canon 100mm 2.8 USM macro?

[DaveG]

Thinking of adding a macro to my bag to play with. Was thinking of the canon 100mm as it could double as a portrait lens on my 20D.

Who's got one?... What do we think?


Thanks
Dave

 

[busterboy]

/ taps fingers waiting for Jamie..:whistle2:

 

[dod]

It's great, get it
http://www.tpfgallery.com/gallery2/members/dod/Macro/

 

[DaveG]

This is the macro you use Dod?

b****r....no pressure to produce great results then!

 

[dod]

This is the macro you use Dod?

Yep, but useful for so much more than macro Only thing I haven't tried it for is motocross, probably a bit slow to focus

 

[fingerz]

/ taps fingers waiting for Jamie..:whistle2:

But seriously....

I bought busterboy's one and I've never looked back. Really happy with it as both a portrait and macro lens. I tend to use it whenever I take photos of static objects under 'controlled' conditions (ie on the floor, using my flashgun as a light source).

As the weather gets better, I intend to try more candid/street portraits with it.

 

[SDK^]

I also have this lens.
I've yet to master macro photography in the way Dod has but the lens is superb.

Everyone has seen macro shots from it so here are a couple of portraits taken at F2.8

http://www.ph-digitalphotography-motorsports.com/images/focus-on-imaging/model-group-02.jpg

First image oversize - link broken by CT

 

[busterboy]

Sorry SDK^ but....

 

[DaveG]

Looks like we are onto a winner, I have a friend heading to the states next month so I think he might be bringing me one back

Thanks for everybodys replys :thumb:

 

[Arkady]

No DOF on that at all - well-focussed that one, spot on the nearest eye. Good lighting too. Spotty Dog mate - you'd be amazed how easy it is to foul stuff like that up. Some (very well-known) pros sometimes have difficulties with even simple stuff like this. Me included.