Anyone had experience with these macro lenses?

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I currently have the 60mm Canon macro lens and am fancying the 100mm.

Do I get the 100mm Canon macro, is it a noticeable improvement or only in the extra distance from subject.


Or do I save for the 100mm IS Canon ?

any experience welcome.
 
Hi Rob

page 5 ladybird 9461 through to page 6 8398 on my flickr were taken with 100L IS handheld to give you an idea

hired it for a week, have been playing with other macro options, but if i decide to get a macro lens it will be one of these
 
Had the 100mm for a while but never really got on with it, father-in-law absolutely loves it. Eventually swapped it for the 60mm which I much prefer, but father-in-law can't get along with at all (maybe the only differences are down to personal taste). I thought the IQ was pretty similar. Maybe try hiring one for a few days before you decide.
 
Hi Rob, try a Tamron SP90 Di LD, you might be surprised at the iQ from such a relatively cheap lens, its pretty much always beaten the competition on sharpness and is a joy to use, on my old set up it was hardly ever off the camera!
 
Robbo said:
Do I get the 100mm Canon macro, is it a noticeable improvement or only in the extra distance from subject.
....Or do I save for the 100mm IS Canon ?
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I doubt very much whether you'll be able to see any noticeable difference in the image resolution between the 60mm and 100mm versions (in most normal applications.

The IS version of the 100mm is certainly better than the non-IS and allows more cropping latitude if 1:1 hasn't got you where you need to be.
(Be aware that there may be some extra costs involved in the 100 IS....different tripod mount and different adapter for Ringlite/Twinlite mounting)

Bob
 
I use the 100mm Macro as I prefer more distance from the subject. But as in most cases it's down to personal choice. I would ask yourself what are you going to gain buy getting the 100mm rather than keeping your 60mm. If not a lot then, save the money. I use the 100mm not just a a macro lens but I think 100mm on a full frame makes a decent portrait lens as well.

IS well that's up to you never found I needed it on the 100mm, as it's fairly light anyway, plus is the IS lens worth the extra £300 to you?
 
Thanks for all the replies.

My 60mm is great for macro and 'other' non macro stuff. But find on insects it can be a bit short at times hence wanting a greater distance.

The 100mm IS was not an option because of the IS, it was purely the focal distance and the better quality over the 100mm non IS

Would anyone say much difference betweenthe to that's worth the price difference?
 
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