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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
grammieb14 Senior Member • Posts: 2,675
Re: Can I buy one of the EF 100mm Macro lens instead of EF 85mm f/1.8 USM?

85/1.8 is a very fast focusing lens.  I used it a lot at Hornet basketball games.  The 100 macro has a limiter to keep it from hunting.  If you set the limiter to the distance you are shooting, the af speed shouldn't be a problem.  Bab
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