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Question: I own this lens and have yet to use it and would like to buy a macro light to fit around it, what would be a good one/rings to buy to fit this lens?
Document: If I've had one too many cups of coffee I'll use a monopod during sports events. I do wish the lens came with the accessory tripod collar, because it is undeniably a fairly heavy piece of glass, but it is not so important that I have shelled out for one yet. I have no complaints with the AF, and I find that the switch to limit the AF range away from the extreme macro is very helpful. Once you use Canon's USM lenses, you will never buy anything else.
I own several &#34;L&#34; lenses and this one is as good as any of them. Very sharp and the color is beautiful. Great for macro shots but also a perfect walking around lens. Built like a tank. I don't miss the IS feature, have been able to get sharp photos hand held.
This is a very effective, versatile, and easy to use lens. I would give it 5 stars it it was not competing with its more expensive brother, the 100mm 2.8 IS L, but at half the price I would buy this lens with a macro twin light and tripod for the same cost as its big brother. The only reason I would purchase the other lens is if I were going take most macro photos without an external light source.
If I were to take a picture with this lens and then an identical picture with the &#34;L&#34; version of this lens and you were able to tell me what the difference is, I would seriously give you $100. Good luck. This lens is unbelievably sharp. It's like looking through a microscope. You may want to consider a set of Kenko extention tubes once you buy this, though.
The good news: Great lens! I cannot believe the sharpness of this lens on my Canon 5D. Close ups are sharp but it really excels with portraits. Maybe too sharp for portraits! It is as sharp or sharper than my 70-200mm L lens. Like everyone else, I would like to see the lens with an included lens shade. But you can buy a cheaper version on eBay from Hong Kong.
There are good lenses that you like, and then there are good lenses that you love. This one is love. Of my growing lens collection, this is by far my favorite. Its best qualities are incredible sharpness and color, even at the smallest of ranges. This is also the only lens that I don't feel is overpriced at all. The fact that it doesn't have IS is barely noticeable. If you're thinking about buying this lens- buy it!
I bought this lens after going through many reviews and mainly used this with my Canon Rebel XT, this lens is very good!Though it's a macro lens, I have used this for portrait photos and it works like a charm! I have yet to test this on my new Canon t2i.
I have the Canon Rebel XT and buy ONLY Canon lenses. This one, however, is in a class all by itself. It is so sharp and the colors are so warm that I don't like to use any other lens. It will change the way you see the world and the way you take photos. Fun,fun,fun! !
This is a great lens to add to my collection. I haven't had much opportunity to use it yet, but I can't wait to test it out more. Definitely not a wasted buy!
Want to talk about sharp!! WOW, this lens is the best. I use it for everything. Macro, portraits, walk around. You can't go wrong with this lens. I think it should be a L lens. Great buy!
Answer: I usually do an immense amount of research before purchasing a product because I despise having useless pieces of equipment around me when I could just do the research and purchase once. I absolutely love my Canon 100mm macro lens and have found no need to purchase the Canon ring flash. Unless you have money burning a hole in your pocket I would advise against purchasing a ring flash, plus if you want to experiment, there are a ton of DIY methods of putting together a ring flash just to see if the effect is worth the purchase of a more expensive unit. Another con of the ring flash is that it uses an inordinate amount of power. I like to carry the minimal amount of equipment as often as possible. I'm out in the desert hiking here and there. It gets hot and I want to use all my energy on the nature around me. I don't want to hear the voice in my head that complains of the extra weight of extra batteries, a bulky ring flash etc. I purchased a dedicated regular flash (model doesn't matter, just the best that you can afford) that I can use as a slave to the pop up flash that's on the camera. I find that with a few tweaks on my part, such as using a piece of paper or reflector to bounce color, darkness or lightness onto the subject can do the job I want just as well. Now git out there and use that 100mm macro! What have you been waiting for?!