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Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM

Standard and medium telephoto

EF 100mm f/2 USM

    Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM

    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.

    • 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

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    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."

    Product Specification

    Angle of view (horzntl, vertl, diagnl) 20°, 14°, 24°
    Lens construction (elements/groups) 8/6
    No. of diaphragm blades 8
    Minimum aperture 22
    Closest focusing distance (m) 0.9
    Maximum magnification (x) 0.14
    AF actuator USM¹
    Filter diameter (mm) 58
    Max. diameter x length (mm) 75 x 73.5
    Weight (g) 460
    Magnification - Extension Tube EF12 II 0.27 - 0.13
    Magnification - Extension Tube EF25 II 0.42 - 0.28
    Lens Cap E-58U / E-58II
    Lens hood ET-65III
    Hard case LH-B12
    Soft case ES-C13/LP1014
    AF actuator ¹ Mechanical full-time manual focusing built-in.

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