Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

[Mr Roboto]

I never understood why they put the SA control on this lens. It seems like something more suited for portrait work - perhaps better suited on an 85mm lens?

Anyway, mine has been locked at null and never budged.

A feature that wasn't requested that just adds to the cost IMO. Has it been employed on any other lens?

 

[Michael456]

Your "no bubbles" remark reminds me of the old Don Ho song "Tiny Bubbles." You have to be pretty old (okay, really old) to remember it however.

Well done.
Tom

I'm pretty sure that from now on, that song will be playing in my head whenever I use the SA control ring...

 

[Tom in Arizona]

I pretty sure that from now on, that song will be playing in my head whenever I use the SA control ring...

That phenomenon is sometimes referred to as an "earworm." With all due respect to Don Ho, I'm sorry that Tiny Bubbles has become your earworm.

 

[Michael456]

Anyway, mine has been locked at null and never budged.

A feature that wasn't requested that just adds to the cost IMO. Has it been employed on any other lens?

My thoughts have been similar. My first results when I got the lens were very disappointing and I'm still not sure what to make of the ring. But then I keep thinking "hey, I paid for this" and "it's gotta be good for something"(yeah, I'm weird) , so I started experimenting more with it this spring.

Two more from my last outing:


This one looked extremely flat and boring, then I decided to go overboard with the saturation. Now it's overcooked, but better than before (IMO):

 

[shinksma]

But then I keep thinking "hey, I paid for this" and "it's gotta be good for something"

Our Canon cameras also come with the Green [A] shooting mode, but that doesn't mean I feel obligated to use it...

And, sometimes I think certain features are there because one person in R&D figured out how to use it usefully in very specific situations, the chief/boss says "make it so", so it got added to the product without actual field testing by real users.

 

[Terrycanon]

I've never been a great fan of this lens, although I know many people produce excellent results with it. I keep thinking I will sell it, but I gave it a go today. Here is one of the results.

 

[Terrycanon]

One more from today's rare excursion with the RF100 L macro.

 

[Michael456]

I've never been a great fan of this lens, although I know many people produce excellent results with it. I keep thinking I will sell it, but I gave it a go today. Here is one of the results.

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That's a really nice shot and definitely speaks against you selling the lens!

 

[Terrycanon]

That's a really nice shot and definitely speaks against you selling the lens!

Thanks. Not quite up to your standards, though, but I will work on it.

 

[KD_Reno]

For me, the Servo AF and IS are very helpful. I even managed to get a decent shot of this Western Lynx Spider on a breezy afternoon, although it took some patience.

 

[Terrycanon]

 

[Dennis]

I could only see one Paper Wasp on the nest this morning, but it was in a nice position for me to set up the tripod.

Focus Bracketing (30 frames) and Continuous Flash were used.

Dennis.