Customer Ratings & Reviews

We bought this lens for marco photography and very happy about it. It allows making very close/detailed images. The only thing is that it doesn't have a stabilizer, so manual focusing when doing closeup requires still hands or tripod.

This lens produces excellent quality macro shots - very close and fast at 2.8. Solid build. Beautiful bokeh. I use this with my 7D and am getting fantastic results. Very sharp. The best part is that the cost is economical.

I really love this lens! It did however take some getting use to. With this lens it took some time to figure out what camera settings worked best. Once I got that figured out I fell in love with this lens. This lens is a good len for taking photos in gyms with low lighting. I love taking basketball action shots, but have a lot of issues with low light. With this lens I am able to take good action shot in low light without using a flash. My only complaint is I wish it zoomed. You need to be close to the action to get the blurred back ground affect. If you get to close it will cut the player off. But to far away while it still takes good photos though the subject doesn't stand out as well. It would be nice to be able to zoom in so as to focus more on the subject. This lens has fast focus for fast action. This is a good lens for those of us that need a better lens without the extrem price. It is a little on the heavy side. That is not an issue for me, I look at that as meaning a good quility lens. Since switching to this lens I have people offering to pay me to take photos of thier athlete. You will not be disappointed with this lens.

I received this lens for mother's day this year. I had been looking at it for quite some time and finally decided to make the plunge. Although a bit pricey, it is the most fabulous lens I have ever owned. The picture clarity is phenomenal at close up range. I am fond of taking photos of flowers, and they just jump at you. As you can tell in the attached photo, they are simply breathtaking. It doesn't take a professional photographer to get professional-quality photos with this lens. This was shot on automatic settings. I definitely recommend this lens. It is well worth the investment.

I love how close up you can get to the photos and is a very nice, sharp lens [:

Just getting back into photography and is my first venture into the 'digital domain'. This lens certainly is worth the price of admission. Pictures are very sharp with great bokeh! All my lenses are Canon (EF 15-85mm, EF 70-200mm f/4 L & of course, this one) and am extremely pleased with all of them.

Well worth buying takes excellent pictures. Easy to ues.

bought this lens for shooting jewelry and this is one of the best. pricey but worth every penny and the price on amazon is the same as at best buy.

This lens is a great lens for macro or portrait photography. The depth of field is amazing and we've gotten some great shots with it!

Really good lens takes sharp photos easy to carry around I would recommend this to anyone interested in macro photography.

I bought this lens as a Christmas gift and couldn't be happier with the item We have taken great pictures with it.

the macro lens is okay and decent for the price for a beginner

This is a fantastic lens. I use it for both macro and portrait photography. I hesitated to buy it because I didn't think I would use it that often, but I find myself reaching for it quite often.

Great for close up head shots and in great natural color, and close range for say taking a pic of a coin, shows all intricate parts well

This is a great product that is easy to use and doesn't take up much space. The clarity is awesome!

Needed a Christmas gift for the wife and she had Always enjoyed taking nature photos with her canon T3i. After about two hours talking with the Canon rep I came home with this. The wife couldn't have been happier with it. She is taking some fabulous and seriously close in pictures and is enjoying every minute of it! Only reason for 4 stars is cost, my whole camera was the cost of this one lense.

This has to be one of Canon's best Macro lens for the Semi pro. AF works well and the pictures are really sharp

I am getting clear shots and I don't have to be too close to my subject.

Do you need a macro lens? This is an amazing option. It delivers crispy images and a very good dinamic range. Moreover, its 100mm focal length is the perfect reach for tiny subjects and small details that would be impossible to be photographed otherwise.

I don't have any experience with the L version of this lens, but I couldn't justify the extra money on a lens that won't see nearly as much use as my 24-70 2.8L and 70-200 2.8L. It has performed fantastically for ring shots. I'm anxious to try it out as a portait lens as well!