Tag : digital slr's, usm slr, 3 5, 5 6, canon ef, s 18

Company : Canon List Price : $239.99 Amazon Price : Used Price : Average customer review :

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Accessoies

• Tiffen 58mm 11 Filter (Green)
• Tiffen 58mm 47 Filter (Blue)
• Tiffen 58mm 80A Filter
• Tiffen 58mm 812 Warming Filter
• Tiffen 58mm 81A Filter

Features

• EFS mount for EOS 20D and Digital Rebel bodies; standard zoom lens
• Compact, lightweight design
• 18-55mm focal length
• f/3.5-5.6 maximum aperture
• Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)

Product Description

Compact and lightweight standard zoom lens dedicated to EOS 300D and EOS 20D / 28mm to 90mm Zoom Equivalent in 35mm film mode Minimum focusing distance of 0.28m at all focal lengths Circular aperture for beautiful out-of-focus images Only environmentally friendly lead free glass used in optics

Customer reviews

NOT a USM
I dont know what lens everyone else here got but look at the photo on this product page.. this is NOT a USM lens, it does not say USM anywhere on the lens which means it is NOT a USM lens, at least the one I have is not a USM.

Was good when first purchased...
I have this lens, because it came with my Rebel XT. It was the first SLR camera I ever owned, and good deal that it came with it's own lens. Well, when I first had it... it worked pretty good. My pictures were pretty sharp and good quality.

NOW, it looks like I take pictures with a child's toy digital camera. I use it on my 20D now, and it is HORRIBLE. My pictures are blurry and not sharp, you can see EVERY pixel. I mostly shoot models, and it's NOT cutting it anymore. I bout the 50mm lens, and the quality difference is incredible. I really would be baffled if anyone bought this to OWN. It's okay for a lens you get with a camera, but besides that, I think it's the worse lens out there for Canon cameras.

Basic Lens for Beginner
I got this lens to go with my Canon EOS 6.3MP Digital Rebel Camera. This is a very basic lens not for professional photographers. The lens works great and has taken photos of images that I need most of the time. There are two things I don't like about this lens though 1) the Canon snap on cap doesn't stay on ALL the time. I have to make sure the cap is securely on and fiddle with it or else the cap falls off in the bag. 2) the lens exterior part is made of plastics so must take extra care when using it or it will get damaged easily. Otherwise, this is a decent lens for beginners to tote around.

Cheap Kit Lens
I got this lens as part of a 20d kit. The lens feels cheaply made, with plastic construction. Feeling cheap isn't the only problem as many of the images come out pretty soft. I ended up buying the Sigma 18-125 after about 3 months of putzing around with this lens. The sigma proved to be much sharper and afforded more reach, albeit at a price double what this lens is worth.
If I were to do it again I would have bought the 20d body only and gotten the Sigma lens.
The one great thing about this lens is the 18mm wide end. Before this lens I had been using a 28-85 and didn't realize how much I was missing.

Image Stabilized (IS) Version Now Available
While for the money this is an OK lens, Canon has now come out with an image stabilizied version, the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS SLR Lens, for only a little more money and it's also available on Amazon.