EF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens

13 years 6 months ago #1339 by catchphraze
I picked up an EF 100mm macro lens last Friday, and during testing I was amazed at how slow it focuses. Is this standard or do I have a bad copy? It also hunts for a long time before finally picking up a focusing point. I have no other lens to compare it with either so not sure if this is usually the case or not.


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13 years 6 months ago #1633 by canon4me
I have that lens.....and although it takes a little longer to focus in...i didn't think it was as bad as you have mentioned.


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13 years 6 months ago - 13 years 6 months ago #2729 by KiwiBrit
This lens is my next purchase. I hope its not the lens. Maybe try another one and see if it has focusing issues? Then I would return it.


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13 years 5 months ago - 13 years 5 months ago #4441 by phototex
I have this lens, and it performs for me at least as well as my 3 L lenses. It's super-sharp, but yes, it sometimes does take time to find focus. I only have a problem with that when I'm shooting butterflies, for they often fly off before the lens finds focus. I sometimes just switch to manual focus, but that's sometimes too slow as well. Still, because of the extreme sharpness in the photos I get with this lens, it's definitely a keeper for me. Try setting your camera's focus points to center focus - that helped me, especially when shooting wide open. Hope this helps.


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