Customer Reviews:
 Dreamy macro, versatile. November 28, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Although this lens is intended for macro photography, it's also a great lens for general purpose shots, or portrait shots. The lens produces beautiful sharp images and is a fast, accurate focuser. The lens is moderately heavy and bulky, so I wouldn't classify it as eminently carryable, and without image stabilization, you might suffer hand shake blur if you're not shooting at the wide end; at smaller apertures, using it with a tripod is highly recommended. But if you're buying it primarily to get into macro this shouldn't much matter as tripod shooting with macro is virtually a necessity, and completely expected.
The 100mm focal length is a nice compromise when you want to get close to small subjects (particularly insects) but are limited to how close you can get before scaring the subject off - as a comparison with the 180mm macro, you would want to factor in a consideration as to what you might like to shoot most of the time - big spiders that you'd rather stay well away from might be an application more suited to the 180mm, for instance, but if you are keen to shoot mostly flowers, the 180 might be more length than you really need.
In short, the 100mm macro is one of my "keeper" lenses, a real performer.
Great Macro lens November 22, 2008
This lens works great for food photos. I've hand held this lens when shooting and used a tripod, all of the shots turned out great.
Beautiful November 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am pretty new at the whole Photography art, but this lens is simply beautiful. It gets color, light and focus near perfectly. Best lens I have by far.
I LOVE IT!!! September 24, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
All I have to say is-This lens will make photos limited only by my skill and imagination. Alright, I need to make more points than just that. This lens is the best for showing great details in your photos. It's amazing! However, why it didn't come with a hood?
Excellent for macro photography September 22, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Before making the decision to splash out on the Canon lens for my Canon EOS 400D (Rebel) I spent several months comparing reviews and opinions on various lenses. It came down to a choice between the Canon 100mm, the Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro and the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro Lens. Each had its plus points but the general consensus of opinion consistently favoured the canon.
I do not regret my choice. For close-up work the 100mm lens is a considerable improvement over the standard 18-55mm lens, and for macro it is excellent. Best results are achieved when using full manual settings, and I find the lens performs at its best roughly between f8 and f22.
Using the lens as a standard telephoto I am not yet convinced, certainly when using it hand held. It is quite a heavy piece of equipment and I find camera shake a problem, but used with a tripod the results are good. But I am not too worried about this as it was primarily for macro photography that I wanted the lens, and on this basis I do not regret my choice.
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