macro, versatile. November 28, 2008
Comdet
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Although this lens is intended for macro photography, it's also a great lens for general purpose shots, or portrait shots. The lens produces beautiful sharp images and is a fast, accurate focuser. The lens is moderately heavy and bulky, so I wouldn't classify it as eminently carryable, and without image stabilization, you might suffer hand shake blur if you're not shooting at the wide end; at smaller apertures, using it with a tripod is highly recommended. But if you're buying it primarily to get into macro this shouldn't much matter as tripod shooting with macro is virtually a necessity, and completely expected.
The 100mm focal length is a nice compromise when you want to get close to small subjects (particularly insects) but are limited to how close you can get before scaring the subject off - as a comparison with the 180mm macro, you would want to factor in a consideration as to what you might like to shoot most of the time - big spiders that you'd rather stay well away from might be an application more suited to the 180mm, for instance, but if you are keen to shoot mostly flowers, the 180 might be more length than you really need.
In short, the 100mm macro is one of my "keeper" lenses, a real performer.
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