Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM

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• brilliant all round lens
• estimated retail price 930 EUR
• in my use from 11/2011 to current date
• currently the most used and the most useful lens in my bag

• very pleasing image quality
• instead of being just a macro lens works as well as a general-purpose lens
• super sharp making Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM and Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM look soft
• IS works well and helps indoors
• auto focus hit accuracy is the best I've seen with any lens
• very lightweight for a Canon L series lens

• is exaggeratedly sharp on details: you might need to soften the photos to make them look more realistic
• appears to be mostly plastic which used to be unheard of in Canon L series
• would be even nicer if the maximum aperture was f/2.0 (yes I'm asking too much)