Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM [Archive] - Page 22 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

tonylong

28th of January 2012 (Sat), 20:39

You know, last year I posted one or two shots of a little spider that was hanging around my deck, but it just dawned on me that I didn't tell you guys about my "project"!

I had never done focus stacking before, so I decided to tackle it with the spider.

So, I took 5 shots at f/11, getting shots like this:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/138274231/original.jpg

Not terrible, but still typical of your shallow DOF problem:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/138274326/original.jpg

Fortunately, the spider wasn't moving all around! So, I brought 5 shots into Phososhop layers and came up with this:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/138274240/original.jpg

And, it holds together well for a close crop!:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/138274324/original.jpg

Well, anyway, that's my story:)!

genzbenz

28th of January 2012 (Sat), 21:04

Thanks Genz...I used two off camera 580EX2 flashguns, both hand held. Because there are so many leaves in the way its quite hard to get the light just right, so I set the 2 sec delay, press the shutter and just aim the lights as I see fit. One is on an OC3 cord and set to master, the other is set to slave. Camera in manual.

I now have a bunch of babies and two large ones chomping through gum leaves in my kitchen, and pooing on newspaper on the bench!

That's great! I tried some with natural light (it was high noon!) and a few with a Rayflash ringflash. The one that I was half-way satisfied with definitely pales in comparison to your lovely shot.

Here was my best attempt. If I remember right, this one used my ringflash doohickey. I'm not sure what it is, but this guy had a powdery look to him.

http://photos.glazeworld.com/cpotn/cox01.jpg

Ricardo222

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 00:50

Ricardo, great stuff!

And yeah, it's great to get some off-camera flash going when you can!

I was able to get some OK shots of these tiny fast-moving ants hand-holding a speedlite:

Thanks for the comment, Tony...yes with macro, light is everything!

Man, those stacked spider shots are wonderful...you really made a great job. It's something I want to try some time soon...maybe this caterpillar will stay still long enough to let me try!

Ricardo222

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 00:53

That's great! I tried some with natural light (it was high noon!) and a few with a Rayflash ringflash. The one that I was half-way satisfied with definitely pales in comparison to your lovely shot.

Here was my best attempt. If I remember right, this one used my ringflash doohickey. I'm not sure what it is, but this guy had a powdery look to him.

Wow...pretty good all the same. I can't believe how different the colours are!

I think that the ring flash gives are rather flatter light than is ideal for subjects like this...a bit of modelling helps define the shape better. For detail though, you've really done a good job.

Here's one showing his head details....

tonylong

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 01:42

Wowser, dude!

Ricardo222

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 02:30

Wowser, dude!

Thanks Tony...bizarre ain't he!

genzbenz

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 09:03

Wow...pretty good all the same. I can't believe how different the colours are!

I think that the ring flash gives are rather flatter light than is ideal for subjects like this...a bit of modelling helps define the shape better. For detail though, you've really done a good job.

Here's one showing his head details....

Yowza, that one was just amazing. I definitely agree that the ringflash was too flat looking. I'd love to find somewhere less crowded where I could setup some OCF. I'becoming that guy that hates using on camera flash. I can see why canon didn't put a built-in flash on the 5D and 1D series ;)

genzbenz

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 09:06

You know, last year I posted one or two shots of a little spider that was hanging around my deck, but it just dawned on me that I didn't tell you guys about my "project"!

I had never done focus stacking before, so I decided to tackle it with the spider.

So, I took 5 shots at f/11, getting shots like this:

Well, anyway, that's my story:)!

It's amazing that you didn't have any movement. I tried to shoot some dew covered spider webs last summer and there was an ever-so-slight breeze and that was making it so hard to get just one shot off!!! Again, amazing shot. So many of my friends would be freaked out by the detail of the spider!

gonygonygo

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 09:10

kvmcd

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 11:26

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6783240469_19267756d4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aadvik/6783240469/)
Powder (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aadvik/6783240469/) by Vamsi Korrapati (http://www.flickr.com/people/aadvik/), on Flickr

Madweasel

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 13:46

I found a spider in the house.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6782467341_c85d0df0f0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14260699@N08/6782467341/)
IMG_3686-jpeg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/14260699@N08/6782467341/) by nylab123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/14260699@N08/), on Flickr

It's a species of wolf spider, but it doesn't look very well (i.e. dead!). What size are they where you live? They're only about 1" in UK, but I saw one about 3" in Turkey.

gonygonygo

29th of January 2012 (Sun), 22:16

It's a species of wolf spider, but it doesn't look very well (i.e. dead!). What size are they where you live? They're only about 1" in UK, but I saw one about 3" in Turkey.

Madweasel, it was about the size of a penny (1/2" to 1") or so. It was dead when taking the shots. Getting focus is difficult at that short of focus distance! The DOF is so narrow. It amazes me the images people can get of flying critters!

tonylong

30th of January 2012 (Mon), 15:01

Madweasel, it was about the size of a penny (1/2" to 1") or so. It was dead when taking the shots. Getting focus is difficult at that short of focus distance! The DOF is so narrow. It amazes me the images people can get of flying critters!

Hey, the dead spider would have been a perfect subject for the focus stacking technique I brought up a number of posts ago!

moltengold

31st of January 2012 (Tue), 12:20

just to know
can i shoot with this lens handheld without useing a tripod ?
thanks

edmyloo

31st of January 2012 (Tue), 13:58

just to know
can i shoot with this lens handheld without useing a tripod ?
thanks

I just got the lens, but I noticed handheld shooting at close magnifications is quite a pain. The hand-shake is amplified, you keep swaying so your subject ends up out of focus, and it's just better to have a tripod.

Ricardo222

31st of January 2012 (Tue), 14:34

just to know
can i shoot with this lens handheld without useing a tripod ?
thanks

Yes, with reservations. Remember, more magnification equals more apparent movement, so you have to tame that movement and keep the exposure really short, just like with a long tele lens. Except that at high macro magnifications the light is usually dreadful, so you have little choice other than using flash.

As the recent discussion in this thread alludes to, off camera flash is the way to go. There are many ways of achieving this, and some are quite expensive. But you don't have to go that way as you can use manual everything, and as long as one of your flashes can work as a slave, and you can reduce it's power, then you can create some really fine setups.

Or, if only one flash is available, set it in a suitable spot, attached to the camera with an OC cord, and experiment with reflectors until you find one that fills the shadows to the right degree.

The important point to remember is that reducing the flashgun's power usually also shortens the flash duration, which helps with the hand-holding but means you may need the flash quite close to the subject.

Of course a tripod does make things easier, but when it's not practical just the flash will help you achieve sharp hand held shots.

MichelleB675

1st of February 2012 (Wed), 14:10

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6802907125_d092a6232b_z.jpg

Buttermilk, egg & cheese rolls. My house smells REALLY good right now!

1/40 f/8 ISO 200 w/ pop-up flash

moltengold

1st of February 2012 (Wed), 14:58

I just got the lens, but I noticed handheld shooting at close magnifications is quite a pain. The hand-shake is amplified, you keep swaying so your subject ends up out of focus, and it's just better to have a tripod.

Yes, with reservations. Remember, more magnification equals more apparent movement, so you have to tame that movement and keep the exposure really short, just like with a long tele lens. Except that at high macro magnifications the light is usually dreadful, so you have little choice other than using flash.

As the recent discussion in this thread alludes to, off camera flash is the way to go. There are many ways of achieving this, and some are quite expensive. But you don't have to go that way as you can use manual everything, and as long as one of your flashes can work as a slave, and you can reduce it's power, then you can create some really fine setups.

Or, if only one flash is available, set it in a suitable spot, attached to the camera with an OC cord, and experiment with reflectors until you find one that fills the shadows to the right degree.

The important point to remember is that reducing the flashgun's power usually also shortens the flash duration, which helps with the hand-holding but means you may need the flash quite close to the subject.

Of course a tripod does make things easier, but when it's not practical just the flash will help you achieve sharp hand held shots.

Thanks a lot

phant0mv87

1st of February 2012 (Wed), 18:35

self portraits with the macro!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6803985659_fe474a4a94_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/phant0mv87/6803985659/)
low key selfy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/phant0mv87/6803985659/) by phant0mv87 (http://www.flickr.com/people/phant0mv87/), on Flickr

stsva

2nd of February 2012 (Thu), 09:57

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6802907125_d092a6232b_z.jpg

Buttermilk, egg & cheese rolls. My house smells REALLY good right now!

1/40 f/8 ISO 200 w/ pop-up flash

Mmmmmmm - looks good!

323

5th of February 2012 (Sun), 23:42

love this lens!

http://photos.team80d.com/PhotoADay/2012/i-TVxdz3w/0/XL/20120206-XL.jpg

Ricardo222

6th of February 2012 (Mon), 03:54

EGM caterpillars

Brian05

10th of February 2012 (Fri), 05:32

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6851021065_143dfbd2a7_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6851020907_15906b3e89_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6851034323_4a7bbfe17f_z.jpg

thallikar

10th of February 2012 (Fri), 15:23

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7066/6853302123_45b29281cf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64724969@N06/6853302123/)
seeds (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64724969@N06/6853302123/) by Thallikar (http://www.flickr.com/people/64724969@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6853302091_de32259c8c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64724969@N06/6853302091/)
rose (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64724969@N06/6853302091/) by Thallikar (http://www.flickr.com/people/64724969@N06/), on Flickr

Ricardo222

10th of February 2012 (Fri), 15:36

Emperor gum moth caterpillar, stage 3

john_h_ph

11th of February 2012 (Sat), 06:10

my share

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6742661031_e4aca26ef2_b.jpg

Ricardo222

11th of February 2012 (Sat), 16:31

^^ AKA The Lurker!

Great shot, John!

absolutic

11th of February 2012 (Sat), 18:15

my share

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6651845539_71f2afdeb5_b.jpg

crazy

john_h_ph

11th of February 2012 (Sat), 23:23

thank you all for liking my macro pictures

platti

13th of February 2012 (Mon), 11:30

Hi,

... there will be spring ...

http://litta5.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v42/p535125217-5.jpg

EF 100mm f/2,8 on 1D mark III

absolutic

13th of February 2012 (Mon), 13:00

just bought one of these over the for sale boards, very exciting, can't wait to use it.

Ricardo222

13th of February 2012 (Mon), 15:49

Hi,

... there will be spring ...

EF 100mm f/2,8 on 1D mark III

Platti, that is beautiful!

Sirrith

13th of February 2012 (Mon), 17:07

Hi,

... there will be spring ...
Love this shot!! Natural or artificial backlight?

platti

14th of February 2012 (Tue), 00:43

Love this shot!! Natural or artificial backlight?

just natural: in front of a window covered with a piece of white soft tissue and a white thick construction paper in an angle of about 45°. Overexposing and then a slight saturation in the middle tones ... (excuse my probably bad english)

Sirrith

14th of February 2012 (Tue), 10:16

just natural: in front of a window covered with a piece of white soft tissue and a white thick construction paper in an angle of about 45°. Overexposing and then a slight saturation in the middle tones ... (excuse my probably bad english)
Thanks for the explanation, and your English is just fine :)

svassh

14th of February 2012 (Tue), 20:08

First shots from my copy just bought off the B&S board.

Zerimar

15th of February 2012 (Wed), 10:59

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6879300655_fd0eb9d16f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickrphoto/6879300655/)
Vibrance (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickrphoto/6879300655/) by RickrPhoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/rickrphoto/), on Flickr

LeeRatters

18th of February 2012 (Sat), 07:20

Could well be picking one of these up very soon that I seen for £230!! :)

I'm more into abstract/detail type of shots but that may well change more towards nature stuff as time goes on. Been thinking about a macro for a while now so it's hopefully going to open up a lot of options.....

LeeRatters

22nd of February 2012 (Wed), 14:11

ok.... so I had to start with something!!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6921233317_b922745f38_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6921233317/)
Squiggle (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6921233317/) by Lee|Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

Ricardo222

22nd of February 2012 (Wed), 15:20

^^That's cool, Lee!

But I'm still mystified!

323

22nd of February 2012 (Wed), 16:01

Shot @ F4

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HjSqXGc/0/XL/i-HjSqXGc-XL.jpg

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-WjgBzrz/0/XL/i-WjgBzrz-XL.jpg

LeeRatters

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 04:32

^^That's cool, Lee!

But I'm still mystified!

It's a little something growing in the gap between the metal frame & the glass top of the garden table. It's that small, when I tried to find it again using just my eyes I couldn't....... :lol:

Nice to see protraits from it too ^^^ Nice work.

I'm already wondering if this will take over from my 85/1.8 but not really used it enough to give the auto focus a proper run for it's money as of yet!!

svassh

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 09:55

It's a little something growing in the gap between the metal frame & the glass top of the garden table. It's that small, when I tried to find it again using just my eyes I couldn't....... :lol:

Nice to see protraits from it too ^^^ Nice work.

I'm already wondering if this will take over from my 85/1.8 but not really used it enough to give the auto focus a proper run for it's money as of yet!!

I took mine to my daughters volleyball practice last nite to compare to my old 85/1.8. The gym was well lit and even at 1/250 I was auto iso to 600. I have to say the photos were a bit disappointing lacking alot of the sharpness you get close up with this lens. I got engaged in a conversation with another parent so didn't get to experiment as much as I wanted.

arkphotos

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 10:54

Do you think the lack of sharpness is due to auto focus, or shutter speed not fast enought to capture vball action?

svassh

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 13:52

Do you think the lack of sharpness is due to auto focus, or shutter speed not fast enought to capture vball action?

Really did not get to experiment enough to say. Many of the shots were with the kids just standing there talking to the coach so I think the shutter speed was fine. I'm more thinking that maybe this lens is just not sharp focusing on subjects > 20 feet away for example. Maybe something to do with the way the optics are arranged for macro. My close up shots are incredibly sharp. The shots were in focus just not sharp perhaps due to the amount of cropping I needed to do. I even tried some with the minimum focus distance switch set to the longer distance.

LeeRatters

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 13:59

Cheers for the input ^^^ :) I'm not rushing into a decision, just a thought I had that's all..... Need to do a lot more shooting yet :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6777859054_80b3e4d85b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6777859054/)
Turbine (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6777859054/) by Lee|Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

Ricardo222

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 14:32

Really did not get to experiment enough to say. Many of the shots were with the kids just standing there talking to the coach so I think the shutter speed was fine. I'm more thinking that maybe this lens is just not sharp focusing on subjects > 20 feet away for example. Maybe something to do with the way the optics are arranged for macro. My close up shots are incredibly sharp. The shots were in focus just not sharp perhaps due to the amount of cropping I needed to do. I even tried some with the minimum focus distance switch set to the longer distance.

This would not tally with my experience. I have landscape shots taken with this lens that are as sharp as any others I've taken. I suggest a checkup with some micro-focus adjustment procedure...or at least trying some distance shots at ISO 100 and a tripod, just to make sure it's the lens and not the circumstances at the time you took those shots.

There is good evidence in this thread for sharp pictures taken at a distance.

kaunis hetki photography

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 15:25

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6924219711_967baf4936_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihanaaika/6924219711/)
katelyn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ihanaaika/6924219711/) by kaunis hetki photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/ihanaaika/)

1Tanker

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 21:36

Really did not get to experiment enough to say. Many of the shots were with the kids just standing there talking to the coach so I think the shutter speed was fine. I'm more thinking that maybe this lens is just not sharp focusing on subjects > 20 feet away for example. Maybe something to do with the way the optics are arranged for macro. My close up shots are incredibly sharp. The shots were in focus just not sharp perhaps due to the amount of cropping I needed to do. I even tried some with the minimum focus distance switch set to the longer distance.I found the same issue with mine, at my g/f's son's hockey games. The AF doesn't seem fast enough to lock-on for fast action shots...whereas my 70-200 f/4L IS is bang on.

john_h_ph

23rd of February 2012 (Thu), 21:38

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6917157623_262b253af4_z.jpg

davlev

24th of February 2012 (Fri), 13:09

tefillin hanging?

meh_meli

26th of February 2012 (Sun), 12:49

I took mine to my daughters volleyball practice last nite to compare to my old 85/1.8. The gym was well lit and even at 1/250 I was auto iso to 600. I have to say the photos were a bit disappointing lacking alot of the sharpness you get close up with this lens. I got engaged in a conversation with another parent so didn't get to experiment as much as I wanted.

I don't think that 1/250th is fast enough to fully stop the motion and with the 85 it is a bit wider and you can hide that tiny bit of motion.
Is it blur or is it OOF? I will use it on a tripod at 60' and can still get vibration movement unless I go to cable release. I imagine you are shooting from at least 30'+
If I can nail the focus, it is sharp but not as much at 2.8. I didn't expect it to be either.

svassh

26th of February 2012 (Sun), 14:18

I don't think that 1/250th is fast enough to fully stop the motion and with the 85 it is a bit wider and you can hide that tiny bit of motion.
Is it blur or is it OOF? I will use it on a tripod at 60' and can still get vibration movement unless I go to cable release. I imagine you are shooting from at least 30'+
If I can nail the focus, it is sharp but not as much at 2.8. I didn't expect it to be either.

After further review most of the images were actually at ISO 1600 not 600. After my typical PP in Lightroom they sharpened considerably. Still not 'cuts like a knife' sharp as closer images are but very nice. In fact I like this focal length so much I just upgraded to the L version as I found a great deal on another site. This lens is already sold and on its way to another owner who I am sure will enjoy it as much as I have for the last 2 weeks.:)

meh_meli

26th of February 2012 (Sun), 14:28

1600 does kill off sharpness considerably except in the 5/1D.
The 100L is sharper than the non-L and at 2.8 using it as a telephoto your AF has to be superb because the DOF is very thin.
You probably would be better off using the 70-200 if you don't mind lugging that thing around.

wihakowi

29th of February 2012 (Wed), 02:08

I have an ongoing thread re: my challenges with a Sigma 150 macro 2.8 but will ask the now pertinent root questions here.

Do any of you brilliant minds out there know -
Do all macros suffer from the "loss of light" phenomenon as the focus distance gets closer?
Does the Canon 100L have effective IS at close distances?
Do either of the Canon lenses (USM or L) AF well at closer distances (say 2 feet)?
Do either of the Canon 100 macros with (third party) converters AF at even moderate distances (say closer than 1.6m (5')?

See the Sigma 150 Macro OS ~~ AF Issue? thread for all the gory details behind my curious questions.

Thanks,
Steve

1Tanker

29th of February 2012 (Wed), 03:10

Do either of the Canon lenses (USM or L) AF well at closer distances (say 2 feet)?
Do either of the Canon 100 macros with (third party) converters AF at even moderate distances (say closer than 1.6m (5')?My EF 100 f/2.8 Macro USM w/Sigma 1.4xTC AF down to about the standard MFD.. ~12". It's much slower than the bare lens.. rocks back and forth a few time til it locks on. My Sigma 2xTC won't AF at all on it, though technically, it should.. it's @ f.5.6. :confused: The IQ is horrible though with the 2x, so i never use it. IQ is great with the 1.4x though. The lens focuses great..fast and quiet at shorter distances of around 2 feet; just make sure to use the focus-limiter for best performance.

Yes light is always a problem with macro distances.. the closer your lens gets to the subject, the less light finds its way in.

meh_meli

29th of February 2012 (Wed), 07:05

I have an ongoing thread re: my challenges with a Sigma 150 macro 2.8 but will ask the now pertinent root questions here.

Do any of you brilliant minds out there know -

Do either of the Canon lenses (USM or L) AF well at closer distances (say 2 feet)?

Thanks,
Steve

I don't have a problem at 9-12" focusing with a 40D but just with the focusing point. At that close, the sharp focusing DOF is ~1.5mm. So it is easy to be off.

svassh

29th of February 2012 (Wed), 10:53

I have an ongoing thread re: my challenges with a Sigma 150 macro 2.8 but will ask the now pertinent root questions here.

Does the Canon 100L have effective IS at close distances?
Do either of the Canon lenses (USM or L) AF well at closer distances (say 2 feet)?

See the Sigma 150 Macro OS ~~ AF Issue? thread for all the gory details behind my curious questions.

Thanks,
Steve

I just got my 100L yesterday after 2 weeks with the 100mm USM so not much experience yet but thats never stopped me before...

The 100L does AF focus better at short distances, there is a 3 way switch and you can set the focus distance to .3-.5M and AF will still work well provided you have enough light. The IS does work under all conditions and just adding the additional 2 stops helps keep the ISO down and workable in lower light than without.

However, those are the only 2 benefits I have found so far. From an IQ standpoint I noticed no difference whatsoever. The 100mm USM IQ is just as superb as the 100L IMO.

Madweasel

29th of February 2012 (Wed), 15:44

...Do all macros suffer from the "loss of light" phenomenon as the focus distance gets closer?....
Yes they do. For historical reasons it is known as the "extension factor", but it's caused by spreading the image circle as you focus closer. The same amount of light coming into the lens is spread wider at the image plane (and the sensor sees progressively less of it as you focus closer). There's a formula for working it out, which I can't remember, but I know you lose 2 stops at 1:1 macro ratio. Of course with TTL metering the camera allows for it, but you'll notice the changing exposure settings.

Zerimar

1st of March 2012 (Thu), 13:39

lit with a ring light

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7041/6944482187_37845cba27_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickrphoto/6944482187/)
Kayla Lauren - Makeup (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickrphoto/6944482187/) by RickrPhoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/rickrphoto/), on Flickr

darosk

7th of March 2012 (Wed), 02:20

Orchid:

http://i.imgur.com/hgaYz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/brksI.jpg

Ricardo222

7th of March 2012 (Wed), 03:03

Eating his discarded skin!

sonofcoco

9th of March 2012 (Fri), 22:59

Flower at the local park:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2394/5823994034_b54308c022_b.jpg

Gomboman

9th of March 2012 (Fri), 23:29

Domwolf

10th of March 2012 (Sat), 17:05

duymy

10th of March 2012 (Sat), 19:12

the girl
http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/000-1.jpg

duymy

10th of March 2012 (Sat), 19:13

Macro

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/IMG_9257S.jpg

http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss154/duy-my2/Tayvin1.jpg

hienz

11th of March 2012 (Sun), 14:54

^Nice captures - creamy!

Ricardo222

12th of March 2012 (Mon), 03:22

Emperor gum moth caterpillar - Stage 2

heckcare.der

12th of March 2012 (Mon), 11:14

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/6830217424_08c6b1f3c1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/derrickh/6830217424/)
Goodbye hard drive! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/derrickh/6830217424/) by Derrick H (http://www.flickr.com/people/derrickh/), on Flickr

Strobist info on flickr. :)

Cotmweasel

12th of March 2012 (Mon), 22:24

tis spring :)

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JTB4004

14th of March 2012 (Wed), 03:59

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6151/6267022429_66c77b6b56_b.jpg

gepixelt

14th of March 2012 (Wed), 13:00

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6831328458_c833de460c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gepixelt/6831328458/)
same procedure as last year (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gepixelt/6831328458/) by gepixelt (http://www.flickr.com/people/gepixelt/), on Flickr

ravickanth

15th of March 2012 (Thu), 11:10

I love this lens for portraits :D

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3153/5782062744_4bbd7e629c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/5782062744/)
An Old man with his Grand Daughter (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravickanth/5782062744/) by Ravick@nth (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravickanth/), on Flickr

tonylong

21st of March 2012 (Wed), 04:42

Nice stuff, guys, this'll be one of my last lenses to sell!!

LeeRatters

21st of March 2012 (Wed), 15:53

Only used this on one urbex trip really since I got it so well & truely in need of more experience with it

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/6817756006_f15885fb2e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6817756006/)
Graded (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6817756006/) by Lee|Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6994160407_7df8fe5127_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6994160407/)
Immaculately Lit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6994160407/) by Lee|Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

LeeRatters

23rd of March 2012 (Fri), 05:34

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/7008087737/lightbox/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7008087737_b1b1abdeb7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/7008087737/)

nate42nd

23rd of March 2012 (Fri), 22:06

I love this lens! Here's a cool image I got.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6827909356_3377a66977_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate42nd/6827909356/)
Bubbles and Candy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate42nd/6827909356/) by nate42nd (http://www.flickr.com/people/nate42nd/), on Flickr

OR perhaps this one. Great lens!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6971184821_21ef3e11d9_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate42nd/6971184821/)
Water Bubbles B&W (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nate42nd/6971184821/) by nate42nd (http://www.flickr.com/people/nate42nd/), on Flickr

meh_meli

24th of March 2012 (Sat), 00:49

wow!

nate42nd

24th of March 2012 (Sat), 15:13

Nice stuff, guys, this'll be one of my last lenses to sell!!

Sell? Are you switching to Nikon or getting a new system?

Kineyas

24th of March 2012 (Sat), 21:08

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/6865745494_0a34d71ffa_c.jpg

tonylong

25th of March 2012 (Sun), 02:23

Nice stuff, guys, this'll be one of my last lenses to sell!!

Sell? Are you switching to Nikon or getting a new system?

Hey, I'm downsizing and raising finances, but this is one lens I'm not "trying" to unload!

nate42nd

25th of March 2012 (Sun), 18:33

Hey, I'm downsizing and raising finances, but this is one lens I'm not "trying" to unload!

I hear ya. It's a good lens to keep for fun and family portraits. Good luck.

tonylong

26th of March 2012 (Mon), 01:24

I hear ya. It's a good lens to keep for fun and family portraits. Good luck.

Hey, thanks, speaking of luck I need to buy some lottery tickets:)!

LeeRatters

26th of March 2012 (Mon), 11:26

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/7017722857/lightbox/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/7017722857_312438e725_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/7017722857/)

LeeRatters

26th of March 2012 (Mon), 16:30

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/7018840091/lightbox/

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6117/7018840091_80232efa20_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/7018840091/)

john_h_ph

26th of March 2012 (Mon), 23:35

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6042/7018022515_284e9ae40f_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7017956419_3b79136471_c.jpg

TweakMDS

27th of March 2012 (Tue), 01:11

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7017956419_3b79136471_c.jpg

I love that shot! Did you use tubes for this?

john_h_ph

27th of March 2012 (Tue), 10:49

Thanks for the like TweakMDS

its a combination of 100mm and close up lens

Mannytkd

31st of March 2012 (Sat), 16:06

Came across this in an old mill in Yorkshire...desperate times for some people.

http://karls-photography.co.uk/Urban%20ex/26.jpg

Sirrith

31st of March 2012 (Sat), 16:26

Came across this in an old mill in Yorkshire...desperate times for some people.

Took me a few seconds to figure out what it was, but I like what you did with it, very nice conversion!

Mannytkd

31st of March 2012 (Sat), 17:12

Took me a few seconds to figure out what it was, but I like what you did with it, very nice conversion!

Thnx, here's the fuller version taken with the same lens...

http://karls-photography.co.uk/Urban%20ex/27.jpg

JaySop

2nd of April 2012 (Mon), 16:52

Just got my lens this morning...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6893898428_b4d5196312.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaysop/6893898428/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/6893898154_6b910a2926.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaysop/6893898154/)

Dillan_K

5th of April 2012 (Thu), 00:34

My boy:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/6894652666_8934386b99_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13931652@N00/6894652666/)
Ansel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13931652@N00/6894652666/) by Dillan K (http://www.flickr.com/people/13931652@N00/), on Flickr

way7837

5th of April 2012 (Thu), 00:58

I got this lens based off this thread. My turn to share the results of this 100mm.

7D + 100mm 2.8L
Manual/ISO 100/ 1/250th/ f2.8
AlienBee 800 @ 3/4 pwr + socked BD

Zerimar

5th of April 2012 (Thu), 11:17

not a bad lens for studio shots

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/7048109667_ae8a61f3c6_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickrphoto/7048109667/)
Lauren Calaway (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickrphoto/7048109667/) by RickrPhoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/rickrphoto/), on Flickr

Mannytkd

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 09:43

Ling Travellers...

This was taken in an old textile mill in the town of Keighley in Yorkshire.

http://karls-photography.co.uk/Urban%20ex/32.jpg

LeeRatters

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 09:52

^^ Good stuff ;)

LeeRatters

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 09:55

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7121/6904500376_11afa19e11_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6904500376/)
Big Birthdays (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6904500376/) by Lee|Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

a1ring23

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 10:36

Couldn't justify keeping this lens as I'm not really a macro shooter but looking to get another one soon :)

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6217/6358522885_eb807ebfd9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53376852@N07/6358522885/)
shoes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53376852@N07/6358522885/) by pixelpx (http://www.flickr.com/people/53376852@N07/), on Flickr

Mannytkd

6th of April 2012 (Fri), 14:23

^^ Good stuff ;)

thnx...:D

MarineManiac

8th of April 2012 (Sun), 15:25

love this lens for portraits.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5031/7057970153_8691f023e8_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/7057970153/)
IMG_9824 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/7057970153/) by MarineManiac (http://www.flickr.com/people/30025457@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5079/6911885096_58b2d437cf_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/6911885096/)
IMG_9796 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/6911885096/) by MarineManiac (http://www.flickr.com/people/30025457@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/6911883590_fc1f5a720c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/6911883590/)
IMG_9663-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/6911883590/) by MarineManiac (http://www.flickr.com/people/30025457@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6911882356_b5782fa875_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/6911882356/)
IMG_9632-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/6911882356/) by MarineManiac (http://www.flickr.com/people/30025457@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7057964301_1873a95a89_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/7057964301/)
IMG_9604-Edit-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/7057964301/) by MarineManiac (http://www.flickr.com/people/30025457@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/7057960965_eb779b5c03_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/7057960965/)
IMG_9591-Edit (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30025457@N07/7057960965/) by MarineManiac (http://www.flickr.com/people/30025457@N07/), on Flickr

Zerimar

9th of April 2012 (Mon), 16:20

killer studio lens

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5316/7062160421_d40cd30dfe_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickrphoto/7062160421/)
Haley Tipton - Gladlash (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickrphoto/7062160421/) by RickrPhoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/rickrphoto/), on Flickr

edmyloo

9th of April 2012 (Mon), 19:07

Thinking about switching to an 85.. I don't use this for macro as often as I'd like..

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/7062632995_e75fd4fb3e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edmundloo/7062632995/)
IMG_0971-done (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edmundloo/7062632995/) by Edmund Loo (http://www.flickr.com/people/edmundloo/), on Flickr

motofotog

10th of April 2012 (Tue), 00:47

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6683633393_1274232b29_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arvindm29/6683633393/)
IMG_17868 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arvindm29/6683633393/) by MotoFotog (http://www.flickr.com/people/arvindm29/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6683648771_0dc3aa42a1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arvindm29/6683648771/)
IMG_17956 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arvindm29/6683648771/) by MotoFotog (http://www.flickr.com/people/arvindm29/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6683662911_c3bcc16891_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arvindm29/6683662911/)
IMG_18027 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/arvindm29/6683662911/) by MotoFotog (http://www.flickr.com/people/arvindm29/), on Flickr

mek501st

11th of April 2012 (Wed), 08:28

Do any of you crop sensor camera users ever find this lens too long for work such as product photography and flower shots?

edmyloo

11th of April 2012 (Wed), 11:06

Do any of you crop sensor camera users ever find this lens too long for work such as product photography and flower shots?

For small products it's fine. And it's fine for flowers, but if you're trying to shoot a backpack or something, you'll be pretty far back.

JasonMK

11th of April 2012 (Wed), 12:32

Are all EF 100mm f/2.8 USM made in Japan or are some made in a different country? I've read that for some lenes build quality can vary based on the country of origin.

photo kid

12th of April 2012 (Thu), 07:49

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7070313469_f77caac4d0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertlangphotography/7070313469/)
Spotted Grass Frog, (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) Australia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertlangphotography/7070313469/) by Robert Lang Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/robertlangphotography/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5275/7067600561_cf49674997_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertlangphotography/7067600561/)
Spotted Grass Frog, (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) Australia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertlangphotography/7067600561/) by Robert Lang Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/robertlangphotography/), on Flickr

JasonMK

12th of April 2012 (Thu), 13:34

Taken using a friends copy of the lens. wide open @ 2.8
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/458446891_bf87cebfdb_o.jpg

I know you posted this image almost five years ago (to the date), but it is still an amazing photo. Thanks for sharing.

LeeRatters

12th of April 2012 (Thu), 13:49

Do any of you crop sensor camera users ever find this lens too long for work such as product photography and flower shots?

I do sometimes find it a little long but not really an issue for me as I can work around it.

I tend to shoot 5D2/17-40L & 450D/100mm as an average when out landscape/coastal or urban exporing :)

mannetti21

13th of April 2012 (Fri), 20:41

Not that I really need another lens, but the sharpness and macro fun-factor combined with a reasonable $600 price tag makes this lens so very tempting. I have a 50 1.4 that doesn't get much use on my crop body, and I'm willing to sell it and put the funds towards the 100mm.

My question is, besides macro and portraits, has anyone found this lens to be especially useful for other purposes? Or have they found that it is taking the place of any of their other lens? Just wondering how it will fit into my current collection outside of the obvious macro capabilities.

Sydor25

14th of April 2012 (Sat), 13:58

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/FWZ_04.07.12-686_8x10.jpg

masberg24

14th of April 2012 (Sat), 16:34

just got the lens; you guys have some amazing shots.
Do you guys manual focus when you do subjects that move? Bees, frogs, etc..

tonylong

14th of April 2012 (Sat), 18:26

I bought this lens to shoot macros, and I do enjoy macro shooting when I've got the right subject, but sometimes those subjects just don't show up!

But this is still a great lens even if you can't get up close and personal to the little things!

It takes nice shots of flowers, even from a bit away, and the pics enlarge nicely!:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142560931/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142560930/original.jpg

I saw these daffodils, couldn't get too close:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142583482/original.jpg

So I took a single one in "portrait" mode:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142583829/original.jpg

It even makes a nice "cropped portrait"!:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142583827/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142583828/original.jpg

tonylong

14th of April 2012 (Sat), 18:31

'Course, at the end of the day, ya gotta shoot something:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142601176/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142601174/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142601173/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142611323/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/142611322/original.jpg

moltengold

16th of April 2012 (Mon), 18:41

60D + EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

i didnt find any flower to shoot in my home
so i found this in my kitchen :cool:

http://im15.gulfup.com/2012-04-18/1334699255101.jpg

moltengold

19th of April 2012 (Thu), 03:51

http://im26.gulfup.com/2012-04-19/1334824104681.jpg

motofotog

19th of April 2012 (Thu), 06:42

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/579144_3793874285052_1223017001_33584116_946685270 _n.jpg

Rebel XT
f 2.8
ISO 800

jj_glos

19th of April 2012 (Thu), 07:23

Poor little spider had seen better days!

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5236/7093002735_0b39850398_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/7093002735/)
Spider (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/7093002735/) by jj_glos (http://www.flickr.com/people/jj_glos/), on Flickr

With a full set of extension tubes and cropped.

theague

19th of April 2012 (Thu), 10:39

Here are a couple recent shots with this lens.

http://www.agueimages.com/img/s3/v42/p520143986-4.jpg

http://www.agueimages.com/img/s3/v45/p732238544-4.jpg

LeeRatters

20th of April 2012 (Fri), 04:22

When we go out doing the Urbex I like to pair the 100/2.8 with the 450D so I can keep the 17-40L on the 5D2 - Not always in the best places to be swapping lenses about.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/6938185260_1a829174f2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6938185260/)
A30 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6938185260/) by Lee|Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5350/6942445174_832e629a6e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6942445174/)
Braided Web (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/6942445174/) by Lee|Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5280/7087812847_18d66a4bc2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/7087812847/)
Hooked, Caught, Stuck & Tapped (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/7087812847/) by Lee|Ratters (http://www.flickr.com/people/ratters445/), on Flickr

Flaterika

21st of April 2012 (Sat), 16:16

With 5Dclassic :

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6172/6161912199_4512f1e27c_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6167/6175480877_57db66ab3a_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6806537828_42770cedea_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/flaterika/6864381660/sizes/l/in/set-72157629191824650/

moltengold

22nd of April 2012 (Sun), 08:45

60D + EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

http://im9.gulfup.com/2012-04-21/1335037174491.jpg

Cotmweasel

22nd of April 2012 (Sun), 19:20

I'll throw up a couple

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6957830252_145243c638_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/6957805076_a36a8af563_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/7103864371_c88531f201_b.jpg

samtorrent

22nd of April 2012 (Sun), 20:13

Got this little mealybug on my cactus

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7265/6957621854_69e7d86e1c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38472352@N06/6957621854/)
Le parasite (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38472352@N06/6957621854/) par Sam L-G (http://www.flickr.com/people/38472352@N06/), sur Flickr

gepixelt

24th of April 2012 (Tue), 15:27

1/2000s ƒ/5 ISO 100 at 100 mm
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7239/7110597255_22469fe2f4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gepixelt/7110597255/)
Raps & Sky (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gepixelt/7110597255/) by gepixelt (http://www.flickr.com/people/gepixelt/), on Flickr

Paul Iddon

24th of April 2012 (Tue), 16:57

Fabulous light.

Paul.

meh_meli

24th of April 2012 (Tue), 22:27

That's great.

JasonMK

25th of April 2012 (Wed), 09:40

mbcBulldog

25th of April 2012 (Wed), 12:48

Brazilian wandering spider:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/6952606688_41d0b57a03_b.jpghttp://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/7098703075_2d344fbc69_b.jpg

shaker69

25th of April 2012 (Wed), 14:44

f/11 with yn560 bare overhead

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7251/7113552055_233b9e3561_b.jpg

platti

25th of April 2012 (Wed), 15:10

Hi,

just daylight ...

http://litta5.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v38/p812060009-5.jpg

tulips (http://litta5.zenfolio.com/p1053134771) by platti (http://litta5.zenfolio.com/) on zenfolio

Madweasel

25th of April 2012 (Wed), 15:19

^^ Beautiful control of light.

Cotmweasel

26th of April 2012 (Thu), 08:15

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7132/6957847988_8a3046ccc1_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7103912811_41500a2885_b.jpg

moltengold

26th of April 2012 (Thu), 10:51

http://im20.gulfup.com/2012-04-26/1335440846501.jpg

MarineManiac

26th of April 2012 (Thu), 16:20

With 5Dclassic :

this set is beautiful

WRXTACY

26th of April 2012 (Thu), 19:17

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/7117162031_dbb018f2dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon712/7117162031/)
IMG_0193 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon712/7117162031/) by Brandon712 (http://www.flickr.com/people/brandon712/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7117162821_985a1e9898_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon712/7117162821/)
IMG_0196 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon712/7117162821/) by Brandon712 (http://www.flickr.com/people/brandon712/), on Flickr

Phoenixkh

26th of April 2012 (Thu), 20:14

ok... I need some objective advice. I realize this 100 macro is about half the price of the L version with IS. I only have one lens for my 60D at the moment since I just got it, but I shoot a lot of macro images with my G12. I'm thinking one of the 100mm macros will be my next addition. I don't mind saving for a little while longer to get the L but I'm trying to determine if I would benefit from the differences.

Does anyone have experience with both lenses? I'm going to ask a similar question in the L thread.

WRXTACY

27th of April 2012 (Fri), 06:57

You can ALWAYS benefit from IS. If you have the money go with the L. When I got this Macro the L didn't exist, but for me personally the price to performance difference between this lens and the L is not worth it, for me at least, thats my opinion. I think this lens captures fantastic images, may have to use a tripod but so what? Most Macro stuff you should shoot with a tripod anyway.

Cotmweasel

27th of April 2012 (Fri), 08:25

I also got this before the L, from what I understand they're optically the same, just the L has IS. Since I use a ring flash (MT-24EX) I really don't see the need for IS. but if you don't have a ring flash it could make a difference.

LeeRatters

27th of April 2012 (Fri), 09:56

I picked up an as new 100/2.8 for £230 so the decision was easily swung away from the L.

At the time I couldn't afford an L anyway & I don't find not having IS much of a difference really.

moltengold

27th of April 2012 (Fri), 16:43

60D + EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
the green color from the TV screen
reflex on the table :)

http://im14.gulfup.com/2012-04-27/1335544255271.jpg

mannetti21

27th of April 2012 (Fri), 16:50

60D + EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
the green color from the TV screen
reflex on the table :)

http://im14.gulfup.com/2012-04-27/1335544255271.jpg

Nice...that green goes great with the watch color

moltengold

27th of April 2012 (Fri), 16:51

i sold my 100L and bought this one and im happy with it
the 100L look pretty and this one look ugly :)

why i bought it and made a change ?
in the shop i made some close test with the L and the non
the 100L gives me not a clear focus like this one
is it from my eye glasses ? i dont know :cool: