BEST MACRO LENS? Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM review IN-DEPTH @cameralabs

Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

My Sony FE 100mm F2.8 MACRO GM review: THE BEST MACRO LENS I've tested!
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00:00 - intro, alternatives and what it does
02:26 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM design and controls
03:36 - CORRECTION! Ranges are infinity to 0.5m and 0.7 to 0.26m
06:09 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM close-up quality and distance at 1:1, 1.4:1, 2.8:1
08:05 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM focus bracketing
10:30 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM focusing
11:45 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM macro focusing and video, watches
13:54 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM butterflies and insects
15:58 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM focus shift
16:38 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM focus breathing
17:19 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM landscape quality
18:14 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM portrait quality
19:03 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM bokeh and rendering quality
20:10 - Sony FE 100mm f2.8 MACRO GM sample images and verdict

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