SHARPEST LENS EVER! 100mm CANON MACRO L

[Mark Toia]

I'm going to start with saying that Im a PL GLASS man.... Have been for 20 years... Probably will be for many years to come...
But I've been shocked over the last 4 months of testing lenses...

Now I've owned some seriously sharp lenses in my day... but man!!!!! the 100mm CANON MACRO L is now the king of kings. Not sure if I have fluked one... or they are all this good, but I am amazed with the one in sitting on my camera right now.

Now some of these blowups are way past what they should be, some are up to 800-1600%... Something none of us will ever need to do... But I wanted to see the extreme point.

Having AF control while recording and image stabiliser which actually works is like a gift from god... Pulls sharps perfectly, from 3 inche to infinity in seconds... from pin to pin.
There is know way in hell a human can pull focus better this without pre focussed marks and a shit load of practise. You just point this at something and bang its spot on, from an ant to a mountain... without even taking your hands off the camera.

I shit you not... SELL your MACRO PL glass lenses now before its too late. I'll never use mine again.... PL Macro glass is officially died for me today.

 

[Martin Weiss]

I just got one a week ago, and it is so sharp in the non-macro range, that my Contx 85/1.4 is about to become second choice for portraits. Amazing lens, indeed.

 

[Patrick Grossien]

Hehe, Mark, you're officially becoming a Canon evangelist

Awesome stuff! What's the percentage on the macro blowups?

 

[Dave Blackham]

if you think thats good try the Leica 100mm Apo macro or the Voigtlander Apo 125 Lanthar.....

 

[Mark Toia]

I doubt I would use this thing for anything other than real macro work, but at least I can use it for other uses if needed.

Actually it would be good for VFX keying work..

 

[Mark Toia]

Hehe, Mark, you're officially becoming a Canon evangelist

Awesome stuff! What's the percentage on the macro blowups?

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800% +

 

[Kemalettin Sert]

Oh Mark...Please dont do this! i have to order this lens now thanks for the test

 

[Mark Toia]

if you think thats good try the Leica 100mm Apo macro or the Voigtlander Apo 125 Lanthar.....

Do they have image stabilising and AF. )))) Kidding
I'm sure they are really sharp as well.

 

[Tom_Gaudet]

Mark,

Seriously, thank you for this review. I have pondered this lens for a while and wanted to see what others thought of it. THANKS!

 

[John Galeano]

Mark's review was so good that B&H is sold out now lol... Went to buy it after seeing this, now I must wait

 

[Martin Weiss]

Mark's review was so good that B&H is sold out now lol... Went to buy it after seeing this, now I must wait

Adorama has them as I type

 

[John Galeano]

Nice!! thank you Martin

 

[Zeb B]

I believe the stabilization is the first hybrid video style in the Canon line. I own it, love it for stills but have not used on my Epic . . . until today, based on this thread.

 

[Peter Stadelmann]

Hehe just ordered yesterday, thanks for the recommendation Mark!

 

[Stephen Pruitt]

Yep. We've got it and we love it, but seldom use it due to its relatively slow speed. But we think the 135L f2 is even sharper. That thing is a razor!

Stephen

 

[Paul Russell]

The 180mm macro L is also super sharp, but really slow to focus on stuff that's over 6 feet away.

 

[Meryem Ersoz]

I slapped mine on my SCARLET two weeks ago, on the day it arrived, and haven't taken it off. great lens.

 

[Blair S. Paulsen]

Has anybody used the Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS on an Epic or Scarlet? Is it parfocal? Is it supported by RED? Is the AF relatively fast if I am in a situation where I want to use it?

Obviously there is some iris ramping; is it gradual and subtle or does the exposure fall off quickly near the ends?

Cheers - #19

 

[Evin Grant]

100 macros are usually some of the sharpest in the line, I can't wait for the Nikon mount so I can play with this baby...

Higest rating of any lens on DXo labs (Sorry Mark
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Le...f-2.8G-ED/(camera)/485/(cameraname)/NIKON-D3X

 

[Timur Civan]

I just used this lens a few weeks ago, it is incredibly sharp.