Yourlensreview - Lens - Canon EF-S 60 F/2.8 Macro USM

Cheap, F/2.8, feels metally ( no cheap plastics ) metal EF mount, non moving AF ring.

EF-S, no IS ( makes is also more expensive, but not that much ) small filter size, with bigger front element size probably higher F rate up to F 1.8 or more, but also .... more expensive

Can be very sharp, but with moving object (wind outside) it's not easy to keep it sharp. AF picking point by canon 400d will sometimes be off sharpness, and helping it in one shot mode with the AF ring will make it sharper.
I shot most times on a f4~f8 max otherwise you'll have to range up the ISO to 400 or higher, and then you lose again sharpness.

Great lens, but needs a lot of practice because of magnification factor of 1:1 at about 9 cm of front lens element

The AF is fast, but with a lot of noise or distance on a small area ( a fly on a leave) it will keep trying to focus on different area's.

at the end a good lens for macro shots, a macro flash light maybe will help a lot with working on ISO100 with f/8 or higher

* Great image quality
* Small working distance (9cm or more from the front lens element)
* Internal focus (a big plus for a macro with such short working distance)
* Small
* Cheap
* Build quality, it ain't L-quality but it's very sturdy.

* It's EF-S so it'll only work on APS-C camera's.

This is a great little performer suitable for many tasks. On APS it makes a short compact telelens with can even be used for portraits, but the real use of this lens is obviously it's 1:1 macro. The only drawbacks are physics. At maximum magnification the depth-of-field is 9,8mm at f/32 which is nothing. Also, due to diffraction such small apertures should be avoided, but they aren't too bad.

Highly recommended for macro work!

Very recommended: sharp as hell, very usefull for portraits, fast autofocus and not expensive

A _little_ movement in the focusring

I bought this lens to shoot 1:1 macro's, but I didn't want to spend a lot of money at it. This was the only option for me because of it's price, the innerfocus-design and the USM. A great plus of this lens is the USM motor, that gives it an edge above all the Sigma-lenses in this pricecategory.

All in all _very_ highly recommended.