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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $109.00
You Save: $90.99 (45%)
New (49) Used (13)
Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Media: Electronics
Optical Zoom: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 55
Minimum Focal Length: 18
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 3.6 x 3.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: EFS18-55mm
Model: EFS18-55mm
UPC: 013803079296
EAN: 0013803079296
ASIN: B000V5K3FG
Release Date: October 22, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great lens for the price September 10, 2008
For the price, this is a great lens and most non-professional photographers would be satisfied with it. Positives: the optical quality is good (not among the very best or the worst, but definitely solid performance for smaller than poster size prints, and much better than the original non-IS version of this lens), the stabilization feature works very well (during a recent trip to the local botanical gardens I tried quite a few shots with and without; in the indoor and darker parts of the garden I was able to get sharp photos with the stablizer on but they were all blurry from slow shutter speeds when it was off); it focuses surprisingly close (not quite macro, but sufficient for most flower/butterfly type photos); reasonable build quality for the price (made of high-quality plastic; zoom and focus are fairly smooth). Negatives: relatively small maximum aperture; limited zoom range. Also, compared to the original non-IS version of this lens, the IS version is of similiar build quality but the optics are sharper, the IS is useful, and the zoom mechanism feels smoother.
 Light but limited September 3, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this lens as a "walk around" lens to go along with my 17-40L, 24-105L IS and 70-300IS for a d40. I knew it wasn't an "L" lens but it did get decent enough reviews. I will say the lens is light and easy to operate, even the build quality is decent for a plastic lens. Image quality is acceptable for images that aren't going to be cropped or printed over 8x10. However the optics are definitely not up to the 40d and I find I still prefer the 24-105L for nearly all situations. It's OK as a starter lens, but you might be disappointed if you're getting it for a 20d or better body.
PROS
light weight
small
IS works well
not much flare problem
CONS
slow aperture (not great for low light)
low and high f-stops not particularly sharp
noticeable chromatic aberration
color and contrast are not as good as other Canon lenses
can't resolve as much detail as the 40d sensor
 first lens and love itt September 3, 2008
this lens came with my XSI and it was perfect to learn the basics and get a fell for DSLR photography
Great starter lens August 28, 2008
I replaced my kit lens 18-55mm lens with IS lens, to reduce some of "blurred" shots. And it has. Now, granted I still get few but that's due to non-ideal environments.
For those who are starting out into this arena, this lens is a good choice.
I would also recomment the 55-250mm IS lens by Canon.
With these two lens, any one starting out will have lots of fun.
 cheap, unusable f-stop August 13, 2008
1 out of 12 found this review helpful
ok so i know it comes with the rebel xsi and it's only 50 bucks more in most cases,however if you shoot full zoom and at 5.6 it's damn near unusable for sharpness sake. 2.8 would give a huge amount of difference. think flash and soft light vs. deer in the headlights white hot and black background.
if you are just using this to walk around in i guess it might work...but did you not just step up to a dslr camera? i want more and would pay a few bucks more for a usable lens. even the old standard lens of yesteryear was a 50 1.8 right? why not now.
love the camera with the 430 ex and 70-200 NON IS 2.8
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