Description
May I introduce you to one of the least know and yet
most superb lenses Canon makes. You probably even stumbled on to this
page by accident, looking for another Canon lens, looking at various
macros, or even just intrigued by this higher-priced lens you've
probably never even considered.
Another telephoto macro lens
with a maximum magnification of 1x. Life-size close-ups can be captured from
a farther distance without disturbing the subject (insects, etc.).
This lens is terrific for
shooting macro photographs of flowers and other small
things in nature.
For macro I recommend you chose this lens over Canon's 50mm macro and 100mm macro for
a couple of reasons:
- It is constructed with higher quality UD glass, which
gives it illustrious
color and
contrast, and it's incredibly sharp at
all f/stops, and
-
At 180mm, it allows you to stay farther away from your subjects and still focus to 1:1. This makes it easier
to shoot images without disturbing your subjects and it allows you to have a smaller, more
blurry area in the background so that the
subject and the background are not competing for attention.
When you use this lens with a 1.6X camera body such as the XT, 20D, or 30D, it gives you an amazing 288mm
macro, or you can go a step further and add the 1.4x or 2X TC and make it a 403/576mm super
telephoto macro. Of course whenever doing this you must either
use a tripod or
flash with the exception of
bright natural light.
The lens comes packaged with a tripod collar, which allows you conveniently adjust from vertical to horizontal, and it adds
steadiness with your lens better balanced on your tripod. The internal floating system minimizes
fluctuations in aberrations caused by changes in the focusing distance. Optical performance is outstanding from 1x to infinity.
You can bring small things into full-sized view with the Canon EF 180mm macro USM
lens, which offers such features as three UD glass elements and an internal floating system, which combine to minimize aberrations caused by changes in the focusing distance; an advanced ultra-sonic monitor (USM) for high-speed, quiet autofocusing; full-time mechanical manual focusing; and a focusing distance range of 1.57 feet to infinity. Compatible with the EF Extender 1.4x and 2x,
Macro lenses can uncover detail that would be impossible to detect by the eye and give new perspective to extremely minute subjects such as insects or the petals of a small flower, and this lens is no exception.
Features
• Focal Length: 180mm
• Maximum Aperture: 1:3.5
• High-performance, high image quality 1x macro telephoto lens
• High-quality close-up throughout the focusing distance range (1.57ft. to infinity)
• Three UD Glass elements and floating construction correct residual chromatic aberrations for improved image quality
• Advanced USM for high-speed, quiet AF
• Full-time mechanical manual focusing
• Compatible with EF Extender 1.4x and 2x. (manual focus only with Extender 2x)
Lens Includes
• Front & Rear Lens Caps
• ET-78II Hood
• LZ1324 Pouch Case
