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EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

A thoroughly modern design that's optimized for select Canon EOS digital SLRs. Its angle of view is equivalent to a 96mm lens on a 35mm camera, with a floating optical system that can focus down to full life-size (1:1) magnification. Inner focusing, driven by a silent and powerful ring-type USM, means the lens' overall length never changes during focus. This lens is a wonderful multi-purpose lens that's equally at home shooting macro shots, portraits or available-light photos. Like all Canon EF-S Lenses, its use is restricted to the EOS 20D, EOS Digital Rebel and EOS Digital Rebel XT cameras (as of February 2005).
  • True flat-field macro lens that can focus to full life-size magnification
  • Fill the frame with a subject the size of a penny
  • Working distance of nearly 4 inches from front of lens to subject at 1x
  • Canon's shortest focal length macro lens ever with fully internal focusing
  • Accepts both MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite and MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite
  • Circular aperture design - natural highlights, even stopped down two stops
  • Optimized for digital SLRs: special coatings to minimize reflections and flare

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Print Specs

  • Focal Length 60mm
  • Aperture Maximum: ƒ2.8
    Minimum: ƒ32
  • Angle of View 25°
  • Lens Construction 12 elements in 8 groups
  • Diaphragm Blades 7
  • Minimum Focusing Distance 20cm (7.874")
  • Filter Size 52mm
  • Weight 335g (11.82 oz)
  • MTF Chart
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    • Reviewed by: Lenstip
    Canon EF-S 60 mm f/2.8 Macro USM review - Introduction - Lenstip.com
    The last EF-S lens, designed for a small APS-C sensor, that’s left for our tests, is Canon EF-S 60 mm f/2.8 Macro USM. It’s an instrument which, on small sensors, was to be the equivalent of a classic and already tested by us “hundred”, so...
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    Reviewed by: The-digital-picture
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    I have to admit, when the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens was announced, I was less than enthusiastic over a new short focal length macro lens compatible only with the EF-S lens mount Digital SLRs. But now that I've had a chance to use it, I...
    Read more: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-60mm-f-2.8-Macro-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

    Reviewed by: Kenrockwell
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