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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

$1,049.00 Released February, 2010

The Pros:Bokeh component provides smooth, circular blurring patterns - largely preferred to unnatural angular blurs caused by lights and flowers. Balanced, lightweight nature is highly-suited to freehand shooting - experienced photographers will see excellent results amongst handheld portraits. Picture quality is remarkably sharp - floral, wildlife and general nature macro shots are captured at a truly professional level.

The Cons:Four-figure price point is sure to turn many potential customers away - similar macro units from Nixon and Sigma are available for several hundred dollars less.

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM is a macro lens that incorporates mid-telephoto elements. This is one of the few Canon macro lenses to incorporate Image Stabilization, allowing extreme close-up photography without as much of a need for a tripod.

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An inner focusing system is controlled with USM, allowing fast and silent autofocus to work with a full-time manual focus as needed. This combination allows the quick selection of a subject with manual focus, and rapid fine-tuning through the automatic system. The lens has a larger design profile with a 123 mm length, and weighs 625 g.

Features

Mid-telephoto macro lens
Image stabilization
Focal Length: 100 mm
Maximum Aperture: 1:2.8
Lens Construction: 15 elements in 12 groups
Diagonal Angle of View: 23.4 deg
Focus Adjustment: Inner focusing system with USM. Full-time manual focus available.
Closest Focusing Distance: 0.99 ft./0.3m (maximum close-up magnification: 1x)
Filter Size: 67mm
Max. Diameter x Length: 3.1 x 4.8 in, 77.7 x 123 mm
Weight: 22.0 oz, 625 g

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Bokeh component provides smooth, circular blurring patterns - largely preferred to unnatural angular blurs caused by lights and flowers
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Balanced, lightweight nature is highly-suited to freehand shooting - experienced photographers will see excellent results amongst handheld portraits
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Picture quality is remarkably sharp - floral, wildlife and general nature macro shots are captured at a truly professional level
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Focus limiter helps to achieve faster auto-focus speeds - enables better performance throughout spontaneous/candid photography applications
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Fairly lightweight as compared to similar macro lenses - minimizes hand shakiness when getting close-up shots in a freehand manner
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Provides excellent photos with minimal setup or configuration - friends, small children and other inexperienced users can experice miraculous results in manual focus with image stabilization

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Four-figure price point is sure to turn many potential customers away - similar macro units from Nixon and Sigma are available for several hundred dollars less