Description
Selling my Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM lens complete with front and rear caps. However, please note that the autofocus seems to have stopped working. Manual focus is absolutely fine and the pictures are tack sharp with a lovely bokeh effect. There are also some dust particles visible, but free from any mould or fungus. Comes complete with a protective Canon ES-C9 soft zippable pouch.
The key features of the lens are:
- Medium telephoto lens
- Fast f/2 aperture
- 90cm closest focusing distance
- 58mm filter size
- Super Spectra coatings reduce ghosting and flare
- Long focal length and compact size
The EF 100mm f/2 USM has a large maximum aperture, but is still relatively compact. The 100mm focal length lets photographers maintain a comfortable working distance from their subjects, and also helps to compress perspective. Sharp, crisp pictures are obtained at all apertures throughout the range.
Large f/2 aperture
A large maximum aperture of f/2 provides outstanding speed for low-light shooting, without the need for flash.
Shooting at such wide apertures also throws the background out of focus, placing more emphasis on the subject.
Smooth background blur
A virtually circular aperture diaphragm gives out of focus regions a softer, more uniform feel. Sharp foreground objects stand out against a smooth blurred background.
Super Spectra coating
Super Spectra coatings ensure accurate colour balance and enhance contrast. They also reduce flare and ghosting – a common problem caused by light bouncing off a camera's sensor.
Integration with E-TTL II flash metering
The lens passes distance information back to a compatible EOS camera's E-TTL II flash system to ensure optimal flash metering.