The engine's answer
Best lens for landscapes, under €1,800
Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS
97% match
Beyond life-size, with a bokeh dial
Why it wins here
The Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS takes this question at €1,500 — €300 under the €1,800 ceiling — with a 97% match against 65 current lenses. For landscapes the engine leans on sharpness and build & sealing: it scores 92/100 and 88/100, where the pool averages 82/100 and 68/100. At 730 g it is heavier than the average lens here (633 g). No prime-or-zoom preference was required, so the whole pool of 65 was in play.
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the field by the most, for this question specifically.
- Use
- Budget
What's good
- 1.4× magnification beats every rival macro
- Spherical-aberration ring tunes the rendering
What to watch
- Focus shift quirks near 1:1
- Heavier than the class average
What came close — and what each gave up
- Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S97%The macro that portrait shooters stealThe Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S (97% match) trails on build & sealing — 78/100 against 88/100. Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
- Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art94%GM rendering without the GM invoiceThe Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art (94% match) trails on build & sealing — 75/100 against 88/100. Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
- Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro Art94%Life-size detail with Art-line disciplineThe Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro Art (94% match) trails on build & sealing — 75/100 against 88/100. Check price: B&H Photo Adorama MPB (used) eBay (used)
Questions this answer raises
- Is the Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS within a €1,800 budget?
- Yes. At €1,500 it leaves €300 of the ceiling unspent; the Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S costs €1,100 and the Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art costs €1,100.
- How good is the Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS for landscapes?
- On the use question it scores 95%, 32 points above the average of the 65 lenses ranked. Its strongest numbers for this use are sharpness (92/100) and build & sealing (88/100).
- What comes closest to the Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS for landscapes?
- The Nikon Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S at 97%, then the Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art at 94%. The section above names the measure each one lost on.
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