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Customer Reviews for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Model: 4657A006
SKU: 7170189
UPC: 082966214233
This macro lens offers impressive clarity as close as 1' from your subject and features an ultrasonic motor for responsive autofocusing. Learn about different types of lenses ›
Average Customer Rating:
4.9
out of 5
(16 Reviews) 16
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Customer Reviews for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Review 1 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
so nice!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: everything
What's not so great: $$$$
LIKE A BOSS! buy it you won't hate it! very nice and well worth it
I would recommend this to a friend!
-4points
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Review 2 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Very good lens for macro pictures
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: great quality
Great product.Easy to use.Very good quality of the pictures.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-4points
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Review 3 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
I do photography as a hobby.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
I have found this lens to be great at taking macro shots. Easy to use and produces great shots.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-3points
1out of 5found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Amazing Sharpness!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Bibit
from Fort Mill, SC
on 01/16/2012
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to learn, takes tack sharp photos, awesome bokeh at f/2.8
What's not so great: Heavy
This lens is by far the best in my collection, even trumping my 50mm f/1.4 in how often I use it. Picture quality is consistent and autofocus is fast. I always am happy with every shot I take.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Love this lens
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: Macro capability, fast focus, build quality
What's not so great: No IS
Bought from Best Buy on sale and am very pleased with the lens. The price was barely above what the 60mm macro was so I grabbed it. Outstanding clarity, fast autofocus and the build quality is very good for the price. I would have no problem buying this at the regular price of the lens. In my opinion, it's well worth the money whether on sale or regular price. This has no image stabilization so if you require IS, the 100mm 2.8L IS will set you back a few hundred more dollars. For me, I'm happy with the price and quality of the product and don't require IS at this time.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Great little lens
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Clarity
This was one of my Macro Purchases, i find it to be a great little lens.
It fills the gap in my Glass.
It fills the gap in my Glass.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Superb MACRO lens, now enhanced by "EXTRAS"
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: sadiedog
from Fort Worth
on 12/12/2010
What's great about it: superb images
What's not so great: some lens creep, correctable and expected
The Canon Gods have finally listened: SURPRISE: By superb MACRO lens came with the ET-67 lens hood and LP1219 lens case included! Very classy for a non IS product. Love this lens - teck sharp/highly detailed MACRO! Easy to use, some lens creep - used AF first, then MF. Great prime lens, very versitile.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+6points
14out of 22found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Excellent
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Slynnn
from Williamsburg, Va
on 12/09/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
4.0
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What's great about it: Great, Quality macro photographs
I love how close up you can get to the photos and is a very nice, sharp lens [:
I would recommend this to a friend!
+26points
27out of 28found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
good lens
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: sumukhe
from rochester, ny
on 11/07/2010
good lens but in av and m mode it's difficult to get a sharp focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
-9points
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Review 10 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Great 'consumer' lens!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: beepa
from Western MA
on 04/14/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
4.0
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What's great about it: Great macro capability
What's not so great: None ... so far.
Just getting back into photography and is my first venture into the 'digital domain'.
This lens certainly is worth the price of admission. Pictures are very sharp with great bokeh!
All my lenses are Canon (EF 15-85mm, EF 70-200mm f/4 L & of course, this one) and am extremely pleased with all of them.
This lens certainly is worth the price of admission. Pictures are very sharp with great bokeh!
All my lenses are Canon (EF 15-85mm, EF 70-200mm f/4 L & of course, this one) and am extremely pleased with all of them.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+18points
18out of 18found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
great starter lens
Customer Rating
4.0
Posted by: krocket711
from Vienna,OH
on 01/10/2010
Value for Price
4.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Durability
4.0
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What's great about it: great for close ups
What's not so great: Less than 10' make hard for a large phot (family)
Great for close up head shots and in great natural color, and close range for say taking a pic of a coin, shows all intricate parts well
I would recommend this to a friend!
-3points
11out of 25found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Great Macro/Portrait Lens
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
4.0
What's great about it: f/2.8 aperature for great bokeh in portraits, true 1:1 macro
I've been using this lens for almost 2 years for portrait and macro work. I would say that it is very comparible to the 70-200 f/2.8L IS at 100mm for portraits (sharpness, saturation, bokeh, etc). It's not "L" build quality, but it holds up nice and has a decent weight to it.
If you're looking for L glass at this focal length, check out Canon's new 100mm f/2.8L IS (although it's a bit more pricy).
Overall I am happy with the true macro capability (1:1). If you're looking to get into macro photography, or you're looking for a great portrait lens, give this one a try.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+23points
23out of 23found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Great Lens
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: slb85
from oklahoma
on 07/12/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Image Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Durability
4.0
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What's great about it: image quality
Well worth buying takes excellent pictures. Easy to ues.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+7points
13out of 19found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Very nice
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Mistic
from Pleasant Hill, CA
on 10/11/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
What's great about it: Nice price, crisp pictures
What's not so great: Heavy
I just bought this lense for casual use and I am glad. Using on a rebel xti and it's easy to get great looking pictures. I was looking at other lenses that cost twice as much as this, so it's a welcome hit to the pocket. The weight is more than I expected, but not too much. I can't wait to go use it some more.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
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Review 15 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
My best lens.
Customer Rating
5.0
This lens without a doubt deserves the "L" label that Canon only puts on their 'best' lenses. Not only are the pictures *incredibly* sharp, but the focusing is fast (includes a USM motor with override manual focus), quiet, and the lens is constructed like a tank. It's my favorite lens and I highly recommend it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+11points
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Review 16 for Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
L glass quality in a standard wrapper
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Bouce
from Reading, PA
on 01/27/2008
What's great about it: Tack sharp images across entire range, doubles as portrait lens
What's not so great: Slow AF/hunting in certain cases; takes some practice to use it properly
Although I have an EF 28-135mm IS USM for general usage lens, and a good quality 50mm 1.2 for portrait work. I needed a prime lens with some range, but with good DOF (depth of field) only found on short portrait lens'.
The build of the lens case is standard quality, but with a metal bayonette that locks tight, similiar to higher priced L class lens. It's a solid and heavy piece of glass and it's quality is right up there with the L glass. I have a 135mm prime 2 L, a $1300 lens, but too long for a 1.6 crop factor camera as with my 40D. I was relieved to find the image quality of 100mm macro to be on par.
If shooting on a Rebel or EOS 10-40D, having a battery grip will benefit as it's a forward heavy lens.
The design is a few years old, and thus lacks IS (image stabilization), so a tripod, monopod will be required in dim lit churches with no-flash policies.
Autofocus is slow when going from macro to distant, and considering the range, that's to be expected. However, once your close to the focal distance, AF is quick. In some cases you'll have to coax AF to work by manually focusing. A large, wide rubber bezzle makes manual focusing a breeze.
In many cases I switched to full manual anyway, finding it a joy to use.
With F2.8, and it's just enough to get a flashless, dim lit shot with very useable 800 ISO (on tripod/monopod) at 1/100 sec shutter. On and EOS 40d, 1.6 crop factor, the range requires about twenty feet to get a full torso portrait shot, perfect for standing back and not getting in the way of a ceremony, but getting beautiful background seperation.
IS would be a welcomed featured on the next generation lens. But that's not a deal killer.
The build of the lens case is standard quality, but with a metal bayonette that locks tight, similiar to higher priced L class lens. It's a solid and heavy piece of glass and it's quality is right up there with the L glass. I have a 135mm prime 2 L, a $1300 lens, but too long for a 1.6 crop factor camera as with my 40D. I was relieved to find the image quality of 100mm macro to be on par.
If shooting on a Rebel or EOS 10-40D, having a battery grip will benefit as it's a forward heavy lens.
The design is a few years old, and thus lacks IS (image stabilization), so a tripod, monopod will be required in dim lit churches with no-flash policies.
Autofocus is slow when going from macro to distant, and considering the range, that's to be expected. However, once your close to the focal distance, AF is quick. In some cases you'll have to coax AF to work by manually focusing. A large, wide rubber bezzle makes manual focusing a breeze.
In many cases I switched to full manual anyway, finding it a joy to use.
With F2.8, and it's just enough to get a flashless, dim lit shot with very useable 800 ISO (on tripod/monopod) at 1/100 sec shutter. On and EOS 40d, 1.6 crop factor, the range requires about twenty feet to get a full torso portrait shot, perfect for standing back and not getting in the way of a ceremony, but getting beautiful background seperation.
IS would be a welcomed featured on the next generation lens. But that's not a deal killer.
Being a macro, and having high level DOF, I can't wait for my next product shoot in the studio.
This lens will live on my camera until I need more range or a wide shot from the 28-135. The images simply pop, and I'd rather move back a little if need be to get that.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+37points
37out of 37found this review helpful.
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