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What is your opinion of the 100mm 2.8 macro,construction and image quality.Can it be used as a telephoto with good results?

Hi Frank,

PhotoZone reviewed the lens here and it got a glowing report. Unless you are using a full-frame camera the crop factor implies that you will need to use shutter speeds of around 1/200th of a second or faster to avoid blurring due to camera shake (or use a tripod) as, of course, the EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM doesn't have IS.

I've been scratching my head trying to work out if this post should have been in the Canon forum and have decided that it should as the Flowers and macro (close-up) photography forum has the subheading "Share your tips or ask questions about flower and macro photography here". I've left a shadow behind so that you can still find your post. Hope that's OK with you.

Bob.

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OM-D E-M5 + ED 12-50mm, H-PS14042E, H-F007014E, L-RS014150E, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1:1.8.
Gitzo GT1541T, Arca-Swiss Z1 DP ball-head.
Astrophotography: TEC 140 'scope, FLI ML16803 camera, ASA DDM60 Pro mount.

That's fine Bob,thanks for the information.

what's the different between macro and non macro?

Check out this article. For an example of how to do macro photography without a macro lens check out this video.

Google is your friend.

Bob.

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OM-D E-M5 + ED 12-50mm, H-PS14042E, H-F007014E, L-RS014150E, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1:1.8.
Gitzo GT1541T, Arca-Swiss Z1 DP ball-head.
Astrophotography: TEC 140 'scope, FLI ML16803 camera, ASA DDM60 Pro mount.