Come on Canon! February 15, 2008
Posted by tcbp in : Rants & Raves , trackback
Nikon has a shiny new 105mm 2.8 VR macro, so where is the image stabilized version of my 100mm 2.8 USM macro? I would like nothing more than to have that available to me and I’d trade up in a heartbeat.
I know normally the words macro and handheld make people cringe. But I find that with the newer technologies hitting macro lenses this is easier and more viable than ever before. USM itself means I can put the camera on AI servo and let focus tracking maintain focus on what I want which is great because the closer you focus the less depth of field you have and the more your inability to stay still becomes an issue. So AI servo and USM take care of some movement in the axis parallel to the optical axis. Image stabilizer would help in all other directions and means I can more effectively do hand-held, impromptu macro photography with the guarantee of more consistent and better results.
Usually I’m not one to care about new doodads and snazzy features, but I really hope Canon picks up on what Nikon has done and copies it.
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