Tamron, Sigma, Canon, or Canon?

polizonte wrote:

I know you responded to this posting a month ago...what camera body do you use most with your EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS ? I have used both Nikon and Canon, still on the fence as far as buying this Canon lens again. The last time I used one was with a Canon 6D.

I bought my first EF 100/2.8L Macro IS soon after I upgraded to a pre-owned 40D, which was in October 2010, but within a few months bought a new 7D, so it has spent most of its life on a 7D, and then soon after it was available, on a 7D Mark II. I now have two 7D Mark II cameras, so rarely remove this Macro L from its host body.

I bought my second EF 100/2.8L Macro IS in early 2016, after I added a 5Ds R, which coincided with a price reduction, to about $850, for the lens. (I paid approximately $1050 for my first one.) This second lens has mostly been used on the 5Ds R. While a duplicate lens may seem redundant, I take my 7D Mark II cameras into hazardous situations, and the quickest form of insurance is a second copy of my most-important lens. (Hand-held close-range and macro shooting is important for documenting injuries. My typical “client” is a victim of domestic violence. I have to shoot many images of flowers, leaves, fungi, lichens, bees, and puppies, to balance things.)

My two favorite lenses, to use on the 5Ds R, are the Macro L and EF 35mm f/2 IS. I did shoot one crime scene with this combination, as an experiment, but the huge files made uploading the images quite slow.

A nice budget-priced macro lens, is the Tokina 100mm f/2.8 Macro AT-X. I used my wife’s copy of this lens to develop a passion for close-range shooting. I prefer to use a weather-sealed, splash-resistant lenses while on duty, so acquired the Macro L.