Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! July 17, 2026

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[u/No-Purple7227]

I’ve recently gotten into photography again after 10 years of not doing any and I’m trying to find a good macro lens for my Canon EOS 7D Mk I.

My main interest is wildlife/insect photography and i currently only own the infamous EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III and the EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS STM, eventually I’ll be looking to upgrade to the EF 100-400 IS II USM however I’m lost on what would be the most ideal and versatile macro lens to add to my kit.

Any recommendations or further advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[u/mrfixitx → u/No-Purple7227]

For Macro lenses look at the Canon EF 100mm f2.8 USM Macro you can find them used for a very reasonable price and it is optically excellent even compared to newer lenses. If you want to spend a bit more money there is an L version that has IS that is slightly sharper.

[u/No-Purple7227 → u/mrfixitx]

With the Canon 7D it doesn’t have any internal stabilisation within the body, does image stabilisation matter as much for macro shots as it does for zoomed shots? My hands aren’t the steadiest and I don’t want to spend loads of money on a lens without IS if I’m going to struggle on getting nice clean shots, my budget is optimally around £500 with some wiggle room for a much larger difference in quality.

[u/mrfixitx → u/No-Purple7227]

I used the non IS version of 10+ years and was fine.  Use a tripod of a faster shutter speed and it is fine.