Canon 50mm vs 60mm vs 100mm lenses

12 years 6 months ago #149560 by Mayo
Now for as far as macro lenses for Canon's are concerned I'm on the fence. I have a 50mm already and would like to pick up either a 60mm or 100mm. 60mm is pretty close to what I have already, but I've been told this lens is better for taking photos of flowers and such where as the 100 is good for inspects. I'm just wondering can the 100mm be use for a all around macro lens?

Canon 5D - Canon 50mm f/1.4 | Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 | Canon 70-200 f/4L
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12 years 6 months ago #149656 by MLKstudios
Yes. :)

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12 years 6 months ago #151662 by A9 Photo

Mayo wrote: Now for as far as macro lenses for Canon's are concerned I'm on the fence. I have a 50mm already and would like to pick up either a 60mm or 100mm. 60mm is pretty close to what I have already, but I've been told this lens is better for taking photos of flowers and such where as the 100 is good for inspects. I'm just wondering can the 100mm be use for a all around macro lens?


The 50mm is not a macro lens. It's just a good prime lens, which could be reverse mounted onto the camera for close up work. The 100mm is a good macro lens, which you could use to shoot anything in general. It's a prime lens, which has the ability to shoot macro.


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