Canon 100mm f2.8L request or redirect...

[dturano]

I have a 100mm L coming in tomorrow and questioned my purchase, i wanted a macro lens and no i will be happy with the results, i will use it to take shots at my local arboretum, food shots, and general bugs and flowers. 

I was going to go with the 135 but decided I want a closer focus distance.  When i looked on flickr its flooded with mostly macro, no surprise, the 135 has great portraits and walk arounds.  I see each lens is its own perfect beast.

Please post some non macro shots using the 100mm f/2.8L - I'm hoping it can be used a good tight spaces portrait lens.  Either way i know its a solid lens, for personal use i enjoy macro and know i will be happy but need a little pick me up while i wait to explore the lens myself.  Plus it has a great resale value if i need to switch down the road.

Thanks, also i put redirect in the topic in case this has been posted, didn't come up when i searched.

[dturano]

was hoping for at least some non macro shots - at this point ill take any shots

I'm a semi pro shooter, i have a full time job that is way out of the realm of a photographer, a few years ago photography paid my bills, now I have a portfolio with a few close family friends who own DJ companies, work in the entertainment business, have websites - anything that requires a good camera and little bit of knowledge.  I prefer to do low key gigs on the weekends, no weddings, no stress, a few sweet 16s/bar/bat/mitzvahs, and love zap gigs where i can instantly display my shots.

Im going to use the 100mm this weekend at at school dance, ill have my regular go to lens but really just want to discover this lens.

I usually use my trusty 24-70 with a flash, on full frame I like the 50mm range, and find myself on full frame grabbing the 17-40mm, may have to pick up the 16-35mm.....

I think i will use the 100mm macro for personal use, i havent really used primes in the past but the more i test them out the more i prefer them, i would rather have better glass and legs, then sacrificing (sometimes).  Im usually amazed by my prime shots - with a flash Im happy with them all on a work level, personally the primes peak my interest and plan to use them more.

anybody own the 100mm L and the 135mm L?

[RAKAMRAK]

was hoping for at least some non macro shots - at this point ill take any shots

 Here are some (not sure how much of help these will be)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alo-chhaya/7048972505/#in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alo-chhaya/7048972223/#in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alo-chhaya/7048972369/#in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alo-chhaya/7048973551/#in/photostream/

[MazV-L]

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=1195.0 Some non-macro here.

[Jettatore]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=107

[dturano]

Thanks for the info/links guys, patiently waiting my new lens...."out for delivery at 04:20am" on 4/20 as per ups.  ups always comes to me last 

[Marsu42]

Please post some non macro shots using the 100mm f/2.8L

Sample shots won't tell you about the main advantages of the L lens - somewhat better build quality, fast af and hybrid is. IS bumps up the kept shots vs. bad ones, and so does a precise af. But when shots are posted of course it's the "keepers" but people usually don't give away their ratio.