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Review on Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras - Lens Only by Bima ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I do not cease to rejoice at the purchase, a very good deal!

I have been using it on 1Dsmk2 since the summer of 2022. What I want to note right away is the new stabilization system. I was skeptical about this system until I tried it. In short, the new system allows you to compensate for two types of fluctuations at once. Angular and Parallel. (angular - tilts, parallel - vertical camera shift) In practice, this gives a chic result, the lens has an angular velocity sensor that cooperates with an acceleration sensor - a tandem of two comrades allows you to get a gain of as much as 4 stops in practice! Now this makrik has essentially replaced the staff lens - focusing speed, convenient focal length and stub give amazing results in practice, allowing you to instantly switch from shooting beetle paws to some outdoor scene that requires a quick reaction. With him, I really felt what handheld night shooting is. Walking through the city at night without a tripod with ISO3200 is no longer a nightmare. With hands, it’s really possible to get sharp shots up to 1 / 5 sec. About 1/50-1/10 is easy. 10 shots out of 10 are sharp. So to all those who doubt the new stub system - I inform you that this is not science fiction and not marketing, but a working system for mega results.

Pros
  • -Stab allows with hands -A light weight -Versatility, paradoxical as it sounds! -AF is accurate and noticeably faster compared to the first 100/2.8. - Slag protection.
Cons
  • Feeling that you squeeze a little harder - and crack =) But this is only at the level of sensations . Black plastic is pleasant to the touch. It creates suspicions of the fragility of the lens, however, according to comrades from Canon, this plastic belongs to the type of Engineering plastics, designed to withstand good loads.