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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM vs Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM

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CanonEF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USMCanonEF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM
Overview
ReleasedMarch 2000May 2017
Optics
Lens typePrimePrime
Focal length100 mm35 mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Minimum aperturef/32f/32
Macro lensYes–
Optical constructionTwelve elements in eight groups with three-group floating focusing10 elements in six groups
Special elements–One aspherical element shown in Canon Camera Museum's optical diagram
Aperture detail–Minimum f/32 with one-third-stop aperture increments
DiaphragmEight blades; Canon UK's store describes a circular apertureSeven blades; circular aperture according to Canon Camera Museum
Angle of view24° diagonal, 20° horizontal and 14° vertical according to Canon's manualHorizontal 35°55′, vertical 24°20′, diagonal 42°35′
Mount and compatibility
MountsCanon EFCanon EF-S
Image circleFull frameAPS-C
CompatibilityCanon EF cameras with full-frame or APS-C sensorsCanon EF-S compatible APS-C cameras; equivalent angle of view to 56 mm on full frame
Teleconverter supportCanon's manual excludes Extender EF1.4X II and EF2X IICanon EF extenders are not compatible
Focus and stabilisation
AutofocusYesYes
Minimum focus distance0.31 m0.13 m
Maximum magnification1×1×
Optical stabilisationNoYes
Autofocus detailRing USM; full-time manual adjustment after One Shot AF while holding the shutter half-pressed according to Canon's manualSTM autofocus; electronic manual focusing requires the camera to be awake according to Dustin Abbott
Focus distance detailInternal focusing keeps the length constant and the front ring stationary; focus limiter selects 0.31 m to infinity or 0.48 m to infinity0.13 m minimum focus measured from the image plane; approximately 30 mm working distance from the lens front at life-size magnification according to Canon Japan
Magnification detailLife-size 1× reproduction without attachments; Canon Camera Museum gives 149 mm working distance at life-size, distinct from 0.31 m image-plane focusing distanceMaximum 1×; EF12 II extension tube gives 0.34–1.41× and EF25 II gives 0.76–1.91× according to Canon UK
Stabilisation detailNo optical stabilisation according to The Digital Picture's exact-model specification tableHybrid IS compensates for angular and lateral movement; Canon states four stops of correction, with effectiveness depending on shooting distance
Design
Dust and moisture resistantNo–
Filter diameter58 mm49 mm
Maximum diameter79 mm69.2 mm
Length119 mm55.8 mm
Weight600 g190 g
ControlsAF/MF switch, focus-range switch, focus ring, distance window and reproduction-ratio scaleMacro Lite can illuminate both sides or either side individually, with brightness control; AF/MF and stabiliser switches
Filter detail–49 mm filter attaches to the ES-27 hood; Canon Japan specifies one filter and removing the hood to use Macro Lite illumination
Weather resistanceNo weather sealing according to The Digital Picture's exact-model specification table–
Dimensions detailCanon Camera Museum gives 79 mm diameter × 119 mm length and 600 g; Canon's Japanese manual instead lists 78.6 × 118.6 mm and 580 g. Both describe the same model; no separately marketed revision is identified69.2 mm maximum diameter × 55.8 mm retracted length
Weight detailHeadline weight follows Canon Camera Museum's historical specification; the manual's 580 g figure is lens-only, excluding caps and optional tripod ring–
Tripod mountOptional Ring-type Tripod Mount B (B), with the adaptor specifically for this lens, according to Canon's manual–
Lens hoodET-67; optional according to the two reviewsES-27 hood; LP1014 case is optional according to Canon Japan
In the box–Lens, ES-27 hood, EF-S35 front cap, Lens Dust Cap E and warranty paperwork in Canon Japan's listed package
Release detailCanon Camera Museum records March 2000 marketing and explicitly says this replaces the earlier EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro. Its predecessor year of 1991 conflicts with the original lens's own Museum table, which gives April 1990Canon Camera Museum records May 2017 marketing. Canon Japan announced it on 6 April 2017 and records the Japanese first-sale date as 29 June 2017; a UK first-sale day is not established by these sources.

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