Canon 100mm Macro f2.8L Review!
What seems to be ages Canon’s 100mm Macro never was a L-series lens. It has all the right formula to be one…Fast, sharp, and image quality! In 2009 Canon final came out with the L-series version with the new hybrid IS. The good people over at DPreview have come out with there in depth review.
Canon makes some quite specific claims for the effectiveness of its new IS system, and it’s worth looking at these in detail. The stabilizer is supposed to give a 4 stop advantage at longer focus distances, dropping to 3 stops at 0.5x magnification and 2 stops at full 1x magnification. The first of these specs is pretty much par for the course for Canon’s current IS lenses, but even with the Hybrid system it’s clear that the level of stabilization at close distances is expected to be relatively low (this despite Canon’s publicity material claiming that it ‘enables photographers to capture stunning close-up shots without the need for a tripod’). So the question potential buyers will surely be asking is whether the blend of features offered by the new lens is sufficiently compelling to justify buying it over the older, but well-regarded non-stabilized 100mm macro. – DPreview
Complete review after the jump!
Read the rest of this entry »
