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PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR CLOSE-UP SHOOTING, THE EF 100MM F/2.8L MACRO IS USM FROM CANON IS A VERSATILE L-SERIES SHORT TELEPHOTO PRIME THAT IS ALSO WELL-SUITED FOR PORTRAITURE AND OTHER MID-RANGE SUBJECTS. AS A MACRO LENS, HOWEVER, THIS 100MM OFFERS A LIFE-SIZE, 1:1 MAXIMUM MAGNIFICATION AND AN 11.8" MINIMUM FOCUSING DISTANCE. COMPLEMENTING CLOSE-UP SHOOTING, AN IMAGE STABILIZER IS FEATURED THAT MINIMIZES CAMERA SHAKE BY TWO STOPS AT FULL 1:1 MAGNIFICATION, OR UP TO FOUR STOPS AT LOWER MAGNIFICATIONS FOR SHARPER HANDHELD SHOOTING. ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO SMOOTH AND INTUITIVE HANDLING, A RING-TYPE USM AND INTERNAL FOCUSING DESIGN OFFERS QUICK, QUIET, AND ACCURATE AUTOFOCUS PERFORMANCE ALONG WITH FULL-TIME MANUAL FOCUS OVERRIDE. IN REGARD TO ITS OPTICAL ASSETS, ONE ULTRA-LOW DISPERSION ELEMENT IS FEATURED, TO CONTROL COLOR FRINGING AND CHROMATIC ABERRATIONS, AND A SUPER SPECTRA COATING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO SUPPRESS FLARE AND GHOSTING FOR IMPROVED CONTRAST AND COLOR FIDELITY. ADDITIONALLY, AS AN