Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Macro Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
Lenses in Canon EF Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Lens Mount
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM has a maximum diameter of 83mm and total length of 187mm.
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM has a filter thread of 72mm.
Focal Range
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM has a fixed focal lenght of 180mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 288mm.
Weather Sealings
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM with a weather sealed camera body such as Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Canon 200mm f2L IS USM in Canon EF mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
Lenses Similar to Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM With Optical Image Stabilization
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 1x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.48m.
Aperture
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM has a max aperture of F3.5 and a minimum aperture of F32.0.
Optical Formula
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM's optical formula consists of 14 elements in 12 groups .
Lens Hood
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is ET-78II.
Body Colour
Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro USM is available in Black color.
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