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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
maboleth Contributing Member • Posts: 831
Re: Can I buy one of the EF 100mm Macro lens instead of EF 85mm f/1.8 USM?

I own Canon 100m L macro IS and is a wonderful lens with great bokeh. USM is lighting fast. That being said, I'm planing to buy 85mm F1.8. Why? Because 100 can be a bit too far on the 7Dmk2, but the main reason is that you have 1 1/3 of a stop less DOF with 1.8 than 2.8.

Plus 85mm f1.8 is cheap workhorse lens.

However, if I were you, I'd get 100mm IS first, because it's more versatile, you have a mild telephoto + portrait + macro lens + IS.

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