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Canon presents a telephoto macro lens with a maximum magnification of 1x. Life-size close-ups can be taken from a farther distance without disturbing the subject (insects, etc.). The internal floating system minimizes fluctuations in aberrations caused by changes in the focusing distance. Optical performance is outstanding from 1x to infinity.
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Technical Details
- 190mm macro lens with f/3.5 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras- 3 UD glass elements and internal floating system combine to minimize aberrations
- Advanced ultra-sonic monitor (USM) for high-speed, quiet autofocusing
- Focusing distance range of 1.57 feet to infinity; supports EF Extender 1.4x and 2x
- Measures 3.2 inches in diameter and 7.3 inches long; weighs 2.4 pounds; 1-year warranty
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By Michael A. Duvernois (Minneapolis, MN United States)
No one can complain about the quality of the construction or of the images that this lens produces. It's often considered a hidden gem in the Canon lineup as it gets thought of strictly as a macro lens and its use as a telephoto gets ignored. I'm going to give the lens its well-deserved five stars, but now tell you that you should be careful in picking this lens for your use lest it live, unused, in the bottom of your camera bag.
This is a lens that I think you should rent to try out if it's interesting to you. I find that it's too long of a lens for most of the macro photography work I think of doing. Especially on a 1.6x crop body the magnification leaves you with very little depth of field and horrible subject vibration problems in the field. (You need a tripod for this, so photographer movement shouldn't be as much of an issue.) I find the 100mm macro lens to be much handier on both full frame and crop cameras. Others disagree, that's fine, but you should check it out yourself. On the telephoto front, a 70-200mm zoom with IS is a much more versatile setup. If macro work is only occasional, you could into extension tubes that let you go in close.
By J. Peabody (Naples, FL United States)
Over the years I have owned both Canon's 50mm and 100mm Macro, they are excellent lens and substantially less expensive. If you want to shoot insects and other small, shy creatures outdoors the 180 mm Macro is the lens to get.
Optically the lens is excellent in every way. The 'slow' focus is a function of the huge focal range of the lens, typically manual focus is used for macro photography - for general photography the focus limiter can be used to improve focus time. Construction quality is excellent - although the included lens hood is a rather cheap plastic design, however it functions fine.
I use this lens on a tripod almost all the time - with Macro work you are normally are working a smaller apertures (f8-f16), so relatively slow shutter speeds are the norm - the tripod ring makes transitioning from portrait to landscape very easy.
Additionally this quality of this lens allows the use of canons 1.4x teleconverter with minimal loss of quality - significantly increasing the 'reach' of this lens.
This lens is a good general purpose 'short' telephoto - but not suitable for sports or action photography, Canon's EF 70-200 lenses or 200mm f2.8 lens make better alternatives.
Image stabilization is not available for this lens and would make a very useful addition
By John Margaglione (Spicewood, TX USA)
If you ignore the lack of image stabilization, this is a five star lens. Colors are deeply saturated, and sharpness is on par with Canon's best super telephotos. Want to stop spending all of your time in Photoshop? Get this lens. The only thing I ever do in software with this lens is crop. Period.
The long focal length of this lens gives 1:1 magnification while staying a decent distance from the subject. I live in Texas, and this comes in handy with all kinds of subjects, like snakes and scorpions. It also enables you to use a standard tripod (with the legs collapsed) and still get good magnification.
Thanks to an eight blade circular aperture, the bokeh from this lens is dreamy. At f/3.5 and 180mm, there is a razor-thin focus area, and distractions in the background just melt away. You can take a picture of a daisy and make the stem disappear. Simply awesome.
At 180mm, this is basically a telephoto lens with macro capability. As such, it could really use image stabilization (IS). I have not taken too many sharp shots handheld, but I have taken some amazing shots with a monopod. IS would make this a no-brainer lens. As is, I would strongly recommend bringing a tripod along.
By Ryan (Redwood City, CA USA)
Regarding the suggestion that one instead get a 70-200 and extension tubes... yes, that would be more versatile than the macro alone, but I have a 70-200 and extension tubes, and they can't compare to the 180 macro.
By J. A. Wells (West Chester, OH United States)
It is great--exactly what I expected from the Canon L series. I used it on a recent trip to the Missouri River (Lewis & Clark) area and was extremely pleased.
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