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Canon - EF 100mm f/2 USM Medium Telephoto Lens - Black
Average customer rating
4.7
(15 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 15 reviews
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF 100mm f/2 USM Medium Telephoto Lens - Black
Customer Rating
5
Great Portrait Lens
on December 26, 2020
Posted by: PJC Photo
from Greeley, CO
A splendid optic for portrait work! It delivers excellent sharpness and contrast at nearly every aperture, rendering wonderful backgrounds at f2-2.8 settings. Using it with a 5Ds body, and it handles the file size with ease. Love the small compact size, and uses less expensive filters than the f/2.8 tele zooms. Luckily I found a new copy, and I hope it’s with me for years to come....
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Portrait Lens!
on February 14, 2009
Posted by: NnySacci
from Chattanooga, TN
I recieved this lens for Christmas, hoping for a great portrait lens. And I got just that! This lens is amazing for portraits! The Bokeh is soo buttery! The colour and contrast are right on, and the sharpness is like a razor! Great great lens! The only con is, I wish it had image stabilizer. You either need UBER steady hands, or a tripod. This lens is not ment to go out to a party and get candid shots. But if you're serious about getting a better feel for portrait photography, this is a great starting point! You will not be dissapointed!
Pros: Super-sharp images, Fast auto-focus
Cons: no image stabilizer
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
An exceptional lens,
on November 7, 2008
Posted by: tc.boxer
from Williamsport, Pa
This really is a fine lens. It's quality is outstanding. Even at f/2 the main subject is sharp and contrasty. The usm drive is quiet and fast. It produces photos, in my opinion, nearly as good as the 135mm f/2, at 40% of the price. I can say that because I've owned both lens. Where it doeslag, as with the 85mm f/1.8, is build quality. It may preform like a L lens, but it isn't built like one.
Today, with most of using digitals with ap-s size sensors,the small 85mm is often the preffed choice. But the 100mm, although never as popular, is a great lens. Perhaps one of the best portrait lens you can own.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Fast auto-focus, great color and contrast, not too large
Cons: not built like a "l" lens
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
One prime and shoot heads, look here...
on August 7, 2009
Posted by: EOS4me
from Los Angeles, CA
If you can only buy one prime and shoot a lot of heads the EF 100 2L USM is the one to buy! Oh sure the EF 135 2L USM may be a bit sharper on film or high-end FF EOS 1Ds XX body and it is a lot more sexy than the more pedestrian EF 100 2 USM. But what the EF 2 USM lacks in sexy it gives back in real world image quality, much lighter weight and saves you enough money to buy another good prime. This is another workhorse lens that splits the range between the EF 85 1.8USM and EF 135 2L USM and because of it is less narrowly defined in what you can do with it.
Depending on your EOS sensor format it can be used for a lot of different subjects and can produce very fine images if you do your part. A bit more money for some reason than the shorter faster EF 85 1.8USM but has the extra reach you may need or want on a smaller format chip EOS body. Similar build to the EF 85 1.8USM which is to say solid feeling with fast and quiet focusing. Another excellent image and value lens IMO.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus, resonably priced, quiet af
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent mid-range prime
on June 10, 2012
Posted by: JerseyPix
from Southern New Jersey
This is an amazing and affordable mid-range prime lens. Often over shadowed by the 85 f1.8, the 100 provides a little more reach for those of us that don't like to be too close.
The bokeh is smooth, the images sharp. The focus is acceptable, however, does hunt in low lighting, despite the f2.
I have "L" lenses, and I can honestly say, this is one of Canon's non "L" that feels, shots and performs like it deserves the red strip. Excellent lens.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Awesome lens
on December 19, 2017
Posted by: DavidR
from Bottineau County, ND, United States
I have had this lens for a couple of years now and have enjoyed this lens.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Cheralynn
from Erie, PA
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This lens is very well built and has even better image quality the the 85mm f1.8 version. Focusing is fast and quiet. Only cons are no stabilization (come on, Canon, and catch up to the times by putting stabilization into the bodies!) and is too big and bulky. But it does a great job with image quality so I’ll live with the excess weight for my Canon RP until I can switch to a smaller, lighter lens system with stabilized bodies.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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