Acquiring lenses for you Canon EOS Digital SLR camera is no problem. There are tons of them to choose from. This Canon Macro 100mm Review is for photographers who are in a position to decide on a Canon Macro lens.

If you have ever taken a truly great macro picture, you recognize the pleasure of viewing your pictures after snapping them. You start hunting for tiny items to set your camera sights upon.

Many times the "wonder" comes when you discover concealed "treasures" in the image that you had no thought were even there. When you view the photo on a monitor, you can see so much better than you can without the advantage of 1-to-1 object enlargement.

Two Canon lenses carry the "100mm macro" status. Both are prime lenses, which means they have only one single focal length, and both are extremely well-liked as noticed on both Amazon and B & H Photo user reviews.

First is the Canon EF 100mm Macro USM Lens.

Canon engineering for the Canon Macro lenses is superb, as shown by the following lens capabilities

• Full, life-sized images that are sharp and crisp

• USM (ultra sonic motor) aids in super fast focusing

• Super wide aperture at f/2.8. A wide aperture allows more light to strike the sensor, making it easier to get photos in low light situations.

• Image Stabilization (IS) allows the photographer to hand hold the camera even when light is low. It helps avoid camera shake.

• Canon Macro 100mm lens multitasks as an outstanding medium telephoto lens, particularly for portraits.

• This is a major point - the Canon 100mm macro can be used on ALL Canon EOS cameras, including full frame and entry-level models

Building upon the technology of the first successful 100mm macro lens, Canon has improved the technology and released an additional model. The newer design has all the superb capabilities of the original, with some further quality improvements. In fact, it is an "L" lens, Canon's designation for their finest quality lenses. The added glass quality and components for building the lens increase the price about 40%, but just owning an L lens in the bag is the best thing that can happen to a Canon owner.

It must be pointed out here that there is a small segment of photographers who believe that the only way to get quality images on a regular basis is to use only prime glass. That may not be the case for everyone, but it is certainly agreed that prime lenses can be made with better quality than zoom lenses. With this in mind, the Canon 100mm macro lenses are two with the finest quality available by any producer at any focal length.