I have the Canon 100mm L IS macro lens and it comes with a lens hood, I also have the Tamron 90mm macro without VC and there is nothing wrong with that lens its light and very easy to hand hold and not expensive.
Some macro Lenses to look at
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...ns-Review.aspx
All up I have 4 Macro lenses and have not come across a bad one yet.
If you are having problems with your nifty fifty lens stand back further get the entire object in focus then crop, remembering its not a macro lens so you cannot get up close.
Taken with the Canon 40D:
Tamron 90mm macro Lens the cheaper older one with no VR 1/250 - f/16 - 90mm - ISO250 Flash ON
Tamron 90mm Macro IMG_8054 by
firey sunset, on Flickr
Taken with the Canon 40D:
Canon 100mm L IS USM macro lens 1/250 - f/16 - 100mm - ISO 100 Flash ON JPEG out of camera
Canon 100mm L Macro IMG_8059 by
firey sunset, on Flickr
Taken with the Canon 40D:
Canon 100mm L IS USM macro lens 1/250 - f/16 - 100mm - ISO 100 Flash ON no crops on any of these all JPEG's out of camera
This image is to give you an idea of size this was the smallest object I could find in the house Stink Bug eggs stuck to my tee shirt that was on the line each would be 1.5mm in size
Canon 100L Macro IMG_8060 by
firey sunset, on Flickr
Not much difference in the first two images #1 Tamron lens cost me less that 1/2 of the price of the Canon #2 at the time.