BEST LENSES FOR CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHY

This lens is one of our best lenses for close up shots. For macro and portrait photography, the RF 85mm F2 MACRO IS STM lens offers uncompromising detail and subtle telephoto perspectives of your subject. The lens gets you close, with incredible 0.5x focus capabilities revealing your subject in half its true size from a minimum focusing distance of just 35cm. It's also great for insects, as the longer focal length means you don't need to be extremely close to capture macro images. Additionally, a silent STM motor won't alarm insects and animals which can ruin your image. Finally, a maximum aperture of f/2 offers a shallow depth of field for low-light photographer, while the 5-stop IS keeps images clear even when there’s less light.

Another one of our best lenses for close up photography is the RF 24mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM. This lightweight prime lens combines a wide-angle focal length and an incredibly fast f/1.8 aperture for shooting creatively in low light conditions. Sharp, light and wide, it can focus as close as 14cm away at a magnification of 0.5x, which makes it particularly useful for taking images of the natural world, including plants, flowers and textures while also showing close-up images of context and environment. Because of its fast aperture and 5-Stop Image Stabilizer, your images will retain their sharpness and clarity in low light despite the close focusing range. Finally, a Lens Control Ring is great for experimenting with the smallest of natural objects.

The Canon RF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM lens is built for professionals looking for something different. With class-leading 1.4x magnification, it lets you capture insects, reptiles, portraits and more with stunning subject detail and emotive bokeh. Features such as a Nano USM motor focuses silently, which means it won't scare away any animals, while the versatile and fast f/2.8 aperture encourages creativity in low light. Another innovative feature is Spherical Aberration Control, a setting that lets you adjust depth of field for the bokeh that you want, while a 5-stop Hybrid Image Stabilizer means images are sharper than ever before.

Tilt and shift lenses offer interesting and unique perspectives of your subject. A great close up camera lens, the TS-E 90mm F/2.8L MACRO lens has ± 10° of tilting control and ± 12 mm of shift capabilities, letting you control perspective and depth of field for creative imagery such as miniature effect. You can get as close as 39cm away from your subject, while carefully calibrated movement, optical engineering and precision moulded glass gives you control over depth of field with lower distortion. Shoot macro with 1:2 life-size images, while aspherical and UD lens elements, and an Air Sphere coating minimises chromatic aberration for less ghosting and less flare.