Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Prime Normal Lens

If you know you will take portraits or images farther away, then just manually pre-focus the lens in that range. If you know you're taking macro shots, then pre-focus toward the macro side. (There is no focus limiter like the Canon Telephoto zooms.) Then just let the autofocus device fine tune the focus. Given that this lens is so versatile (encompassing the ability to take both macro and distant shots), the autofocus must frame the optics a great deal from near to far. So if your focus starts far off, it takes an extra second for the computer to decipher whether you are trying to focus close or far. So it hunts. A ballpark pre-focus accelerates the autofocus once you are ready to take the image. Once pre-focused, the lens has no problem autofocusing even in low light.

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM. 25-degree angle of view is equivalent to 96mm lens on 35mm camera. Bring small things into full-sized view with the Canon EF 60mm macro USM lens. 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.

The 60mm lens offers an angle of view that's equivalent to a 96mm lens on a 35mm camera, along with a floating optical system that can focus down to life-size 1:1 magnification. The inner focusing system, meanwhile, is driven by a silent and powerful ring-type ultra-sonic monitor (USM), meaning the lens's overall length never changes during focus. Ultimately, the multi-purpose lens is equally at home shooting macro shots, portraits, or available-light photos. Like all Canon EF-S lenses, this lens is restricted to the EOS 20D, EOS Digital Rebel, and EOS Digital Rebel XT cameras. Floating optical system can focus down to life-size 1:1 magnification Silent and powerful ring-type ultra-sonic monitor (USM) for autofocusing Measures 2.9 inches in diameter and 2.8 inches long; 1-year warranty

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