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Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM

A medium telephoto USM lens ideal for portraits and indoor sports thanks to its wide aperture of f/2.

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A specialist lens that will help your portraits stand out from the crowd.

The EF 100mm f/2 USM is a short telephoto lens with a wide aperture, making it ideal for portraits. The lens compresses facial features and ensures the subject stands out against a blurred backdrop.

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Benefits

  • Medium telephoto lens

  • Fast f/2 aperture

  • USM focus motor with full-time manual focus

  • 90cm closest focusing distance

  • 58mm filter size

  • Super Spectra coatings reduce ghosting and flare

Detailed Features

  • Long focal length and compact size

    The EF 100mm f/2 USM has a large maximum aperture, but is still relatively compact. The 100mm focal length lets photographers maintain a comfortable working distance from their subjects, and also helps to compress perspective. Sharp, crisp pictures are obtained at all apertures throughout the range.

  • Large f/2 aperture

    A large maximum aperture of f/2 provides outstanding speed for low-light shooting, without the need for flash. Shooting at such wide apertures also throws the background out of focus, placing more emphasis on the subject.

  • Smooth background blur

    A virtually circular aperture diaphragm gives out of focus regions a softer, more uniform feel. Sharp foreground objects stand out against a smooth blurred background.

  • Ultrasonic focusing

    A ring-type ultrasonic motor drives autofocus extremely quickly, and in near silence. Excellent holding torque ensures the point of focus is reached accurately, without overshooting. Furthermore, full-time manual override is available, making it possible to adjust focus without leaving AF mode.

  • Super Spectra coating

    Super Spectra coatings ensure accurate colour balance and enhance contrast. They also reduce flare and ghosting – a common problem caused by light bouncing off a camera's sensor.

  • Integration with E-TTL II flash metering

    The lens passes distance information back to a compatible EOS camera's E-TTL II flash system to ensure optimal flash metering."

Related Accessories

  • Extension Tube EF 12 II

    When used with selected lenses, this 12mm extension tube allows much closer focusing.

  • Extension Tube EF 25 II

    When used with selected lenses, this 25mm extension tube allows much closer focusing.

  • Lens Hood ET-65 III
    Prevent stray light from entering a lens, keeping unwanted glare from affecting your photos.

  • Lens Cap E-58II
    Protects your Canon lens when it's not being used.

  • Lens Dust Cap E
    Protects your Canon lens when it's not being used.

  • PL-C B 58mm Circular Polarising Filter
    A polarising filter for lenses with a 58mm diameter filter thread.

  • 58mm Protect Lens Filter
    Protects the front element of lenses from dirt and damage. Fits lenses with a filter thread of 58mm.

  • ND4-L 58mm
    When attached to the end of your camera's lens, this filter reduces the amount of light coming into the camera by 2 stops. For lenses with a 58mm filter thread.

  • ND8-L 58mm
    When attached to the end of your camera's lens, this filter reduces the amount of light coming into the camera by 3 stops. For lenses with a 58mm filter thread.

  • 58mm Close-Up Lens 250D
    Attaches to your camera's lens, allowing you to get nearer to tiny objects. Fits lenses with a 58mm filter thread.

  • 58mm Close-Up Lens 500D
    Attaches to your camera's lens, allowing you to get nearer to tiny objects. Fits lenses with a 58mm filter thread.

  • Lens Pouch LP1014
    Protective soft case for selected EF lenses.

  • Macrolite Adapter 58C
    Allows Canon Macro twin lite or Macro ring lite flashes to be used with lenses having a filter-thread diameter of 58mm.

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