I was hoping not
I received word from a few folks that the EF 100 f/2.8 Macro has been discontinued. The lens currently still appears in Canon Canada's price lists as well as Canon USA's. The manufacturing of the lens may have stopped.
I hope this lens isn't gone, there's a big difference between $650CAD and $1300CAD for a 100mm Macro. I own the aformentioned lens, and I have no plans to upgrade.
I'll look for something definitive.
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There are a few possibilities here. This incatnation of Dave either:
1) Owns an absolutely terrible example of this lens;
2a) Is a liar;
2b) Is a troll; or
3) Is an idiot.
I wonder which is more likely?
A good news, imho. Canon has a some dublettes with/without IS: 4/70-200, 2.8/70-200 and 2.8/100 Macro. The uplift for IS is a fortune. Let them discontinue the non-IS and bring down the IS prices to a realistic level.
Telmo could be right. On the one hand, Canon has a large range of lenses. On the other hand, many of them do not meet the optical quality of upto-date cams such as 7D, 5D, 1D or 1Ds.
3?
There is a huge difference between expressing an opinion and stating a fact. The fact in this case if that the lens in question is one of the highest regarded Canon lens, as The Digital Picture has it “most fun for dollar” and it’s hard to find a negative review of it.
In that view your opinion seems oddly out of place so you should take care to both – make sure that it’s only your opinion and somehow substantiate it.
If it’s such a great lens why the backlash to my comments.
People only get defensive when someone hits a nerve
If someone was to say the 300 f/2.8L IS is an overrated lens, nobody would get worked up about it because they know the person is clearly talking crap
But when you talk about the 100 Macro…the doubt creeps in, hence you get the defenders coming up
Let’s be more objective though:
– The bokeh is terrible (Aperture diaphragm is not round even at f/2.8 when near MFD)
– Build is cheap
– Colours a bit dull and lifeless
– Low Saturation
– Sharp near MFD but softer towards infinity
It’s not a terrible lens, I just said it was overrated.