benny
Senior Member
Hi guys,
Decided to start a thread to highlight this under rated lens.
In total, there were 3 revisions in 6 known variants for this lens. Many prefer the third edition with the all black aluminum housing. I got the older cheapy second version. It weights only 184g!
Here are some sample images of some Heliconia psittacorum for my first shots with it. You can click on the respective images for a slightly larger version for comparison. Full size images are on my flickr account for those interested.
The picture on the left is shot at f/3.5 with Canon 100mm f/3.5 LTM
The picture on the right is shot at f/8.0 with Canon 100mm f/3.5 LTM
The above images shot at ISO 200, with Epson R-D1s. Images are straight JPEG out of the camera with no color adjustment or sharpening. Camera setting was at standard.
All in all, the small form factor of the Canon 100mm f/3.5 is a real plus factor. However, the f/3.5 aperture may be a bit of a challenge in less than ideal light conditions. Contrast and sharpness improved when stopped down as reported by many others.
Anyway, here's one more taken just yesterday.
Cheers,
P.S. I know some just here just got a copy of this lens this morning!
Decided to start a thread to highlight this under rated lens.
In total, there were 3 revisions in 6 known variants for this lens. Many prefer the third edition with the all black aluminum housing. I got the older cheapy second version. It weights only 184g!
Here are some sample images of some Heliconia psittacorum for my first shots with it. You can click on the respective images for a slightly larger version for comparison. Full size images are on my flickr account for those interested.
The picture on the left is shot at f/3.5 with Canon 100mm f/3.5 LTM
The picture on the right is shot at f/8.0 with Canon 100mm f/3.5 LTM
The above images shot at ISO 200, with Epson R-D1s. Images are straight JPEG out of the camera with no color adjustment or sharpening. Camera setting was at standard.
All in all, the small form factor of the Canon 100mm f/3.5 is a real plus factor. However, the f/3.5 aperture may be a bit of a challenge in less than ideal light conditions. Contrast and sharpness improved when stopped down as reported by many others.
Anyway, here's one more taken just yesterday.
Cheers,
P.S. I know some just here just got a copy of this lens this morning!
What to do when I was the first to see listing & deal done & paid in under 10 minutes while I was in the toilet this morning:bsmilie:
