Macro lens

Hi' with a Macro lens are they only used for close up pictures insects etc, or can you take take other pictures with the lens thanks.Mark

Most focus to infinity and can be used for normal photography.
Because of their increased focus range, they may be slow to autofocus.
They make notoriously sharp portrait lenses.

The 100L, 100/2.8 macro, EF-S 60/2.8 macro and 50/2.5 compact macro all fall into this class.

A very few, like the MP-E 65 DO NOT focus to infinity and cannot be used for general photography.

xarqi wrote in post #11186502
A very few, like the MP-E 65 DO NOT focus to infinity and cannot be used for general photography.

That's not 100% true. You can toss on a reverse mounted 2x T-con and it will work as a general telephoto as well. Check out this thread at Fred's place.
http://www.fredmiranda​.com/forum/topic/92485​3

And if I hook up an oven to it it'll make pizza.

My tamron 90mm macro is a great portrait lens as well

Hi' Thanks for your help, and the website to look at.Mark