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Jan 17, 2011
Amazing value in a true 1:1 macro
The EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM is an excellent lens with good, tight build quality and enviable image performance. The EF-S (short-focus) design with a rigid plastic housing allows for a lightweight, compact design that is easy to carry without compromising the image quality. The USM focus is fast and silent with full-time manual override, and the images are sharp all the way to the 1:1 (lifesize) magnification. In a pinch, it's a passable portrait lens, too. The 60mm Macro accepts inexpensive 52mm-diameter filters.
The 60mm f/2.8 Macro is arguably the best true 1:1 macro in Canon's lineup for crop-factor digital cameras, meaning all digitals except the 5D and 1D series bodies. On one side, the EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro is cheaper, but with cheaper build quality to match, and it only supports 1:2 maximum magnification. On the other side, the 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM costs about $150 more (and the 100mm L costs a whole lot more).
The lens has only two disadvantages that I've observed: First, it occasionally hunts when focusing to infinity, which is not unreasonable for a dedicated macro lens. Second, for any macro lens, 1:1 magnification is achieved at two times the 35mm-equivalent focal length, which at 60mm is:
60mm focal length * 1.6 crop factor * 2.0 distance = 192mm (about 7.5 inches)
Some living subjects won't let a photographer get that close, and it's easy to bump right into the subject when lining up a shot at that distance, particularly if using the ET-67B lens hood. For those situations, one of the 100mm or 180mm Macro lenses will be essential and the buyer will pay handsomely for it. For everything else, consider this lens. At this price point and application, it is an excellent value.
Jan 17, 2011
Amazing value in a true 1:1 macro
1 of 1 found this helpful The EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM is an excellent lens with good, tight build quality and enviable image performance. The EF-S (short-focus) design with a rigid plastic housing allows for a lightweight, compact design that is easy to carry without compromising the image quality. The USM focus is fast and silent with full-time manual override, and the images are sharp all the way to the 1:1 (lifesize) magnification. In a pinch, it's a passable portrait lens, too. The 60mm Macro accepts inexpensive 52mm-diameter filters.
The 60mm f/2.8 Macro is arguably the best true 1:1 macro in Canon's lineup for crop-factor digital cameras, meaning all digitals except the 5D and 1D series bodies. On one side, the EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro is cheaper, but with cheaper build quality to match, and it only supports 1:2 maximum magnification. On the other side, the 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM costs about $150 more (and the 100mm L costs a whole lot more).
The lens has only two disadvantages that I've observed: First, it occasionally hunts when focusing to infinity, which is not unreasonable for a dedicated macro lens. Second, for any macro lens, 1:1 magnification is achieved at two times the 35mm-equivalent focal length, which at 60mm is:
60mm focal length * 1.6 crop factor * 2.0 distance = 192mm (about 7.5 inches)
Some living subjects won't let a photographer get that close, and it's easy to bump right into the subject when lining up a shot at that distance, particularly if using the ET-67B lens hood. For those situations, one of the 100mm or 180mm Macro lenses will be essential and the buyer will pay handsomely for it. For everything else, consider this lens. At this price point and application, it is an excellent value.
Apr 21, 2011
Good lens, not perfect, but an excellent upgrade form most Canon kit lenses
The 17-85mm is one of Canon's better general-purpose lens for crop-factor bodies, offering roughly the same field of view as a 28-135mm on a full-frame camera body. The USM focusing is fast and silent. The image stabilizer gains 1-2 stops of shutter speed below the focal reciprocal. The macro range is not a substitute for a true macro lens, but is better than nothing in a pinch. The zoom is reasonably well damped, although it may try to "telescope" whenever zoomed anywhere beyond 17mm. Build quality could be a little better but it's not too shabby at its pricepoint. And finally, the optics: the lens is slightly soft at its base aperture and zoom of f/4 and 17mm, sharpening up considerably by f/5.6. If cost is no object, the newer 15-85mm gets very high marks for image sharpness across the entire aperture range, and also stops down to f/3.5 at 15mm for improved light gathering, but if you're stuck with the 18-55mm kit lens and have a budget that peaks around $300, this is pretty much the ideal intermediate lens.