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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
danferrin Contributing Member • Posts: 730
Re: Can I buy one of the EF 100mm Macro lens instead of EF 85mm f/1.8 USM?

Unless I've forgotten my math, the depth of field of a 100mm f/2.8 lens is essentially the same as a 50mm f/1.4 lens.

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