Canon RF 100mm Macro Lens Sample Photos
This article is a collection of sample images taken with the Canon RF 10mm f/2.8 lens. Included are a variety of examples of what to shoot with your RF 100 macro lens. Subjects include headshots, 3/4 length portraits, macro photos, landscape shots, bugs, insects, vegetables, and other types of photography.
Enjoy!
What better way to break into shooting some sample photos with my RF 100mm macro than with a cute puppy. This is straight out of the camera without sharpening or cropping. I was very pleased with the sharpness as well as the quality of the blur in the background.
No test of a macro lens can be called complete without photographing some flowers.
Black-eyed Susan FlowersCanon EOS R camera + RF 100mm macro lens
Handheld with image stabilization for 1/125 second at f/8
Just because the RF 100mm f/2.8 macro lens excels with taking super close-up photos, doesn't mean you should limit its use that way. Use the lens to shoot intermediate distance landscapes too.
Twin Pond FountainsWith continuous auto-focusing from any distance of 10 inches through infinity, you can get as close or as far away from your subject as you wish. In the photo above I placed the focus point on the near fountain so that objects in front of and behind it would be in focus.
CANON RF 100MM MACRO LENS SAMPLE Portraits
The 100mm focal length give you a pleasing rendition of subjects and a comfortable working distance. The wide maximum aperture gives you a pleasing, out-of-focus background in the image below.
Below are two tightly composed portrait samples taken with the Canon RF100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM lens. Shooting with the aperture set wide open to f/2.8 will render the background pleasantly out of focus.
Hello Baby!
Headshot of a 3 year oldThe main charm of these kids poses are the simplicity of the compositions.
The sample portrait below shows the perspective you get when shooting a 1/4 body posed composition with a 100mm focal length. Choosing an angle to keep the background uncluttered makes it less distracting so that the main subject is emphasized.
1/4 body poseCanon EOS R camera + RF 100mm macro lens
Handheld with image stabilization for 1/200 second at f/2.8
Simple natural lighting, simple pose, simple background, and a vertical composition make this a pleasing portrait of this woman.
RF 100mm F/2.8 Macro Flower sample Images
Insects and flowers are the number 1 and number 2 subjects in terms of popularity when it comes to shooting macro photos. You can see details in nature that you would otherwise miss, and you don't need any other RF 100mm accessories to get that close.
Super close photos are now easy to takeWhen it comes to photographing flowers and other plants, I find the closer I get the more interesting the subject comes off to me. I'm definitely guilty of geeking out on the complexity of life on our planet.
Even something as common as a sweet pepper develops into a world of possibilities for photographing in an interesting way.
Photographing interesting subjects like the pepper above reminds me of the list of subjects where using the RF 100mm lens comes up short as well as the list of kinds of photography that are good for using the lens.
One extra unique way to shoot creative images with the RF 100mm macro lens is using the SA (spherical aberration) control to change the qualities of the blur in the background.
Close-Up Insect sample
One of the most frequently sought after subjects for macro shooters is insects. I posted this photo below on Facebook and mistakenly referred to it as a photo of a bee. I was quickly educated that this is actually a (transverse-banded) Flower Fly.
It was quite preoccupied and I was able to get up very close.
After cropping in Photoshop, the image of the Flower Fly is larger than life. This little guy was very busy, constantly moving, so I need both a fast shutter speed as well as a small lens opening to get this sample photo to be sharp.
Abstract Sample
Another fun way to stimulate your creative juices while using the RF 100mm macro lens is to shoot some abstract photos.
"String Theory"Black and White Macro photography
Sample Images Summary
Although this wasn't your typical how-to post, equipment review, or list of cameras or lenses for a specific purpose type of article, I hope you enjoyed checking out some of the photos I've taken with this super sharp, prime lens anyway.
Despite its label as a macro lens and its status as a non-zooming prime lens, the Canon RF100mm f/2.8 macro lens does have a variety of subjects you can use it on. The Canon RF 100mm macro lens has great sharpness!
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