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The 60mm macro (which I have) is indeed nicely suited to the SL1. The 100mm is much larger, of course. What you get with the 100 is more "working distance" from your subject. Both the 60mm and the 100mm give you 1:1 macro closeups, but you won't have to get as close with the 100 because it is a higher focal length. So for bugs the 100 is often recommended.

Tamron has issued a revised version of their 90mm macro which now has image stabilization. It is much more expensive than the 60mm Canon, of course, but only somewhat more than the Canon 100 non-L, non-stabilized lens. You might check it out too.

Having said all that, if you are a relative beginner, I think the 60mm would be a good choice to start with.

Where is the SL1 love???



An Expression

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Still using the SL1 here and there. Here are a couple I took yesterday, all with the 35mm f2 is:

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Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in Canada......

Great fall colors with dramatic dark skies on McGillivray Bay on Paudash lake in Ontario, Canada.

SL1 with 18-135 STM (jpeg's straight from the camera)

some more recent shots:

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msowsun wrote in post #17207258
Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in Canada......

Great fall colors with dramatic dark skies on McGillivray Bay on Paudash lake in Ontario, Canada.

SL1 with 18-135 STM (jpeg's straight from the camera)

These are amazingly sharp and pleasing to me. Looks like STM+SL1 is a good combo to have. We have been pleased with ours so far, it worked well with a 70-200 F4 for a second body at a wedding

GeoffSFAs10 wrote in post #17209530
These are amazingly sharp and pleasing to me. Looks like STM+SL1 is a good combo to have. We have been pleased with ours so far, it worked well with a 70-200 F4 for a second body at a wedding

You mounted a 70-200 to a SL1? Would love to see pics of that!

A couple from today:

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SL1 (14oz) mounted to a Sigma 120-300 Sport with 2x extender (~9lbs). Handheld. I like it.

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Currently borrowing a buddy's 7D and kinda tempted to pick up one of these when he wants it back (either BH or Adorama has the body, used, for $354). Wanted to get a walkaround and the two pancake primes. What lens are most people using for a walkaround?]

Really, the ones I'm considering are the 17-55 (though it's old and kinda pricey for a new one that wouldn't be creeping), 15-85 (expensive for a slow zoom, but great IQ by all accounts), 18-135 STM (big, possibly, for the body?, but also great IQ, and cheaper than the 15-85), and the 18-55 STM kit zoom (short, slow, but small and cheap). I did read the whole thread, but didn't see much in the way of lens comparison for handling.

Nice shots both of you! Glad to see this thread getting a push. I did get one, and it's sitting on the shelf next to me, but it's been too gloomy here to shoot much this week. I should be posting a bunch in here this winter though.

I picked up a refurbished one from Canon on Cyber Monday for $299. It's been cloudy here since it came. Maybe I'll try it tomorrow. I'm intending to use it on my telescope and for travel.