Review: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens

Canon EF 100mm f2.8 Macro USM Lens

We recently had the chance to give the Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens a try to shoot street style photos in Austin and cover Toronto Fashion Week. We’ve been in the market for a long lens for a while so after giving the amazing 85mm a try, we thought another prime lens slightly lower in price point with a little longer range in the macro category would perfect for capturing the minute details of an outfit.

Packing an advanced optical formula with a three group floating element system, this lens was an excellent lens for shooting runway fashion. The ultrasonic functionality of the lens provided quick focusing at just about any distance, and the manual focusing ring was beneficial for correcting and sharpening the subject even when in auto focus mode. We also liked that this lens had a focus range limiter which allowed us to set up the focusing distance and shorten the autofocus time, which when shooting a runway show, can really make or break your photos.

Retailing for about $630 CDN, this lens was a beauty to use for the price point for both shooting runway photography and still portrait street style shots. We wouldn’t recommend splurging on the $1000 L series of this lens unless you really need image stabilization.

Take a look through some of our style photos featured in Fashion Magazine from Austin City Limits music festival last month here, and peruse our shots from Toronto Fashion Week below.

CALLA Spring Summer 2014 at The shOws

CALLA Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-13

CALLA Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-10

CALLA Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-5

CALLA Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-8

CALLA Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-12

Bellavance Spring Summer 2014 at The shOws

Bellavance Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-7

Bellavance Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-6

Bellavance Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-5

Bellavance Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-2

Steven Tai Spring Summer 2014

Steven Tai Spring Summer 2014 The shOws Toronto-11

Steven Tai Spring Summer 2014 The shOws-2

Steven Tai Spring Summer 2014 The shOws-7

Steven Tai Spring Summer 2014 The shOws-10

Steven Tai Spring Summer 2014 The shOws-5

Jeremy Laing Spring Summer 2014

Jeremy Laing Spring Summer 2014 the shOws Toronto-9

Jeremy Laing Spring Summer 2014 the shOws Toronto-12

Jeremy Laing Spring Summer 2014 the shOws Toronto-7

Jeremy Laing Spring Summer 2014 the shOws Toronto-14

Soia & Kyo Spring Summer 2014

Soia & Kyo Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week

Soia & Kyo Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-10

Soia & Kyo Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-7

Soia & Kyo Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-17

Soia & Kyo Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-13

Joe Fresh Spring Summer 2014

Joe Fresh Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week

Joe Fresh Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-10

Joe Fresh Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-9

Joe Fresh Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-2

Joe Fresh Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-4

Mélissa Nepton Spring Summer 2014

Mélissa Nepton SS 2014 Toronto Fashion Week

Mélissa Nepton SS 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-9

Mélissa Nepton SS 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-5

Mélissa Nepton SS 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-8

Mélissa Nepton SS 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-4

Mercedes-Benz StartUp Spring Summer 2014

Mercedes-Benz StartUp Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week-11

Mercedes-Benz StartUp Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week-10

Mercedes-Benz StartUp Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week-14

Mercedes-Benz StartUp Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week-2

Mercedes-Benz StartUp Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week-7

Pink Tartan Spring Summer 2014

Pink Tartan Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week

Pink Tartan Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-11

Pink Tartan Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-5

Pink Tartan Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-16

Pink Tartan Spring Summer 2014 Toronto Fashion Week-7

Beaufille Spring Summer 2014

Beaufille Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week

Beaufille Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week-7

Beaufille Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week-4

Beaufille Spring Summer 2014 at Toronto Fashion Week-11