Canon EF Macro 100 mm f/2.8 USM Lens

Outstanding lens for the money. Not an "L" series, but it's no slouch. I'm a pretty decent enthusiast photographer and I am very impressed with the level of quality that this lens produces. I'm not independently wealthy nor do I happen to have extra dough lying around to burn. So I need to do plenty of research in order to come up with the product that is going to give me the best bang for my buck. So when I was searching for a quality macro lens, all of my searching continued to draw me back to this model. And because it is an EF rather than an EF-S, it will run on any Canon SLR (always nice for future considerations). It does not come with IS technology and can be slow to focus, but I've been working with lesser technology for so long that none of this means anything to me. I still remember having to always manually focus my Mamiya/Sekor 500 TL and that wasn't all that long ago. Got my first digital camera about 8 years ago (Sony DSC F717). Up until then I was using the 500 TL ALL THE TIME! I'm only 35 years old, but I'm an old pro. I think this lens is fantastic and for the average $550 price tag, I think it's great. Although I managed to get a steal at $380 (hood included). Used but in perfect condition. What a buy! Would recommend this to anyone. ANYONE!

I love the Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 USM Lens for Canon. It's one of the top lens people want in their bucket list. It is an macro lens so you should know how to use macro type lens before you buy it because this lens is really good. It is more preferable than the L lens since it is cheaper, the only difference is that that one is weather proof but they both have the same quality.

I'm fairly new to DSLR photography but I love this lens. I think it is well worth the money if you can afford it. I bought it mainly for macro stuff and it works excellent for that. It is heavier than I thought it would be. I have a 75-300mm lens which is about the same size and the 100mm is almost twice as heavy. I would recommend that you buy a tripod if you plan on using this lens for macro but the picture quality is outstanding.

This lens is super sharp. I've tried the 2.8L, and this is just as sharp. I didn't need the IS since this will mostly be used on a tripod, so it wasn't worth the extra $500 for me. This does just fine. Add a stack of extension tubes and you have a pretty amazing macro lens. Great bang for your buck.

Great older macro lens, not the USM model but to me that doesn't matter when macro shooting. Nice and sharp.