Canon 100mm USM MACRO (not L / IS)

Mar 25, 2011
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Very good lens, I've had two of them before I bought the "L" .

The advantage of the "L" is that it is much easier to use, so if your subject is going to disappear in a few seconds, you can capture it while the USM would still be hunting for focus. If you can be deliberate and take your time, and use a tripod or very fast shutter speed, the USM IQ is actually a tad better.
 
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I had the 100L first, traded it cause I didn't use it much. Then bought the 100 non-L on CL. I don't see a difference in IQ, they are both great! I use it for studio product photography so the weather sealing and IS are useless.

I also like using the 100 macro as a walk-around telephoto with basically no minimum focus distance. If I'm too close, well, I just get a detail shot- as opposed to no shot.
 
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RichATL said:
I don't do a lot of Macro... but I use my 100 USM for beauty all the time


Infuse1 by RichMeade, on Flickr


Infuse2 by RichMeade, on Flickr

Great work!

My wife works for the skincare and cosmetics company KORRES, and they do a lot of their beauty and ingredients photography with the 100 macro.
 
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Some coral shots

Ricordea florida
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Favia species
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Chalice genus and species unknown
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Acropora formosa
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Montipora species
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A foraminiferan
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Seriatopora species
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