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Canon 100mm f/2.8 'L' Macro IS USM Review

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The Canon 100mm f/2.8 'L' Macro IS USM lens is a highly versatile lens that is great for macro photography, portrait pictures, and landscape shots. It offers high build quality and image stabilization, making it practical for various photography needs.

The Canon 100mm f/2.8 'L' Macro IS USM lens is a versatile and practical lens that is highly recommended for professionals. It offers high build quality, effective image stabilization, and excellent sharpness and resolution.

Pros
  • High build quality
  • Effective image stabilization
  • Excellent sharpness and resolution
  • Smooth and high-quality bokeh
Cons
  • Stabilization less effective for close-up photography
  • Some longitudinal chromatic aberration
  • Narrow apertures result in softer images

The lens provides a huge depth of field and a very smooth bokeh, making it a highly recommended option for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

The Canon 100mm f/2.8 'L' Macro IS USM lens is a highly versatile lens that is great for macro photography, portrait pictures, and landscape shots. It boasts high build quality, including weather sealing, making it durable and tough. The image stabilization feature is effective for normal use and video work, although less effective for close-up photography. The lens offers excellent sharpness and contrast levels, with stunning resolution across the entire image frame. It has very nice performance on both full frame and aps-c cameras, with minimal distortion and vignetting. The lens provides a huge depth of field and a very smooth bokeh, making it a highly recommended option for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

The image stabilization feature is effective for normal use and video work, although less effective for close-up photography.

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