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Rent NowThe Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM is a professional-grade macro prime lens designed for Canon EF-mount cameras, holding the distinction of being Canon’s longest and heaviest macro lens as well as the macro lens offering the longest 1:1 working distance in Canon’s EF lineup. It’s aimed at macro, nature, and insect photographers who need substantial working distance from small, skittish, or delicate subjects while still achieving true life-size magnification.
Optically, the lens is built from 14 elements in 12 groups and offers a maximum aperture of f/3.5, delivering true 1:1 (life-size) macro magnification at its minimum focusing distance of 0.48m (about 1.5 ft.), giving photographers roughly 9.5 inches of working distance between the front of the lens and the subject, far enough to avoid disturbing skittish insects or small animals. Three UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass elements correct for chromatic aberrations and secondary spectrum, ensuring sharp definition at any subject distance, and Canon employs a floating optical construction that reduces lens extension and minimizes aperture fluctuation as focus distance changes.
Autofocus is handled by a ring-type USM motor, providing fast, quiet, and accurate autofocus along with full-time mechanical manual focus override. Because the lens’s overall length does not change during focusing, accessories like Canon’s Macro Ring Lite or Macro Twin Lite flash units can be mounted at the front of the lens and operated consistently without needing readjustment as focus shifts. Maximum magnification can be increased to 1.4x or 2x using Canon’s EF 1.4x or EF 2x extenders, and further extended with Canon’s EF12 II or EF25 II extension tubes.
As an L-series lens, the EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM features a durable, high-quality construction consistent with Canon’s professional optics, along with beautifully smooth out-of-focus background rendering prized by macro photographers. It measures 82.5 x 186.6mm, weighs approximately 1,090g, and accepts 72mm filters, and ships with a tripod ring, lens hood, and carrying case.
As a full-frame-compatible lens, the EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM produces its telephoto macro field of view on full-frame Canon bodies and an effective longer telephoto-equivalent field of view on APS-C bodies.
Key Features
– 180mm f/3.5L macro prime lens for Canon EF mount
– True 1:1 (life-size) macro magnification
– Longest working distance of any Canon macro lens (approximately 9.5″)
– Minimum focusing distance of 0.48m
– Three UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass elements
– Floating optical construction
– Ring-type USM autofocus with full-time mechanical manual focus
– Compatible with Canon Macro Ring Lite and Macro Twin Lite flash units
– Compatible with EF 1.4x/2x extenders for increased magnification
– L-series build quality
– Includes tripod ring, lens hood, and case
– 72mm filter thread
– Compatible with full-frame and APS-C Canon EF-mount cameras
