Talk:Canon EF 100mm lens

The optical formula did not change between incarnations.
I've heard this several times, but not from a definitive source; this is why I put a cite needed tag in the article. It makes sense that a different type of focus motor shouldn't affect the optics, and that Canon ( or anyone else ) wouldn't invest R&D in developing a new optical formula if it isn't needed. Between this and having been told a few times ( at a pro camera store, online ), it passes my level of "probably true." Still, it needs a citation, and if anybody else feels like this doesn't pass the threshold, Wikipedia says to act bold and remove it.

Hopefully somebody has access to diagrams of the glass in both lenses, or can settle this somehow? ForrestCroce 03:37, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

The optical formulae of the two 100mm f/2.8 macro lenses are completely different. The old (non-USM) one extends while focusing and has 10 elements in 9 groups; the new (USM) one uses internal focusing and has 12 elements in 8 groups. Proof:

http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/macro/ef_100_28macro.html http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/ef/data/macro/ef_100_28macro_usm.html

99.226.149.101 (talk) 19:33, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

more illustrative photo?
hooray for squirrels photographed with macro lenses!

Hmmm
The original non-USM, non-L version of this lens is not listed on the front page for whatever reason. Worse yet, the text says there are four different Canon EF lenses with 100 mm focal lengths but only three are discussed.

The two links to the Canon Camera Museum are no longer working.

Can these problems be fixed by whoever started this article? I do know that it's not easy to find online info about the original (1980's version) of the macro but something must be out there.

Thanks

Macro vs. non-macro 100mm lenses - this page either needs to be overhauled, or a non-macro page needs to be added
There appears to be only one page for EF 100mm lenses, and it's this one, which only deals with the macro lenses and pretends the 100/2 USM does not exist. Yet the links to the 100mm lens (both from the 85/1.8 page and from the Canon EF/EF-S lens listings) have separate links to 100mm and 100mm macro - both of which land on this page, whose title doesn't say it's only about macro lenses.

Can someone with access to suitable information, sample photos, etc. of the 100/2 perhaps resolve this? I don't have the resources I need for it.

99.226.149.101 (talk) 19:36, 28 November 2009 (UTC)