Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Digital SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLR Cameras
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Digital SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLR Cameras
Customer Review: EFS 60mm F2.8
Summary: 5 Stars
Come on people, there is a reason why Canon makes this lens for us. Yes it 's EFS for APS-C camera bodies only. But this lens can be doubled as a portrait lens for its focal length. Some may argue that its working distance is too short as a macro and may scare critters away. I partially agree. But the same argument applies when you use the EF100mm on a full frame camera. If you have the money, by all means, get the EF100mm F2.8L IS. This is the lens I will be drooling all over once I move to full frame. And I think IS would be a great help if you use EF100mm on a crop body. Remember the "safety" shutter speed for hand held is 1/(focal length x crop factor), you can hand hold the EFS 60mm better than the non-IS version of the EF100mm. With that said, the existence of the EFS60mm is justified.
The EFS60mm offers the best optical performance in my lens collection. It beats my EF 24-70mm F2.8L in terms of sharpness and chroma aberration at the same focal length and aperture. I use the EFS60mm not only for macro but also for other stuff like people and still objects. When I move to full frame, I am pretty sure I would still keep a crop body as a back up and also for telephoto stuff. So the value of this lens would not diminish. A great lens like this one should retain its resale value. You shouldn't worry too much about "oh, but I 'm going to upgrade to full frame some time down the road." Just get this lens if you want more versatility. Recently I have a business partner who has moved to full frame, and he sold his EFS 17-55mm F2.8 at 98% of what he had originally paid for. It 's better than renting.
Customer Review: An Excellent Lens at a Geat Price
Summary: 5 Stars
I own several cheaper Canon lenses. I'm on a strict budget so, So far, this is my best and sharpest lens. Quiet and accurate focusing, it's great for macro and portrait shots.
When used on any Canon EOS Rebel this 60mm lens is almost equivalent to the earlier 100mm f2.8 USM when used on a Canon camera with full frame sensor (that doesn't have Image Stabilization or L-Series glass). This is because, with any Rebel the crop value is less than full frame sensors - 60mm is 60 X 1.6 = 96mm - near equivalent to the 100mm when it is used on a full frame camera. f2.8 aperture is the same on both.
I love this 60mm lens but I wish I could have one with the legendary spherical L-series lens elements and Image Stabilization (IS). The newest Canon f2.8 100mm L-Series USM lens has 2nd generation image stabilization (IS); but it cost about $300.00 more than its predecessor.
As for me, my future plans are to acquire a Canon EOS Rebel T2i (Body Only) maybe used - but Like New) and maybe the 70-200mm L-Series IS USM lens.
This means an austerity program for nine or ten months while I pay down my credit cards and save-up. And that's okay because I'm growing in knowledge and photo skills. The camera equipment I already own is good enough to get good pictures until my skills warrant the more expensive camera and lens. In the meantime I'm feeling pleasure and happiness as my eyes gradually open to backgrounds, colors, textures, shapes, composition, lighting, movement, and sharpen my timing, I'm an old man and this feels like being born again.
Customer Review: Very impressive
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been shooting with one of these lenses for about 6 months now and so far I am extremely pleased with the performance of this lens. It's fast, quiet, and accurate auto-focus. It produces a nice soft background blur at f/2.8 when you want one. The lighting & focus are nice & flat from edge to edge, and focus is tack sharp. Macro shots provide juicy color & detail. The picture quality from this prime-focus lens rivals the quality produced by some of my L series lenses (but L series lenses generally start at around $1000 and go up from there.) Basically the price to quality value is extremely good.
A few have commented that they don't understand the point of having a 60mm macro when Canon already makes a 100mm macro. Macro lenses aren't *just* for macro work -- they also function as great "walking around" prime-focus lenses for quick shots that will look better than probably any zoom lens in the price range. 60mm is comfortable focal length for this. I can take portrait half shots and three-quarter shots of subjects without feeling like I need to walk back to the next room just to get the subject to fit in the picture.
I use this lens for macro work, food photography, portrait work, and walking-around candids.
If I were to lose this lens, it would definitely be on my list of lenses that I would buy again.
The lens hood (not included) for this lens, is Canon ET-67B Lens Hood for EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Digital SLR Lens
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Summary: 5 Stars
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Pros: Very sharp, bright (fast), versatile, excellent build quality.
Cons: AF tends to be dicy in low-light conditions.
Pros: SHARP, SHARP, SHARP. No distortion, no CA, optically superb and better
Cons: EF-S mount. Had to sell it when I upgraded to the 5D.
Pros: Very solid build, Internal focusing is fantastic, Produces wonderfully saturated photos and high in contrast, Bokeh is lovely and very smooth, Auto Focus is typical ring-USM with Full Time Manual focus being excellent and smooth. f2.8 Aperture, 52mm Filter Size
Cons: I do feel Canon could reduce the price, however for this quality I don't mind paying for it.
if your a newbie here's some info
A lens is "fast" when it has a low f-stop... ok so when you have a smaller number the apature is bigger which allows more light through, so this means you can up the shutter speed. and still have enough light reach the sensor.
ok so lets say you have an out door shot if you have say an f/4 lens the shutter speed could be 1/250 of a second and you would get a good exposer. Now this lens can only go f/4
but if you in the same outdoor setting, had an f/2.8 lens you could jump to 1/500 of a second and get the same exposer. and freeze the action mmore effectivly, this i believe is why it's a "fast" lens.
ok have fun and get it done
Customer Review: Economical, Near-L Quality Lens
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an entry-level photographer with a Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400d) and have been shooting with it for over a year now. My first of three lens was the "kit" EF-S 18-55mm (good for beginners, but you'll want to upgrade), my second was the EF 28-135mm IS USM (a highly versitile lens with mid-quality optics and Image Stabilization, a life-saver if you know anything about photography), and my third and most recent purchase was the EF-S 60mm USM Macro.
This lens sports superior color and sharpness to either of my other two lenses, and it shows in the pictures I have taken using it. Even with the aperture wide open, the graphics stay sharp and crisp with excelent bokeh. As a prime, this lens obviously has advantages in both sharpness and color over any non-"L" zoom. However, even with it's fixed focal length, I did not expect the quality that this lens has shown. As it's title sugests, it takes excellent macro photos, and, with it's fast aperture, it is also good for portraits.
As I mentioned in the title, if you're looking for "L" quality with a big white lens, you won't find it here. But this lens comes so close to "L" that it is nearly impossible to tell the difference. And with a price this low, how can you complain? I would recommend this lens to all photographers using an APS-C frame (1.6x conversion) in Rebels, XT's, XTi's, and 20-40d's.