Originally posted by hjoseph7 but being a Macro it hunts a lot, or so I heard. How does it perform for general use, some say it might be too sharp for that.
It is a misconception that macro lenses "hunt" more than other lenses. It is simply untrue though I admit I've mentioned that very thing in posts. But it is incorrect. They 'hunt' no more than any other lens, less than most in fact. But if they miss focus it takes a VERY long time to get back into focus because of the long focus throw. The lens will rack all the way out and then all the way back.
How can a lens be "too sharp"? If you mean for portraits well, that is what PP is for and I imagine most real portraits will be processed rather heavily anyway. But to answer your question, performance is excellent for general use, except that in many situations if you miss focus then you are going to wait until the lens racks back. Some of the older macros with focus limiters would be better in that situation.
Originally posted by Eulogy I'm willing to bet that meeting went as follows:
Exec 1: "We present to you, the 100mm WR Limited Macro!"
Exec 2: "Get out. We don't do WR limiteds, and already have a macro LTD."
Probably the marketing department got confused by having two Limited macros so just deleted the Limited from the name. The lens certainly has everything the other DA Limiteds have except some sort of funky hood or cap
Must be a different team now we even have a limited zoom