I plan on using whichever lens I get for food/product shots...I'm looking for piece of info that I might have not considered before making a final decision.
I have only used the 100L IS. The reason I chose it is I hand shoot with it and wanted the IS. Also after using the 24-105, I felt most of my shots that were hand held did not need more than 100mm. The 180L is heavier and pricier by about 50%. So that was my reason to buy the 100L IS.Hope this helps.
Quote from: Jay Khaos on December 05, 2012, 07:46:20 PMI plan on using whichever lens I get for food/product shots...I'm looking for piece of info that I might have not considered before making a final decision.I'd really recommend considering the TS-E 90mm f/2.8 for food/product photography - it's really the lens of choice for that application. The problem with a macro lens is DoF - it's either too thin, or you have to stop down well into apertures narrow enough to soften the image with diffraction. The tilt feature of a TS-E lens gives you control over DoF, and allows you to get a deeper DoF at wider apertures.
I'd really recommend considering the TS-E 90mm f/2.8 for food/product photography - it's really the lens of choice for that application. The problem with a macro lens is DoF - it's either too thin, or you have to stop down well into apertures narrow enough to soften the image with diffraction. The tilt feature of a TS-E lens gives you control over DoF, and allows you to get a deeper DoF at wider apertures.