Advantages: Fantastic, clean, sharp images, good build quality, almost silent AF Disadvantages: I wish I'd have bought the 100mm!
...I purchased this lens as I started to become more and more interested in photographing bugs and insects close up. I decided on the this lens because it was the cheapest that Canon offered. The 100mm lens was £100 more (£460) so thought I'd rather bu ...
Advantages: Excellent image and build quality. Does what no other macro lens can do - zoom in! Disadvantages: Hard to get used to. Needs a dedicated macro flash to work properly.
I'll start off by saying that this lens is not worth buying unless you are seriously in to macro photography. The lens itself has a maximum working distance of 4 inches and is no use for anything other than macro work.
Lenses such as Canons other macr ...