100mm f2.8 L IS Macro!!

[Jon Ruyle]

I'm sort of suprised that the new Macro wasn't f2.

That would have been nice.

Obviously, this lens has a larger front element than the classic 100 f2.8 (12 elements in 8 groups) and different optical build (15 elements in 12 groups)

Yup. And nine circular aperture blades! There are other differences, to be sure. But I *guess* only the IS will be inciting to me. We'll see, though. []

The price at $300 more is by far the most shocking feature...[img]/emoticons/emotion-3.gif[/img] My gosh it's actually affordable!!

Wow! I'm shocked by how much the price of the classic macro has gone up. I paid $400 or so new, IIRC.

[Daniel Browning]

Oh, sweet. I'm getting this one for sure. I doubt the iq will be better than the old 100 macro, but it doesn't have to be. The IS alone makes it worth it to me.

In his new page on the I.S. macro, Bryan pointed out that the MTF chart has improved considerably:








The 30 lp/mm lines jumped 20-30%.

[Jon Ruyle]

In his new page on the I.S. macro, Bryan pointed out that the MTF chart has improved considerably:

Cool!

[Benjamin]

Haha, sub zero! i think i'll buy not because i need it too much for my actual photo work but just because i want something to use as a microscope![8-|]