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Can I buy one of the EF 100mm Macro lens instead of EF 85mm f/1.8 USM?

Started Aug 13, 2015 | Polls thread
ms18
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Re: Can I buy one of the EF 100mm Macro lens instead of EF 85mm f/1.8 USM?

I've not had a problem with AF speed of the 100mm Macro L, and if the purpose is portraiture, then I don't see a problem.

I want fast auto focus for indoor game badminton. EF 50mm f/1.4 USM is not fast enough

Not as fast as the 85mm F1.8, but fast enough.

So still EF 85mm is faster?

And the macro and IS features make it more versatile.

Yes but not for the primary reason i'm switching to.. But macro is the reason I'm considering another lens.

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