Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

[privatebydesign]

I have the non-L 100mm myself, bought many years ago before the 'L' was available. Does anyone who has upgraded from the 'non-L' to the 'L' have a view whether they can see a material difference in image quality? These are some of the flowers in our garden, taken today.

I have used both and own the L, there is zero material difference in image quality, the only way to tell the difference in some images is by the bokeh, it is much smoother with the L due to the different shaped aperture blades. In your images 1 and 3 would look indistinguishable with both lenses, but image 2 would look slightly different in the background.

Unless bokeh is a major concern IQ is not the reason to "upgrade", however the other niceties might be; bokeh, IS, internal focusing (lens stays the same length) (my mistake, they both have internal focusing), weather sealing etc were enough for me to get the L.

 

[veraphoto]

Hats off to Neuro for "Watercolors". Awesome image.

 

[leftnose]

the other niceties might be; bokeh, IS, internal focusing (lens stays the same length), weather sealing etc were enough for me to get the L.

I'm pretty sure the non-L focuses internally as well.

 

[Schultzie]

I took these recently at the Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. They are from the 15' bubble chamber that's on display.


Relic of the past by SauceyJack, on Flickr


Three ladies by SauceyJack, on Flickr

 

[privatebydesign]

the other niceties might be; bokeh, IS, internal focusing (lens stays the same length), weather sealing etc were enough for me to get the L.

I'm pretty sure the non-L focuses internally as well.

You are correct and I was wrong, I have edited my earlier post.

 

[lundstrom.emil]

Berry, Photographer Emil Lundstrom by imaginize.net, on Flickr


Dove, Photographer Emil Lundstrom by imaginize.net, on Flickr


Danush, Photographer Emil Lundstrom by imaginize.net, on Flickr

 

[Q8-MC]

Bee by q8-mc, on Flickr

 

[leftnose]

A little in-camera multiple exposure.

One shot ISO 1600, f/11, 30 seconds for the night sights. One shot 1/200, f/11 with flash (can't remember the power off the top of my head) for the rest. Just a bit of standard adjustments in LR, contrast, NR, sharpness, plus de-saturation of blues as my backdrop can sometimes turn a bit blue under flash lighting.

I'm sure I could have done this with one long exposure + flash but I had never used the multiple exposure feature of my 5D3 and wanted to play with it a bit

 

[leftnose]

One more in the same vein. 10 sec. exposure (obviously!) and second curtain sync.

 

[serendipidy]

One more in the same vein. 10 sec. exposure (obviously!) and second curtain sync.

That really looks cool!

 

[Click]

One more in the same vein. 10 sec. exposure (obviously!) and second curtain sync.

Very nice picture. Cool effect.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

One more in the same vein. 10 sec. exposure (obviously!) and second curtain sync.

Nicely executed. Photography done right

 

[rpt]

One more in the same vein. 10 sec. exposure (obviously!) and second curtain sync.

Nicely executed. Photography done right

Seriously nice! Fantastic!

 

[leftnose]

One more in the same vein. 10 sec. exposure (obviously!) and second curtain sync.

Nicely executed. Photography done right

Seriously nice! Fantastic!

Thanks! Initially, I just wanted a straight lume shot with no motion but I accidentally wound the watch while setting it up so the plan changed. It turned out a bit better than I might have hoped because you can actually see the individual beats of the chrono hand.

 

[dolina]

At long last and finally!


DPP 7 - Here we go again! by alabang, on Flickr

 

[dolina]

DPP 7 - Here we go again! by alabang, on Flickr

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

DPP 7 - Here we go again! by alabang, on Flickr

Very nice color here!

 

[castillophotodesign]

20130512_Heineken_0000-18-Edit.jpg by CastilloPhotoDesign, on Flickr

 

[castillophotodesign]

Strawberry Splash by CastilloPhotoDesign, on Flickr

 

[serendipidy]

20130512_Heineken_0000-18-Edit.jpg by CastilloPhotoDesign, on Flickr

You're making me thirsty ;D Nicely done!