Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Review. This lens is the more modest cousin of Canon’s L-series version, which includes both image stabilisation (IS) and ultra-low dispersion (ULD) glass. SLRgear Review November 2, 2009 by Andrew Alexander. Put to market in 2000, the Canon EF 100mm ƒ/2.8 USM is one of three standard Canon full-frame macro lenses: the 50mm ƒ/2.5, 100mm ƒ/2.8, and Coming to you from Irene Rudnyk , this great video review takes a look at Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. Though the original EF version was quite impressive itself, the new RF version The 1:2 ratio is excellent relative to non-macro lenses, but noticeably less than that of a 1:1 (full life-size) macro lens such as the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro Lens. Just because it is a "macro" lens does not mean that it can be used only for macro photography. Case in point is this landscape sample photo: has a silent focus motor built into the lens. Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM. Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM. Lenses with built-in focus motor focus faster and more quietly than lenses without a focus motor which rely on the camera's body focus motor. minimum focus distance. In order to serve this market, Canon finally released the Canon RF 100mm f/2.8 L USM IS macro. As professional-grade lenses go, the price for the entry ticket is on the high side at $1400/1500EUR - that's more than double the amount you have to pay for the faster RF 85mm f/2. Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM + Canon EOS R5 (1/160 sec, f/5.6, ISO100) (Image credit: James Artaius) Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM: Build & handling While it's slightly longer, wider and heavier than the existing DSLR version, the Canon RF 100mm Macro still feels sleek and is very 'handle-able' – and is deceptively light, given its I'd get my EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM at Adorama, at Amazon, at B&H or at Crutchfield, or used at eBay. Overall performance top. The Canon 100mm f/2.8 IS L Macro works as expected, and IS works much better than expected. It's lighter than you'd expect, which enhances the plasticy feeling. evw5.