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PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:44 pm    Post subject: 2010 first bee Reply with quote
Canon EF 100mm f2.8 macro usm on Eos 40D

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Olivier, how are you ?

Nice images, #3 and #5 are my faves. Are these new pics ?
Unfortunately we have here no blossoms, no bees or something else.

regards


PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rolf wrote:
Hi Olivier, how are you ?
Nice images, #3 and #5 are my faves. Are these new pics ?
Unfortunately we have here no blossoms, no bees or something else.
regards


Hi Rolf, I'm fine and what about you ?
Yes, these shots are brand new ones, taken monday.

Regards. Smile


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The advantages of digital....yesterday I was taking shots of bumble bees in the garden around the heather, but the shots are still in the camera..........cos it's film.


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Olivier wrote:
Rolf wrote:
Hi Olivier, how are you ?
Nice images, #3 and #5 are my faves. Are these new pics ?
Unfortunately we have here no blossoms, no bees or something else.
regards


Hi Rolf, I'm fine and what about you ?
Yes, these shots are brand new ones, taken monday.

Regards. Smile


Hi Olivier, I´m fine too.

Yesterday was a nice day here too and today it seems it will be much better. Shocked

Perhaps we will have some blossoms next week here too. It´s a good idea that you show your images so I have an idea what will happen here few days later. Laughing Laughing Laughing


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
great Olivier, cold winter, warm summer


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you.
Poilu, Ithink you're right.

Rolf, as a specialist in announcing further days weather, I'll change my nickname to "Oli the frog". Laughing


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good to see Very Happy none here yet.... but already there are some mosquito types near the water. Looks like a good lens for the job too Very Happy


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Olivier, do you like this AF macro?
I check the reviews and it is quite bad compared to your Canon 50:1.8II
at 2.8, the 50 is better than the 100 at 5.6


http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/overview


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh yes I like it, Poilu. Very Happy

It's interesting to see that the 1.8/50mm seems exceptional on a full frame. Its results are at the maximum of the range scale.

I just copy the final conclusion about the 2.8/100mm Macro :
The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM macro may not have the shiny reputation of an L grade lens but it's a great performer nonetheless. It provides sharp images straight from f/2.8 all the way down to f/16 and neither distortions nor lateral CAs are something to worry about. It produces some pronounced vignetting at f/2.8 but within the full format test scope it's actually better than most here. The amount of LoCAs (bokeh fringing) is comparatively moderate even at f/2.8. The quality of the bokeh (out-of-focus blur) is pretty good although not perfect.
The Canon lens features a true IF (internal focusing) mechanism so its physical length remains constant regardless of the focus setting - in terms of long term durability this is clearly a superior approach compared to the usual extension system used in third party alternatives. The principal build quality leaves also nothing to be desired for a lens in this class. The implementation of the USM (ultrasonic AF) is excellent - compared to conventional macro lenses in this range it is a speed daemon here and a near silent one.
Regarding its performance characteristic in this full format scope it is a steal for the money and as good as the much more expensive Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM L IS - minus image stabilization and a slightly less impressive build quality.

You make me think about a quick comparison between those two lenses.
I'll see in the next days wether conditions are good to do it . Smile

Just have a look at the APS-C results for the two lenses and they are very close.


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Olivier wrote:
Just have a look at the APS-C results for the two lenses and they are very close

interesting, indeed; or it is the Canon lenses variation, or those test cannot be trust


PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tests by SLRGear :
Click on the thumbnails to see full-size graphs and interactive charts

Canon EF 100mm f2.8 Macro USM
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/157/cat/all

Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II
http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/150/cat/10

If you compare the blur indexes, they're very close on APS-C and on FF the 1.8/50 is a bit better.
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