Canon 100mm USM MACRO (not L / IS)

[K-amps]

Guys the non-L 100mm Macro is a great value. It is very sharp and half the price of the L version, and the L is not twice as good than this guy. Please post your 100mm Pics here:

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

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.

 

[K-amps]

I agree. I sold the 100mm and got myself a 100mm L, I was not impressed by the IQ (it was good but not much better than the 100mm regular, infact the regular 100mm seemed sharper to me.). I ended up selling the L as well... maybe one day I can afford the 180mm L, I'd really like to try one of those out.

 

[K-amps]

Weed

 

[Hillsilly]

I've got the earlier non-usm 100mm macro. Talk about hunting in low light - I can barely get mine to autofocus indoors. But the image quality is fantastic.

 

[Kernuak]

Some from a few days ago.


Eristalis tenax by Kernuak, on Flickr

Arianella Spider by Kernuak, on Flickr

Mining Bee Collecting Nectar by Kernuak, on Flickr

 

[Pitbullo]

One of mine:

 

[gary samples]

1DS markII
100MM F/6.3 ISO 320

 

[gary samples]

mark II 1Ds
100mm macro & twin lite mt - 24 ex

 

[pdirestajr]

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.

 

[RichATL]

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

 

[pdirestajr]

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.

 

[Pitbullo]

A picture from today.

 

[Kernuak]

White Tailed Bumble Bee Collecting Nectar by Kernuak, on Flickr

Bombus lucorum with Mites by Kernuak, on Flickr

Wasp Beetle by Kernuak, on Flickr

 

[Pitbullo]

Grass hopper!!!

 

[dlleno]

love the 100mm macro. sure I've missed some shots due to no-IS but generally if I'm doing macro I'm using a tripod

 

[2n10]

Some coral shots

Ricordea florida

Favia species

Chalice genus and species unknown

Acropora formosa

Montipora species

A foraminiferan

Seriatopora species

 

[K-amps]

Awesome shots!

 

[2n10]

Thanks, much better than the super macro setting on my SX20IS. 8)

 

[verysimplejason]

Here are some of my shots. You may visit my flickr account as specified in my signature for other shots.