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Klaus review of RF100 macro is out

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Re: Klaus review of RF100 macro is out

And-roid wrote:

Distinctly Average wrote:

And-roid wrote:

fritzli wrote:

https://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_ff/1140-canonrf100f28

highly recommended, some focus shift though. what do you think?

With 85 on R7 will be more practical imo, chopping off the edge, which is very decent too anyway, will provide a very nice 135mm f3 macro

Personally I prefer 60-65mm on a crop camera. I do a lot of macro using those and rarely use the 100L. Having tried the RF100 and owning the EF100L magnification on the RF is great and the AF is faster for the few times I use AF in macro. Otherwise the upgrade would not be worth it for me, mainly as it would still rarely be used as it is not my preferred focal length on a crop.

Do you mean 6o-65mm eg 100-105mm equivalent or 60-65mm equivalent? Either way I don't think that or the 1:2 is the issue for most!

I don’t concern myself with equivalent lengths, 60mm is 60mm.  I didn’t use the 100L much on FF or crop bodies as I preferred the 60mm. Fits easier in my bag for one, which means I can also carry the MPE-65. Now that lens is challenging for now macro togs, especially handheld. I took the tripod ring off it out of the box and never used it. Took a lot of practice to learn. It is also heavy with quite a front ended balance making it hard work at times. The results are worth the effort, at least they are for me.

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