Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro Lens Get Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro Price / Buy Online

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For photographers whose idea of a close-up is the full-frame flutter of a bumblebee's wings, the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens makes it happen. The EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens is a compact, internal focusing lens designed specifically for the EOS Digital Rebel XT SLR camera as well as the prosumer EOS 20D and entry-level EOS Digital Rebel SLR cameras. This macro lens focuses from infinity down to 1:1 (lifesize) at a generous working distance of approximately four inches from the subject.

What's more, because it is an internal focusing lens, the physical size of the lens remains constant, ensuring that it will never inadvertently invade a subject's space. This is a particular advantage in macro nature shooting with live subjects when sudden lens movement such as a forward focus adjustment with a conventional macro can cast an unwanted shadow on the subject or send more wary species scampering for cover.

Optimized for the large, APS-C size CMOS imaging sensor used by the two Digital Rebel cameras and the EOS 20D SLR, the EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens takes full advantage of the short back-focus and small image circle that characterize EF-S type lenses. The lens uses a 3-group floating inner focus system in which group one is fixed while groups two and three move on their own separate tracks. The process provides enhanced correction for any aberrations that may arise during focusing as well as a flat field" that optimizes the lens' center-to-corner performance with tack-sharp image quality over the entire shooting area. This is coupled with a working distance of 90mm from the front of the lens to the subject during 1:1 macro photography, the longest working distance in its class.

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro Key Features

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

96mm (35mm Equivalent) Portrait Telephoto Lens

Though it is a true macro lens in all respects (as opposed to a zoom lens with a macro setting), the 1.6x focal length conversion factor (created by the difference in size between the cameras' image sensor and a traditional 35mm film frame) gives this 60mm lens an angle of view equivalent to a 96mm lens on a 35mm camera, making it a high-end performer as a portrait lens as well.

Ultrasonic Motor

Powered by Canon's exclusive Ultrasonic (USM) motor for autofocusing, the EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM is silent in operation and very quick to focus. There is virtually no whining noise as the lens focuses to distract the subject or draw attention to the photographer. Most important for the photographer in the field, the motor draws minimal power so the camera batteries last longer.

Inner Focusing and Rear Focusing

An inner focusing lens has the focusing lens group(s) in front of the diaphragm, while a rear focusing lens has the focusing lens group(s) behind the diaphragm. Both focusing systems allow the focusing lens group to be small. This minimizes the load on the actuator which drives the autofocus. In turn, the AF speed is faster. The whole optical system can also be made more compact. Also, since the lens does not rotate during focusing, the effects of a circular polarizing filter or gelatin filter remain intact.

Full-Time Manual Focus

Employing Canon's quieter and faster Ring USM (ultrasonic motor) autofocus drive, a high speed CPU, and an improved AF algorithm for fast autofocusing, the EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens also accommodates manual focusing even when the camera is in the AF mode.

Circular Aperture

This Canon lens features a circular apertures diapragm unit, which uses curved aperture blades to provide for a more rounded opening as the lens is stopped down. It's especially effective at rendering out-of-focus background highlights as natural rounded shapes. Offers a more pleasing out-of-focus image.

Optimized Lens Coating for Digital Cameras

Optimized lens coating minimising flare and ghosting prone occurring with digital cameras.

EF Lens Mount

In designing the EF lens mount, Canon engineers gave photographers a lot more than simply a way to quickly attach an interchangeable lens to a camera body. With the elimination of mechanical connections and the incorporation of an electronic interface between the camera and lens, Canon cameras have greater flexibility with regard to incorporating future technologies and future system upgrades. This fact has already been proven with a vast increase in AF speed, increased functionality such as predictive autofocus systems found in EOS cameras, auto-aperture tilt-shift (TS-E) lenses, the use of ultrasonic motors and the development of the Image Stabilizer lens.

The fully electronic mount system has none of the shock, operational noise, abrasion, play, lubrication requirements, slow response, diminished precision caused by lever operation, or design restrictions related to linkage mechanisms used to transfer data. Furthermore, operation and reliability are significantly improved. And, a lens operation self-test system, using the lens' built-in microcomputer, can even warn of malfunctions through the camera's LCD readout to help ensure high reliability.

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 USM Macro Specifications

Focal Length

60mm

Maximum Aperture

1:2.8

Minimum Aperture

32

Lens Construction

12 elements in 8 groups

Diagonal Angle of Viewn

25º

Focus Adjustment

Manual

Closest Focusing Distance

0.2m / 0.65 ft.

Filter Size

52mm

Max. Diameter x Length

2.9" x 2.8" / 73 x 69.8mm

Weight (Lens Only)

11.8 oz. / 335g

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