Disclaimer: I am not a professional photographer. I currently use this with a photo box for my jewelry photography and it does an amazing job. Sure, a 100mm Canon lens would likely give me better still photography, but unfortunately I need to do larger shots and videos in a short amount of time.

As advertised, not the best price in town but good customer service and shipping. Excellent lens for macro or portrait work on crop sensor DSLR cameras. True to its reputation.

marco work; portrait studio; portrait location

I am a photographer and this lens I was much needed for shooting subjects eating. I really like that picture that makes this lens. Very good quality at a low price.

I am very satisfied with this lens, It is everything I read about and more. The only drawback is it does not have the image stabilization feature. other than that it is a great Macro lens, and I would recommend purchasing it if you are looking for a good Macro lens.

I take lots of candid shots of my family, for printing and framing, or creating photo albums. I also use it for fun closeups of food. Im still getting used to the focal length. I still find myself backing up to compose portrait shots, but it's not like it's completely useless for indoor use.

Consistent Output; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus

AMAZING! I bought this lens predominantly for close-up work but its sharpness, clarity and colour rendition is so good that I can't help using it as a general purpose lens, it's THAT good! Of course the fixed focal length is not ideal as a walk around, but I use it whenever I can.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Only problem with this lens is focus breathing. It is sharp across the frame with virtually no chromatic aberation. Obviously it can only be used with aps-c sensors where it is good for portrait and product shots.

Until I bought this lens I didn't realise how much I was missing out on. Very small objects and creatures look very different when looking through this lens. The detail is amazing. The colours are superb. The photos are crisp and sharp. It's also versatile, doubling as a nice portrait lens.

I bought this lens instead for two purpose: Macro and Portrait! I was thinking of buying the 100mm macro plus 85mm f1.8 but this lens saves me buying two lenses! I have been very happy with it as what it is...

I purchased this lens primarily to convert a few thousand family slides and film negatives to digital. I have not started the project yet, but am making purchases and will describe my intentions. If these reviews can be updated, I will edit this review to include the final results.

Consistent Output; Easily Interchangeable; Film Copy To Digital; Macro; Nice Bokeh; Portrait; Rugged; Slide Copy To Digitl