Nice lens
DPReview has completed their indepth review of the new L macro. I haven't had the chance to play around with one yet.
From DPR
“Overall, then, the EF 100mm F2.8 L IS USM Macro is an easy recommendation if you're looking for exceptional image quality regardless of price. However potential buyers do need to appreciate that the increased cost over its older stablemate appears to pay mainly for the Hybrid IS system, which despite its clever technology isn't hugely useful for actual close-distance macro work. Of course it's still a great benefit for general-purpose shooting, which mustn't be underestimated, and the new Hybrid technology appears to be a step in the right direction; but the marriage between macro and stabilization remains an uneasy one.”
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/canon_100_2p8_is_usm_c16/
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You could probably two, seeing at their cheapest “L” lens is the 17-40, and that retails for around $800 new.
You won’t in a million years get Nikon Rumors cut and paste aspect of a review that are critical of Nikon products but here in Canon Rumurs it is completely different.
This keeps you warm at night, yes? :P
I’ve used the 100 L macro for a while, and found the IS to be useful. No, it doesn’t help if you’re moving back and forth, because that shifts the plane of focus – no IS system compensates for that yet. But in terms of tilt motion – it works EXACTLY as Canon said it would, and I find it quite useful, even in macro application.
The IS vibration might keep happy in bed?