The main reason that I rented this lens was to use it for the Liquid Motion workshop that I attended. It seemed to work well for this, but due to where I had to stand many of my shots were taken with my kit lens for increased focal length. Other than the workshop, the rest of the weekend was filled with hanging out with great old friends. Therefore, the amount of time dedicated to using this Macro lens was not abundant. However, I did manage to take a few shots while at Golden Gate Park and around where I live.
The Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens retails for around $450 on Amazon.com (it was only $25 to rent it for the weekend). It is an EF-S lens and can only be used on Canon crop sensor cameras. Therefore, if one is thinking about upgrading to a full frame sensor in the near future this would probably not be a prudent investment. However, if you like Macro photography and plan on using a crop sensor camera for a few years then I would definitely recommend it. The Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens is reasonably priced compared to other Macro lenses offered by Canon and offers good optical quality for the money. The lens is sharp and reasonably fast. It can also double as a portrait lens producing some nice bokeh (especially if you don't already own a 50mm). The f/2.8 is also a good aperture for shooting portraits in lower light situations.
The Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens does lack Image Stabilization found on the more expensive lenses which hinders some sharpness when hand held in lower light situations. Additionally, the auto-focus was a little slow at times. Although, in my opinion these are only minor complaints and the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens is a good investment. Below are some pictures that I took from over the weekend. Thank you for checking out Dirty Thirty Photography and take care!
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