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\nThe new 100mm f\/2.8 ‘L’ IS Macro<\/center><\/p>\n
I have had nothing but good experiences with the existing (non-L, non-IS) macro which seems almost impossible to improve on optically, but the addition of IS is a welcome feature. Price is rumored to be around $1,000, or twice that of the non-IS lens. If your macro photography is tripod-based, I would find it hard to see spending twice as much on this lens, as IS is wasted in tripod work. Further, from a definition perspective, I find that making razor sharp 18″ x 24″ prints from my non-IS macro is trivial and see no reason why these would not scale just fine to 30″ x 40″, based on what I am seeing on the screen of my 24″ iMac. <\/p>\n
So the new lens may be better on paper, but how much better than my experience can you get? Worth thinking about. Some recent snaps with the non-IS Canon macro (using Helicon Focus) appear here<\/a>.<\/p>\n DPReview<\/a> has the scoop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Macro finally gets IS. While I find Canon’s announcement of yet another APS-C camera, the 7D, underwhelming – who needs yet another ‘me too’ DSLR? – this did catch my eye: The new 100mm f\/2.8 ‘L’ IS Macro I have had nothing but good experiences with the existing (non-L, non-IS) macro which seems almost … Continue reading Canon 100mm Macro-L with IS<\/span>