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Question: Is this lens good for shooting video with the 60D?
Document: Image quality on this non-L series lens is superb, a great complement to the 18 megapixel censors of either the 60D or 7D. You do have to be very close to your subject and the depth of field is very tight but the image quality is brilliant. Focus is sharp and the autofocus system is near silent. For the price, especially as this is a reasonably fast f2.8 lens, this is an excellent lens and a damn good portrait lens also with its 96mm equivalence.
Perhaps the lower light capability with the 50's would be nice but with my shooting styles I find a way to work around it and deal with it. Personally, I think everyone needs a good prime lens and for me - this is the one!
This lens was all that was expected for Macro with very clear shots. Then used as if standard lens to do general photo shooting. Was surprised how well this lens worked when used as standard lens. The lens is more compact and easier to cary on hikes than a zoom lens. The only thing missing was the ability to do long range close ups or telephoto shots. The rest it did very good in all applications.
When shooting at 1:1 or close to it, the "1/focal length rule" does not eliminate camera shake for me, I have to break out the tripod.At high magnification, youre in close. Like, within a few inches at 1:1.Other note:Vignetting is prominent wide open. Sometimes it helps, sometimes not.Overall, this is an excellent, good-value lens. However, I would recommend the 100mm macro over this lens.
It is excellent for macro and portrait photography, but it's also just a good all around lens.Picture quality is very sharp, and I never need a flash outdoors. A tripod is recommended for sharp macro results, though I've gotten some great ones without. Shooting indoors, on overcast days, without a tripod is tough, but that's totally reasonable! (Perhaps someday I'll pick up the 50 so I can perform this miracle. )I've got nothing bad to say about this lens. Highly recommended.
I use this with my Canon dslr and the photos when focused correctly come out super sharp. I tend to use manual focus because if your taking photos of a bug, you want the face and eyes in the best focus not the back of the body which you'll get a lot of when using auto, which is why I said "focused correctly". This lens is super quiet when using the auto focus which is good so it doesn't scare away your subjects if your shooting bugs or animals. There is no stabilization so if you don't have a good steady hand you'll want to use some sort of tripod.
I am an entry-level photographer with a Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400d) and have been shooting with it for over a year now. My first of three lens was the "kit" EF-S 18-55mm (good for beginners, but you'll want to upgrade), my second was the EF 28-135mm IS USM (a highly versitile lens with mid-quality optics and Image Stabilization, a life-saver if you know anything about photography), and my third and most recent purchase was the EF-S 60mm USM Macro.This lens sports superior color and sharpness to either of my other two lenses, and it shows in the pictures I have taken using it.
Contrast is very good as well. It deals well with light sources in the frame - I get wonderful shots with minimal flare shooting straight into the sun. The bokeh (quality of out-of-focus areas) is generally very smooth and even, particularly at macro magnifications. There is some potential for minor ringing of highlights in high contrast conditions at portrait focus distances. Looking around at sample images for other macro lenses (including the 100mm macros) this is not an issue unique to the EF-S 60mm. Also worth noting is that there is a fair amount of vignetting shooting wide open.In Use: The construction of the lens is very satisfying, and it is a pleasure to use.
I've owned this lens for a few months now - bought as an alternative to my 18-200 kit lens on my 60D. The image quality of this lens is quite amazing. The kit lens is decent but the 60mm has a real punch to it. It likes light... lots of it - and is a breeze to use. In low light conditions I really have to watch the shutter speed. If hand held in AV mode the trick is to find the right balance between aperture and bumping up the ISO to achieve an acceptable shutter speed.
The depth of field from the f/2.8 does amazing things for the composition. It definitely has great macro abilities and the less focal length doesn't make a difference if you are not too afraid to get closer to your subject matter.Only draw back I have found with this lens is shooting indoor portrait photography in small spaces. Starting out at 60mm cuts down the amount subject matter you can have in the frame.
Answer: Unless you are shooting videos of close up images like insects, I wouldn't suggest this lens. That said, this is an excellent lens for what it was designed to do. I use it on a 70D.