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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
Kasra A
Kasra A Regular Member • Posts: 189
Re: Can I buy one of the EF 100mm Macro lens instead of EF 85mm f/1.8 USM?

If you're going to use any of these lenses on an original 5D, the limiting factor would be the body not the lens. Even the 5D Mark II doesn't have a stellar AF system.

Anyways, 100mm f/2.8L is not particularly fast, even when you set the AF range to 0.5-inf. AF speed is not where it shines, it's the resolution and it's macro abilities. 85mm 1.8 is indeed faster in focusing.

 Kasra A's gear list:Kasra A's gear list
Sony a7R II Canon EOS R6 Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L II USM Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM +5 more
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