Buy Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR CamerasCanon EF 100mm f/2 USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras Product Description:
- EF mount; telephoto lens
- Internal focusing; full-time manual focus
- 100mm focal length
- f/2 maximum aperture
- Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)
Product Description
Despite the large maximum aperture, the lens remains compact. Lens group 5 moves for rear focusing, and sharp, crisp pictures are obtained at all apertures. The background blur is ideal for portraits. The USM autofocuses the lens quickly and quietly.
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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent prime!
By Robert McCormick
I love this lens. I'd previously tried a friend's and was quite impressed with the sharpness from f2.2/2.5 onward, and the bokeh around f2.8/3.2. Upon purchasing the lens, I was overjoyed to discover both better sharpness (impressive wide open and just great by 2.2/2.5 in most circumstances) and smoother bokeh. I've also done some comparing of my lens with an 85mm f/1.8 that I used to own and I'm quite a bit more impressed with the CA performance at wide apertures with the 100mm than with the 85mm: at f/2, CA is present in high contrast situations, but not nearly as bad as with my 85mm; by f/2.5-2.8, the CA is already greatly reduced; and, by f/3.2-4, it's nearly absent. For a non-L, the contrast and color are great, as well. For the cost, size, and capability, I have yet to use a more impressive prime!
98 of 109 people found the following review helpful.Superlative on a full-frame SLR, awkward on a crop
By D. Alexander
I originally bought this lens for use with an Elan II film SLR back in 2003. It was extraordinary. The bokeh, focal length, and extreme background blur made it my favorite lens.Fast forward to 2005. I bought a Canon Digital Rebel. Now my 100/2 was a 160/2. That's too long for indoor portraits and too short to be a real telephoto. It also had noticeably less background blur at the same framing. Slowly, I noticed that I wasn't using it as often, or really at all. So I sold it and bought a 50/1.4.That's the unfortunate thing with this lens. As an optic, it's very good. Fairly sharp from f/2, fast and quiet AF, and only moderate color fringing. The only performance caveat is that it's a little low on contrast below f/2.8. But the focal length is just *so* inconvenient on Canon's most common DSLRs. This 100/2 feels cramped for space indoors, but too short to get up close and personal outdoors. The optical design is also optimized for close distances, so if you try to use it for distant objects at larger apertures like a real telephoto, fine detail disappears. And it's incompatible with Canon teleconverters, though you wouldn't really want to attach one anyway.What I used this lens for on my Elan II was flattering women. It's extremely good at that. My 50/1.4 serves a similar purpose on crop, but at an 80mm equivalent, it's a bit on the short side. The best option would be a 70/1.4, a focal Canon has yet to produce.If you're considering this lens for a body with a 1.6X cropped sensor (Rebels, 10D-60D, 7D), consider the 85/1.8 instead. They're similar designs, but the 135mm equivalent is just inside the standard portrait range and you may like it better.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.one of my favorites
By Brett Maxwell
I love this lens. I bought it basically because it is the longest focal length with a really large aperture under $500 ($925 for the 135 f2 and $4800 for the 200 f2). It focuses quick and is razor sharp, even wide open (I find I shoot with it 95% of the time at f2.0). On my crop sensor 40D it acts as a short telephoto and allows me to capture great action and tight portraits with perfectly blurred backgrounds.My one and only complaint is the lens hood attachment is not the best design. Definitely not large enough an issue to deduct a star.
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