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Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM vs Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro

The Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM and the Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM if you want autofocus and a design for APS-C, which usually means smaller and lighter. Pick the Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro if you want coverage of full frame, so it suits the larger-sensor bodies too and a fit on more cameras (22 against 14 in this guide).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM and the Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecCanon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USMCanon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro
MakerCanonCanon
Focal length60mm (macro)90mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent90mm on APS-C90mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Made forAPS-CFull frame
MountsCanon EFCanon EF
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesautofocusno, manual focus
Cameras it fits14 in this guide22 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080090mm equiv.EF-S 60mm f/2.8
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM: 60mm on APS-C, like 90mm.
142435508513520040080090mm equiv.TS-E 90mm f/2.8L
Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro: 90mm.

Aperture

f/2.8
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM: f/2.8 wide open.
f/2.8
Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro: f/2.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

EF-S 60mm f/2.8 · 23°TS-E 90mm f/2.8L · 23°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

14 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM fits 14 and the Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro 22.

Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM

and 4 more

Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro

and 12 more

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