As we’ve noted on a number of occasions recently, the mirrorless camera world is really all about lenses at the moment. Of course, the particular capabilities of the camera bodies are important, but it’s the lenses that give a particular system its appeal and Canon is working hard to make the RF mount look like an attractive proposition. There’s stiff competition, of course, especially in the full frame format, but Canon has been hitting a number of winners, and the 85mm f/2.0 Macro IS STM looks like another one.
For starters, Canon has carefully balanced the specifications, capabilities and price; it’s tempting to think of a macro lens as more of a speciality lens than an ‘everyday’ lens so you might decide to put off purchasing one until you’d ticked some other boxes... a telezoom maybe? Think again, because this lens has more tricks up its sleeve other than close-up focusing. Of course, it a go close - down to 35 centimetres - but this gives a reproduction ratio of 1:2 or half life-size which makes it
