Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM

[pentecora]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5853945226_4d453ca0aa.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgalkin/5853945226/)
Butterfly-and-flowers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgalkin/5853945226/) by Max Galkin (http://www.flickr.com/people/mgalkin/), on Flickr

[pentecora]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/5853208363_e5bc025760.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgalkin/5853208363/)
Butterfly-and-beetles (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgalkin/5853208363/) by Max Galkin (http://www.flickr.com/people/mgalkin/), on Flickr

[ATAMAH]

Spring Leaves
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/2011Photos/Bellamy-River/i-GwjDq6J/0/XL/Spring-Leaf-05-16-01acr-XL.jpg
Nice! :cool:

[pentecora]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5893884336_c4c575e246.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgalkin/5893884336/)
Dragonfly-04 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgalkin/5893884336/) by Max Galkin (http://www.flickr.com/people/mgalkin/), on Flickr

[Madweasel]

The extra reach you get with the longer focal length makes this lens superb for butterflies. Here are a couple of views of a Gatekeeer, taken on 7D. The images are not cropped.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-0577.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-0580.jpg

I'm very happy with this lens, recently purchased.

[Lester Wareham]

Joined the 180 club the Mark, well done.

[Madweasel]

Joined the 180 club the Mark, well done.
Yes, thanks Lester. It seemed a little extravagant, given the cost, but the results are superb. It's great when your subject has good eyesight - one of my first shots with it was of a wolf spider with egg sac, and with shorter lenses they've always cleared off before I got near.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-0091.jpg

It's also great for hoverflies. Here I used a flash to freeze the wings.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-7.jpg

[Ricardo222]

My first visit to this thread. That's a terrific hoverfly shot, Mark.

[Madweasel]

Cheers Ricardo!

[Matthias46]

Got my new 180mm today...LOVE IT :D

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6088/6123823291_064b58e7b3_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6123823291/)
Fake Butterfly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6123823291/) di Matthias Egger (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthias46/), su Flickr

[Matthias46]

The detail is just stunning o_O

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6124364830_0a9fbd92d8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6124364830/)
Trolla's Eye (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6124364830/) di Matthias Egger (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthias46/), su Flickr

[Matthias46]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6152/6139896896_c521a9d927_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6139896896/)
Cosmos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6139896896/) di Matthias Egger (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthias46/), su Flickr

[Matthias46]

It seems that not a lot of people has this lens :)

Anyway i keep shooting :D

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6139896572_4e7a7ea89c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6139896572/)
Rudbeckia (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthias46/6139896572/) di Matthias Egger (http://www.flickr.com/people/matthias46/), su Flickr

[traveltrousers]

was hoping for more examples, Irene Mei's (http://500px.com/photo/2683770) shots on 500px are amazing with this lens.

[Sparkz]

Forgive me if this has already been covered.

Is a 180mm on a crop body camera like the 7D still a 1:1 or will it now take an image 1.6x larger than 1:1? Is it now a 1:1.6?

Thanks

[newworld666]

I imagine still 1:1 ... just less informations than with a larger sensor.

[Sparkz]

Here are a few pic's I took over the weekend with a newly arrived 180 :}

The "flowers" are about 1/8" across.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy298/sparkz_album/Macro%20Shots%20with180mm%20macro/IMG_1139.jpg

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy298/sparkz_album/Macro%20Shots%20with180mm%20macro/IMG_1125.jpg

This cocoon is a little less than 1/8" in diameter. It's hanging between the tips of pine needles.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy298/sparkz_album/Macro%20Shots%20with180mm%20macro/IMG_1156.jpg

This is about 3" wide in actuality. Reminded me of a cave opening.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy298/sparkz_album/Macro%20Shots%20with180mm%20macro/IMG_1286.jpg

[Ricardo222]

Very nice, Mike...love that little cocoon!

[Sparkz]

Me too, just wish I knew what hatched out of it!

[newworld666]

:shock: Just received my sample :D .. like with 85L ... AF system seems to be optimized (not linear at all), really fast and accurate, exactly same league as my 135L and 300L2.8 (assuming you shoot action/sport beyond 2 meters)
AF is terribly slow for macro range but accurate (as 85L beneath 2m), well done Canon, not like sigma, it's definitely the most clever AF system.

It sounds better than what I thought after reading peoples feelings.
I will have a chance to use a (1DMKIII+5DMKII) + (24L+85L180L) for a university graduation ceremony this week end (no macro expected, but I just need ultra sharp lenses and I will leave my 300L2.8 at home this time).

[newworld666]

First going out, no macro, but just real life testing ... This lens is really ultra sharp from edge to edge, and with this length it makes really worth having borders and corners as sharp as centre.
For 85l is not really worth, but 180mm that's a really nice feature.
AF is accurate too ..


All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, by clicking on pictures ..

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-dT4Kbg8/0/XL/B0P1847-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-dT4Kbg8/0/O/B0P1847-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-ZWWfwNt/0/XL/B0P1908-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-ZWWfwNt/0/O/B0P1908-copie-O.jpg)

Just a test @1/60 2000 iso

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-Zt4tLGR/0/XL/MG2527-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-Zt4tLGR/0/O/MG2527-copie-O.jpg)


Some samples with a 5DMKII+85L @f1.2 3200iso

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-gKbhgJV/0/XL/MG2338-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-gKbhgJV/0/O/MG2338-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-RJxzrZj/0/XL/MG2330-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-11-03-Cérémonie-de/i-RJxzrZj/0/O/MG2330-copie-O.jpg)

180L is a real L lens, we get really homogeneous results when using in the same situation 24L+85L+180L, I am still dreaming of a much faster 200L2.0 with IS, but 180L is like a small step in that direction.



Now I am waiting for a good opportunity for macro ... and a 2 days trip in Paris (1DMKIII+5DMKII+24L+85L+180L+rstrap)...

[tomcat7886]

From yesterday, 5D MKII + 180L Macro:

http://www.timnosenzo.com/photos/531201049_6u4V8-XL.jpg

Nice shot! The greens are pleasing to the eyes! ;)

[sloanbj]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6530542001_01f9b86f5e_o.jpg

First photo with this lens. Sunset in Hamar Park, Perth, Western Australia.

[newworld666]

I am still not playing with macro .. but trying to fix real life AF and PS post processing (calibrating colors, contrast, etc to suit 24L and 85L shootings)....

All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, by clicking on pictures ..

http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/2011-12-24-Moutons-en-provence/i-VqCrGJ9/0/XL/MG2651-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/2011-12-24-Moutons-en-provence/i-VqCrGJ9/0/O/MG2651-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/2011-12-24-Moutons-en-provence/i-3JRNFgR/0/XL/MG2679-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/2011-12-24-Moutons-en-provence/i-3JRNFgR/0/O/MG2679-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/2011-12-24-Moutons-en-provence/i-wXjGhMz/0/XL/MG2649-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/2011-12-24-Moutons-en-provence/i-wXjGhMz/0/O/MG2649-copie-O.jpg)

A small back-focusing, but it really seems to be very sharp and nice bokeh (even if I am not used anymore with such slow lens as I rarely shoot non macro or panning pictures over F2.0) ...

[newworld666]

My first macro tests with this monster .. some with EF25 ...

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http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-kmhcBBS/0/XL/MG2936-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-kmhcBBS/0/O/MG2936-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-5bnSXCK/0/XL/MG2937-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-5bnSXCK/0/O/MG2937-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-gtKNNTX/0/XL/MG2939-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-gtKNNTX/0/O/MG2939-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-4MrHMbC/0/XL/MG2947-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-4MrHMbC/0/O/MG2947-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-mqkG7Mq/0/XL/MG2921-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-mqkG7Mq/0/O/MG2921-copie-O.jpg)

[newworld666]

And my first stacked pictures test with a galaxy Note to help focusing the 28 pictures ..

All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, by clicking on pictures ..

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Fourre-tout/i-NzHxrp2/0/XL/11-12-30174609MBR8S4-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Fourre-tout/i-NzHxrp2/0/O/11-12-30174609MBR8S4-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Fourre-tout/i-bnxgh3N/0/XL/DSC3393-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Fourre-tout/i-bnxgh3N/0/O/DSC3393-O.jpg)

[smorter]

Has anyone noticed a problem with this lens when using it with a 1.4X extender on a 5D2?

For some reason I lose AF capability when the focus ring is turned towards MFD...but towards infinity, suddenly AF works again and I can AF (even to MFD). It seems that when the ring is initially towards the MFD end, it doesn't seem to work?

[newworld666]

I just tested my TC1.4XII on a 5DMKII, here too, seems to focus fast and accurate only with range limiter set to 1.5m in any position .. but between 0.48 and 1.5m AF is locked too.. untill I focus manually more than 1 or 2 meters.
I don't think to be a real issue in real life, but that's strange.

[wimg]

Has anyone noticed a problem with this lens when using it with a 1.4X extender on a 5D2?

For some reason I lose AF capability when the focus ring is turned towards MFD...but towards infinity, suddenly AF works again and I can AF (even to MFD). It seems that when the ring is initially towards the MFD end, it doesn't seem to work?
C.Fn.III.1 Autofocus Drive - set this to 0:Focus search on.

Needs to be set to 0 with this lens for AF and close focusing (< 1.5 m) anyway.

The AF system can't calculate where to move the lens due to the large amount of blur at MFD when nothing is in focus, which is why it should be allowed to hunt :D. And an extender only makes this worse :D.

Kind regards, Wim

[newworld666]

Thank you, I tested that setup, it seems to AF this time but there is a lantecy of nearly 1 second before it decide to move :lol:.
I don't think AF with TC1.4XII near MFD is really worth to use, MF should be more efficient.

[wimg]

Thank you, I tested that setup, it seems to AF this time but there is a lantecy of nearly 1 second before it decide to move :lol:.
I don't think AF with TC1.4XII near MFD is really worth to use, MF should be more efficient.
Yes, it does take a long time - it first tries for a while without moving the lens, before it finally decides to try something else :D.

Close to MFD, even without 1.4X Extender, it is still more efficient to use MF :D.

Kind regards, Wim

[mcluckie]

My first macro tests with this monster .. some with EF25 ...

All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, by clicking on pictures ..
http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-mqkG7Mq/0/XL/MG2921-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2011-12-28-Caviar/i-mqkG7Mq/0/O/MG2921-copie-O.jpg)

Hey, that's my vodka. I've got 2 cases under my feet.

[smorter]

C.Fn.III.1 Autofocus Drive - set this to 0:Focus search on.

Needs to be set to 0 with this lens for AF and close focusing (< 1.5 m) anyway.

The AF system can't calculate where to move the lens due to the large amount of blur at MFD when nothing is in focus, which is why it should be allowed to hunt :D. And an extender only makes this worse :D.

Kind regards, Wim
Thanks Wim, I didn't post clearly but for some reason it actually loses AF capability altogether, as in the camera switches to MF (with AF disabled) when the focus ring starts off at < 1.2m (AF enabled when >1.2m). I suspect may be contact problem :(

[Two]

Too cool!!!

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Fourre-tout/i-bnxgh3N/0/XL/DSC3393-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Fourre-tout/i-bnxgh3N/0/O/DSC3393-O.jpg)[/QUOTE]

[mcluckie]

Too cool!!!

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Fourre-tout/i-bnxgh3N/0/XL/DSC3393-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Fourre-tout/i-bnxgh3N/0/O/DSC3393-O.jpg)[/QUOTE]
Oh, it is! Can my iPhone do this?? Who makes the bracket and cable?

I've been watching this thread to see pics of non-macro compositions (not many). Its an interesting lens.

[newworld666]

I made the bracket with different things (novoflex flexible short arm, spyderpro holster, Chinese car vent mount for Galaxy Note). I will make the USB host cable cleaner soon.

Actually, I am just learning that lens, in two weeks it will be a part of a light travel combo with 24L+85L180L+TC2X in a Sling O Matic 30. I have chosen that lens because of it's amazing sharpness (in the same league as the 24 and 85). I will put some new real life samples after that trip in Paris.


And for the one button Apple world, No !! Like many other things with apple, god Steve didn't allowed such use ..
You need to join a world of freedom with google's android :mrgreen: and then you will get many functions you can't imagine on an iphone (many phone screen size, active widgets, 100% surfing on the web including all flash photo slideshows like with smugmug, controlling your dslr with various software, free 3d car or walk navigation, transferring wireless your music from your PC, watching your divx or recorded TV shows in any format, etc ....) :lol: I've quit my iphone 3G for a samsung S2 than Note with no regret.

[mcluckie]

I made the bracket with different things (novoflex flexible short arm, spyderpro holster, Chinese car vent mount for Galaxy Note). I will make the USB host cable cleaner soon.

Actually, I am just learning that lens, in two weeks it will be a part of a light travel combo with 24L+85L180L+TC2X in a Sling O Matic 30. I have chosen that lens because of it's amazing sharpness (in the same league as the 24 and 85). I will put some new real life samples after that trip in Paris.


Lightweight travel kit? Now I can confess my use for this — street, with a bunch of zeiss primes. I need something longer than a 100 and my 70-200 2.8 is an odd addition to this kit of primes. Yeah, the sharpness. But I always read that it really wants a tripod.

[newworld666]

:lol: lightweight because actually I leave the 3kg of 300L2.8 at home and my target is to get a 200L2.0 as soon as my wallet will be able to support it ;) ...
Actually, I didn't use a tripod till now with, it's really well balanced with a 5DMKII, I could get sharp pictures @ 1/100 .. so I don't worry

[mcluckie]

:lol: lightweight because actually I leave the 3kg of 300L2.8 at home and my target is to get a 200L2.0 as soon as my wallet will be able to support it ;) ...
Actually, I didn't use a tripod till now with, it's really well balanced with a 5DMKII, I could get sharp pictures @ 1/100 .. so I don't worry
Nice, thanks for the info. I used to have a Leica R Apo 180 that I underused, so not sure I don't want the 200. All of my lenses need to be stellar somewhere.

[NullMind]

Well, after hitting my head on the wall for a while and trying to decide between this lens and the 100L .. I bought the 180L

Picking it up in the morning ... Can't wait!!!!

[NullMind]

it's here !!!

man is it big, really need a tripod with this

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u75/Null-Mind/photo-1.jpg

[newworld666]

Not really heavy ! .. it's a rather light lens, compared to my usual 300L2.8 ..
I could do a 2 hours hand hold session without any difficulties.

I will do a small trip in Paris this week end and it will be a part of my package 24L1.4II+85L1.2II+180L3.5 on a 5DMKII

[NullMind]

I was playing with it indoors, with no tripod or flash

it's so sharp !!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6690097493_368fd976e7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/regos/6690097493/)
IMG_0914 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/regos/6690097493/) by Null Mind (http://www.flickr.com/people/regos/), on Flickr

[NullMind]

So I got a chance to play with the 180L today, I took this pic on my backyard of a tiny apple, it was handheld.

This is perhaps the pic that makes me glad i bought the camera, what colour rendition and sharpness

have to say, hand holding is HARD with this lens :p

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6695245221_efa9d0ce53_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/regos/6695245221/)
Winter Apple (http://www.flickr.com/photos/regos/6695245221/) by Null Mind (http://www.flickr.com/people/regos/), on Flickr

[NullMind]

I then try focus stacking, but i didnt took enough pictures, this was a 3 pic stack, and sure enough, was not enough, you can see some blur between the layers, but it was a good try, again handheld, i'm sure experience will improve my results :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6695249839_65c8eed973_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/regos/6695249839/)
Winter Apple (Focus Stack Test) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/regos/6695249839/) by Null Mind (http://www.flickr.com/people/regos/), on Flickr

[DonG]

Fall meets winter
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/2012Photos/Bellamy-River-Wildlife-Dover/i-NgWScvg/2/XL/Ice-01-11-18cr-XL.jpg

[lhoy]

DonG - Outstanding shot, something about this photo really catches my eye!!

[newworld666]

:o I am still trying to understand how this lens works .. so I took it with my usual trip combo (24L+85L) for a 2 days test in Paris ..

All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, by clicking on pictures ..

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-7vQ6jkw/0/XL/MG4772-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-7vQ6jkw/0/O/MG4772-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-WqfRBwH/0/XL/MG4273-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-WqfRBwH/0/O/MG4273-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-K29fFGn/0/XL/MG4774-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-K29fFGn/0/O/MG4774-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-C3rJfWh/0/XL/MG4831-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-C3rJfWh/0/O/MG4831-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-Xh5t5b2/0/XL/MG4865-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-Xh5t5b2/0/O/MG4865-copie-O.jpg)

some other samples in a gallery
http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/21076180_qzCP8P
..
Definitely that lens is sharp :cool: ..

[newworld666]

I've also made some AF test a couple of minutes while walking around ..
It looks fast and accurate ... it's not that easy to take birds while flying, but 180L manage to have a consistent focus even with heavy backgrounds.


All pictures best viewed in FullHD mode, by clicking on pictures ..

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-wk3W42v/0/XL/MG4847-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-wk3W42v/0/O/MG4847-copie-O.jpg)


http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-wMc4nJF/0/XL/MG4852-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-wMc4nJF/0/O/MG4852-copie-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-qgLQx5V/0/XL/MG4854-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Other/Canon-EF-180L35/i-qgLQx5V/0/O/MG4854-copie-O.jpg)

[DonG]

DonG - Outstanding shot, something about this photo really catches my eye!!
Thank you

[newworld666]

Another test ...
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1/160 iso 1600 f/3.5

http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/2012-01-19-Voeux-de-Nicolas/i-sKwPjF7/0/XL/MG5166-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/2012-01-19-Voeux-de-Nicolas/i-sKwPjF7/0/O/MG5166-copie-O.jpg)


With TC1.4XII 1/160 iso 2000 f/5.0

http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/2012-01-19-Voeux-de-Nicolas/i-Fwc3hzh/0/XL/MG5077-copie-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Architecture/Lyon/2012-01-19-Voeux-de-Nicolas/i-Fwc3hzh/0/O/MG5077-copie-O.jpg)

[Simpleboy]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/thesimpleboy/IMG_0380edit800.jpg

[Madweasel]

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-1228.jpg

[rjx]

Mark, awesome shot. Seems like they wanted their picture taken.

[Madweasel]

Thanks! I love their "camera smiles".

[Madweasel]

This thread seems to move slowly! Here's one I took today. It's actually five shots stacked into one to give good depth on the flowers while keeping the background well blurred.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i192/garlicpickle/Canon/lr1small-2-1.jpg

[dandai]

excellent shots here.Are these lens' still being made?
thanks

[Lester Wareham]

excellent shots here.Are these lens' still being made?
thanks

Not been replaced yet.

There were rumours of a replacement 200 f4 IS Macro, but they have been around since the 100L came out. I wouldn't take any notice of the rumour mill.

Any macro IS lens in this focal length range will double in price and I suspect need a much larger front element anyway.

[Madweasel]

Yes, the 180L is already an expensive lens. It's razor sharp too, so I can't see why I would need an upgrade.

[newworld666]

Stacking 20 to 50 pictures ..


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http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-fJptXC2/0/XL/Cote-de-boeuf-2-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-fJptXC2/0/O/Cote-de-boeuf-2-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-mPLv9nj/0/XL/Cote-de-boeuf-3-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-mPLv9nj/0/O/Cote-de-boeuf-3-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-PKSRsjZ/0/XL/Cote-de-boeuf-4-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-PKSRsjZ/0/O/Cote-de-boeuf-4-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-qQQDDxM/0/XL/Gateau-6-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-qQQDDxM/0/O/Gateau-6-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-6Jg7R9w/0/XL/Gateau-8-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Family/2012-06-06-Halles-de-Lyon/i-6Jg7R9w/0/O/Gateau-8-O.jpg)

[Madweasel]

Very effective stacking - great shots.

[newworld666]

Very effective stacking - great shots.

Thank you
I use Helicon for android to control a Galaxy 10.1 to automate the stacking procedure .. it's fast and reliable to shot.
Helicon software is a piece of jewel to adjust post processing and avoid most of ghosts shadows, while keeping the 180L sharpness even if it takes time to stack the 50 pictures.

[newworld666]

Still learning to use such lens, and making some tests with a TC2XII+EF25 ...after a few hours of trying I could stack 2 pictures :oops: ..

A full of my dog's blood Tick :( found this morning ..

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http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/Tique/i-K2JLGFs/0/XL/Tique-5-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/Tique/i-K2JLGFs/0/O/Tique-5-O.jpg)

http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/Tique/i-njmCt8r/0/XL/Tique-4-XL.jpg (http://photos.corbi.eu/Pets/Tique/i-njmCt8r/0/O/Tique-4-O.jpg)

[pkilla]

@new world disgusting great pic kill that blood sucker!!

[Two]

Still learning to use such lens, and making some tests with a TC2XII+EF25 ...after a few hours of trying I could stack 2 pictures :oops: ..

A full of my dog's blood Tick :( found this morning ..

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Holy cow! Great pic!