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First a little explanation: i've little time left to "test" the lens so i made some handheld shots today in the garden, nothing special but to show you more than the crappy out of the window shots.

Since this lens has IS instead of the former lens (not sold yet because i think it is also excellent and on a tripod there is hardly any use for the IS function) I only took handheld pictures because this is why the lens is bought.

My first impression: The EF 100-2.8L IS is a fine lens but the EF 100-2.8 USM Macro is a real bang for the buck.

You can find more pictures on my site (and exif info) And you may download them. They are not RAW because RAW files can't be uploaded to Zenfolio.

I do hope these examples are more usefull for you all.

http://www.geckophoto.zenfolio.com (see folder EF100-2.8L IS)

(These pictures are dedicated to JClaude, thanks JCaude!!)









 
Rob,

These are great pictures. I'd like to apologize for yesterday and my bad comment. From what I've seen (exif data) this lens looks great. But like you said, 100mm non-IS is now a real bargain.

I need a macro lens (I already own 65MP-E, but this is a VERY specific lens). So the question is, do I want to spend 1000€ on a macro lens, while I can get one for 400€ (without IS) but this doesn't bother me since I own several flashes.

I also would like to see (when you have the time, I guess after your trip to the Swaziland) portraits taken with this lens.

But man, a macro shot taken @1/20 and still sharp, whoaw!!! This looks great!

Thanks for sharing and thanks to JClaude because I guess without him, we wouldn't have gotten this test.
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I don't have first hand experience with either lens, but am interested. Price aside, weathersealing and IS aside for a second, would you say the 100 L has better optics than the 100 2.8?
 
Thanks can_ka_no_rey! (No hard feelings!)

I would advice to wait till the formal test of this lens on the-digital-picture.com At this site you can exmine both lenses and their iso charts next to each other.

I bought the lens for the trip because taking a tripod isn't a option so macro shooting would be hand held shooting. If i wasn't going to Swaziland i too would have waited till the test at the-digital-picture.

Unfortunately i am not a "portrait" shooter (you might discover this on my website no people just animals, flowers and so on.)

It can't be long before this lens will hit the shelves in other parts of the world so there will be soon also portrait samples on the web.

Best regards,

Rob
 
Hi travelinbri_74,

It's to early to say this but i think the copies i own of the EF 100-2.8 USM and EF 100-2.8L IS USM are quite close to each other.

Unfortunately i don't have the time foor the next weeks to do a "side by side" shooting.

Best regards,

Rob
 
robbert100 said:
First a little explanation: i've little time left to "test" the lens so i made some handheld shots today in the garden, nothing special but to show you more than the crappy out of the window shots.

Since this lens has IS instead of the former lens (not sold yet because i think it is also excellent and on a tripod there is hardly any use for the IS function) I only took handheld pictures because this is why the lens is bought.

My first impression: The EF 100-2.8L IS is a fine lens but the EF 100-2.8 USM Macro is a real bang for the buck.

You can find more pictures on my site (and exif info) And you may download them. They are not RAW because RAW files can't be uploaded to Zenfolio.

I do hope these examples are more usefull for you all.

http://www.geckophoto.zenfolio.com (see folder EF100-2.8L IS)

(These pictures are dedicated to JClaude, thanks JCaude!!)









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I was very interested to see some handheld samples to indicate how effective the IS is and these look very good. So many thanks for going to the trouble of posting these. I wasn't expecting a massive jump in image quality over the current 100mm f2.8 macro because it's already very good and there's a limit to how much more even the most excellent lenses can get. Most of the macro lenses are already so good that it is really splitting hairs to separate them. However, IS that works in the macro range is an interesting development.
 
Very nice images. I’m amazed at how sharp the 5th image is at 1/20 shutter speed! I’ll be looking forward to the reviews after the lens is in general circulation. And then I may have to decide what to do with my Tammy 90/2.8 and 180/3.5 . . .
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robbert100 said:
First a little explanation: i've little time left to "test" the lens so i made some handheld shots today in the garden, nothing special but to show you more than the crappy out of the window shots.

Since this lens has IS instead of the former lens (not sold yet because i think it is also excellent and on a tripod there is hardly any use for the IS function) I only took handheld pictures because this is why the lens is bought.

My first impression: The EF 100-2.8L IS is a fine lens but the EF 100-2.8 USM Macro is a real bang for the buck.

You can find more pictures on my site (and exif info) And you may download them. They are not RAW because RAW files can't be uploaded to Zenfolio.

I do hope these examples are more usefull for you all.

http://www.geckophoto.zenfolio.com (see folder EF100-2.8L IS)

(These pictures are dedicated to JClaude, thanks JCaude!!)

http://geckophoto.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p717108576-3.jpg

http://geckophoto.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p701096093-3.jpg

http://geckophoto.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p861492267-3.jpg

http://geckophoto.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p639678700-3.jpg

http://geckophoto.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p654309737-3.jpg
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How well does the image stabilization work for macro shots?

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Thank you Robbert, I am glad you decided to go ahead with your testing of this lens, NO one else has it and your images are of great benefit and interesting to all the people who are interested in it! and they are great looking images too :-)
Thanks again!!

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Hi everybody!

Thank you for your comments!

I think the IS is as effective as Canon claims, 4 stops for normal shooting, 2 stops at close-up.

A special thank you to JClaude :-)

Now i am off so i am not able to answer your questions for two weeks.

Best regards,

Rob
 
jpr2 said:
this thread looks like continuation of some earlier exchange - HOW
was it possible to obtain an early copy?
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Two days ago I noticed 2 different web shop in The Netherlands had the lens available. I ordered one and received it today. Made first shots handheld. The IS is effective indeed as owner Robbert describes in this thread. Overall impression (build quality, image quality and handling with camera) is very positive. I intend to post images shortly or provide a link for download. BTW, I use a 5D mkII.

Best regards,
Paul
 
Paul_S57 said:
Two days ago I noticed 2 different web shop in The Netherlands had the lens available. I ordered one and received it today. Made first shots handheld. The IS is effective indeed as owner Robbert describes in this thread. Overall impression (build quality, image quality and handling with camera) is very positive. I intend to post images shortly or provide a link for download. BTW, I use a 5D mkII.
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Paul, thanks for the info - how much did they overcharge you for the privilege
of being among the first?

I'd be also very much interested how quickly AF really works (with & without
a distance limiter) in non-macro, i.e. portraits or street shots, situations?

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jpr2 said:
Paul_S57 said:
Two days ago I noticed 2 different web shop in The Netherlands had the lens available. I ordered one and received it today. Made first shots handheld. The IS is effective indeed as owner Robbert describes in this thread. Overall impression (build quality, image quality and handling with camera) is very positive. I intend to post images shortly or provide a link for download. BTW, I use a 5D mkII.
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Paul, thanks for the info - how much did they overcharge you for the privilege
of being among the first?

I'd be also very much interested how quickly AF really works (with & without
a distance limiter) in non-macro, i.e. portraits or street shots, situations?

jpr2
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JPR2, I do not know the overcharge, it was not specified on the invoice .

Nevertheless, first impression is the AF is fast and works very well. The distance limiter is helpful in doing non-macro indeed or macro-only (0.3-0.5m position).

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Best regards,
Paul
 
looks amazingly sharp and good

of course there is no difference in da pictures between this one and the canon 100 macro without the red ring

but there is no difference in ada pictures between the canon 100 macro without the red ring and a cosina 100 macro 3.2 (it says 3.5 but it's a 3.2)

oh well

IS for macro is a good thing (I guess...) but the red ring definitely makes all the difference: the cosina doesn't have any red ring, but a black matched macro adapter) so there is no contest.

the cosina goes for 50 bucks on ebay (by the way)
 
cityphotographer said:
looks amazingly sharp and good

of course there is no difference in da pictures between this one and the canon 100 macro without the red ring

but there is no difference in ada pictures between the canon 100 macro without the red ring and a cosina 100 macro 3.2 (it says 3.5 but it's a 3.2)

oh well

IS for macro is a good thing (I guess...) but the red ring definitely makes all the difference: the cosina doesn't have any red ring, but a black matched macro adapter) so there is no contest.

the cosina goes for 50 bucks on ebay (by the way)
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Rick Knepper said:
cityphotographer said:
looks amazingly sharp and good

of course there is no difference in da pictures between this one and the canon 100 macro without the red ring

but there is no difference in ada pictures between the canon 100 macro without the red ring and a cosina 100 macro 3.2 (it says 3.5 but it's a 3.2)

oh well

IS for macro is a good thing (I guess...) but the red ring definitely makes all the difference: the cosina doesn't have any red ring, but a black matched macro adapter) so there is no contest.

the cosina goes for 50 bucks on ebay (by the way)
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That most macro lenses are already that good as regards image quality that a bit better performance doesn't make that much difference. I've never actually used the Cosina 100mm macro, but I believe it's actually quite good when stopped down - although I suspect that especially at wider apertures there may be a bit of difference between it and other better macro lenses. However, of all the macro lenses that are currently available (the Cosina not being one of them - I think?) there are no bad ones. There is so little real world difference between the image quality of most macro lenses that it is really splitting hairs to say one is better than the other. The biggest difference seems to be wide open with some just being very good, whilst others are excellent. This always comes up when people are agonising about which macro lens to get. But it isn't like with zoom lenses where there can be big differences between the best and the worst. With macro lenses there is a much smaller difference between the worst and the best - often so small that you'd need to do some serious pixel peeping to see it.
 
cosina, soligor, pentax, vivitar
all the same (exact) lens

the vivitar goes for 89 bucks at B&H , tho cosina goes for 49 on ebay

you understand the money difference we're talking about for a macro lens?

the quality between a cosina or vivitar and the 100 macro canon (quality of the pictures) is pretty much the same.

the IS should cost more , but not 1K more. For the same picture quality I can get out of a 49 bucks lens this whole thing doesn't look good to me.

the rest of the money goes to pay for the red ring: which is fashion. Since I am a photographer I shoot fashion but I don't buy it.

now this is the first time that I see Canon using the red ring with no other reason than marketing.
and I don't like it.

they can do whatever they want but I can come over here and tell

obviously

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P.S.: cosina makes the zeiss lenses for nikon mount (by the way)
Rick Knepper said:
cityphotographer said:
looks amazingly sharp and good

of course there is no difference in da pictures between this one and the canon 100 macro without the red ring

but there is no difference in ada pictures between the canon 100 macro without the red ring and a cosina 100 macro 3.2 (it says 3.5 but it's a 3.2)

oh well

IS for macro is a good thing (I guess...) but the red ring definitely makes all the difference: the cosina doesn't have any red ring, but a black matched macro adapter) so there is no contest.

the cosina goes for 50 bucks on ebay (by the way)
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