My first Macro lens on the Xti -- I am loving using it so far. The picture clarity is as sharp as can be, lovely background blur, great color. Its a simple lens for a simple job and beyond it...
A nice, fast lens, but not great for true macro work.
I bought this lens around three months ago for use with my Rebel XTI/400D. It has produced some nice shots and has great clarity and bokeh for portraits and the like. However, in this area it is...
I just bought this lens last week, shot about 400 shots with it and I love it. A lot crisper than the kit lens. Great for flowers, portraits and low light shots. I find that this is becoming...
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....
Regarding the suggestion that one instead get a 70-200 and extension tubes... yes, that would be more versatile than the macro alone, but I have a 70-200 and extension tubes, and they can't compare...
Once again, the L Series has never yet disappointed me! I just received my lens yesterday, and I was so anxious to use it, I brought it to work with me today! It is just an awesome lens! I have 3...
Especially in the Canon line up. Buy the 70-200 F/2.8L at similar price or F/2.8L IS at a bit more, and get a few extension tube (you can get a set of 3 Kenko extension tube for around $170 at...
I have been into photography for many many year, and have always had a spot for macro pictures. I have used other macro lenses before, but nothing compares to this. It is a speciallity lens, and it...
I made the mistake of purchasing this lens about two years ago. It is expensive for what you get, which is a bare-bones macro lens. There is no auto focus and the depth of field is microscopic,...
Nice lens, sharp pictures. When used with a tripod and focusing rail can get very sharp pictures. Very little depth of field and must use in a control environment. any breezes or movement of...
This is a very fun lens with great color and clarity. This stays on my camera 90% of the time and with f/2.8 it's still useful indoors. Although I think the lens I received may have been faulty the...
After researching 50mm macro's I purchased this for my son for Christmas this year. I seriously considered the Canon lens, but it requires an adapter to make it a true 1:1 macro, doubling its...
There is really nothing else quite like this lens out there, where you have a 50mm lens which is also a 1:1 Macro at f/2.8 The result is that you can shoot it wide open at 1:1 and have ULTRA...
Pro: - Great IQ (contrast, color, detail, border to border at wide open etc). - Put together exceptionally well. The fit and finish (hood fit, focus ring, tripod ring) is...
This lens is amazingly sharp, it is right up there with anything else on the market, including Canon's L lenses. It's one of the sharpest lenses I have ever owned in over 25 years shooting. It is...
I purchased this lens about a week ago. I have not had the opportunity to shoot many pictures with it but from the first time I tried it the Auto Focus failed to work with the shutter button. It...
I've purchased this lens a year ago and so far couldn't be happier with it. Very sharp glass, excellent bokeh (9 aperture blades, doubles as secondary portrait lens on full frame!), heavy duty...
I have a Canon Rebel XT camera and a Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite, and this has really helped improve the quality of my close up photography. This is definitely worth the money. It has worked...
I've used many macro lenses over the past 2 decades and I must say that this one is my favorite ever. Why: 1. Almost all macro lenses are very sharp. This one is better than most, and the best...
I just finished shooting a 2 inch blown glass dragonfly on my D30 with my new 90mm 2.8 1:1 Macro lens. Images were shot at f32 for 1 second while on a tripod, and the entire dragonfly filled the...
I'm not sure that I should have spent over $25 on this simple plastic lens hood. For macro work, flare is seldom an issue for me. I guess that its function as "air bag" lens protection may make the...
It fits like a glove. It's pretty big though. The inside is a little fuzzy and attracts dust, but at least it's there and not on my lens. I usually keep my 100mm lens on my Canon Rebel, but it...
This lens hood is a must if you are serious about macro photography with you 100mm f/2.8. I cannot praise the lens high enough, but that is no reason why Canon should rip us off, asking $40 for a...
I take pictures for an orthodontists, and this has drastically improved the lighting on my photos. Its great for close up pictures. I use this in conjunction with a Cannon Rebel XT and a 60mm lens.
Twin-tube ring lite designed for close-up photography with EF Macro lenses; Flash tubes can fire together or independently Supports E-TTL, FE Lock and FP Flash (hi-speed sync) functions with Type-A...
I read all the other reviews on here and jumped to buy this lens. It seemed perfect for the price and since I am only an amateur I didn't need anything fancy. Well, the lens is no good! The focus...
This lens was good for me for a week or two, but then it suddenly stopped working when I had it on our trip to the zoo. It kept giving me an error. I popped my 50mm back on and did fine the rest...
I purchased this lens to replace another brand that started having problems. I shoot a lot of outdoor sports and the 70- 300 range is what I use the most. I chose this lens after doing a lot of...
terrific lens, really sharp. seems like you get a lot of quality for a fair price. i have a couple of "L" lenses, and they're great, and/but i don't think an "L" glass version of this lens...
It seems that fast and cheap wide zoom is still a pipe dream
I was excited about this lens when I saw all these reviews that seemed to suggest that it was the holy grail of walkaround lenses: fast, has a super-broad zoom range and is under $500. But when I...
Phenomenal. I shopped meticulously to find the perfect lens for most of what I do. This is it. The canon 17-85 has a little more reach and the image stabilizer but also too much chromatic...
I returned it to 47 St. Photo for exchange. It does not come with a case and could have been damaged in shipment. The second lens behind the front objective was loose and rattling around inside...
I've had this lens since September 2007, and have used it with a Digital Rebel XTi. I don't have any regrets about buying since I couldn't (and can't) afford either a better long telephoto lens or...
I purchased the non-DG film camera version this lens twice, once for a Nikon and again for a Canon EOS. Prior to original purchase, I tested this lens against its Nikon and Tamron rivals and it...
I bought this and it didn't work properly out of the box. Attached it to my Canon 20D and right away got an error message. When I looked it up it just said you'll get that w/non Canon Lens. I...
After a couple of weeks with this lens on my Canon 40D, I like it more all the time. I've found that the sweet spot on mine, aperture-wise, is about f/22. That gives me the most DOF and clarity...
I have had this lens for nearly two years, frequently recommending it online and too friends so I thought I would take a few minutes and write up a review here. This lens is sharp, well made and...
I went through two copies of this lens. The first copy had a front-focus problem approaching 20mm. I sent sample shots to Sigma, and they directed me to simply return the lens rather than have...
I've bot this lens and was soon disappointed. With all the great value (good zoom range, image quality and 2.8 aperture over the whole range for the price) the lens suffered from terrible front...
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