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Canon - EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Zoom Lens for EF-S mount cameras - Black
Average customer rating
4
(59 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 59 reviews
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87%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF-S 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Zoom Lens for EF-S mount cameras - Black
Customer Rating
2
Ok for Beginners
on June 4, 2011
Posted by: Jweavercma
from Boise, Idaho
I received this lens with my Canon T2i as a birthday present. In the beginning, I couldn't really tell the difference between this and any other lens. As I gained experience, I found out exactly how limited this lens can be. I found out that it absolutely hates anything but the most perfect lighting conditions. If your subject is slightly too bright or slightly too dark it refuses to focus, leaving you to focus manually which can be a bother under certain circumstances. Even when the auto-focus works it is inaccurate, leaving you with blurry images.
Overall- It is a decent enough lens for rank beginners who treat their DSLR camera more like an expensive point and shoot. If you are one of these brand new DSLR users, I would recommend an upgrade as soon as you gain some experience and develop your shooting style.
Pros: light, good "kick around" lens
Cons: Slow auto-focus, Poor build quality
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Amazingly easy
on October 7, 2017
Posted by: Ruthie
from Flowery Branch, GA, United States
I got this lens for my birthday and it has given me a great experience! It is my favorite lens to use, especially for landscape and portrait photography. The pictures are always really crisp and easy to work with. 10/10
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Not Bad
on July 1, 2010
Posted by: Rider
from California
I have used this lens for the past year. It is exactly what it is designed to be. A simple light weight lens. I have "L" lenses and other EF lenses but still like to use this one from time to time. Not necessarily the sharpest but does pretty good. Best around f/8 and up.
Pros: very light weight
Cons: mostly plastic
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Okay lens
on February 16, 2014
Posted by: asjs
from Florida
This lens came with the camera I bought. I found it to be easy to work with when adjusting the basic settings such as auto/manual focus and turning the stabilizer on and off. I found that when shooting, a lot of pictures did not come out as expected due to the slow lens. I'd suggest this lense for beginner portraits, but nothing moving. The focus is easily broken, and it is extremely slow on auto focus.
Cons: Slow auto-focus, Semi-sharp images, Poor build quality, focus easily obstructed
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Lens
on March 21, 2012
Posted by: Bizziebill
from Dunnigan, Ca
I used this lens & the 70-300 when I went to China. Took some good pictures. I am still new with this product, but I have to say I truly like both of them. The 18-55 was great for most my indoor shots, where as the 300 came in handy for the long shots I was taking.
For even better shots when not using my tripod, I would turn the AF off, much better for the indoor shots of friends.
For even better shots when not using my tripod, I would turn the AF off, much better for the indoor shots of friends.
Pros: great lens, af works great, easy to handle
Cons: can't think of any
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Cheap average lens
on July 15, 2009
Posted by: Logical
from Pacific Grove, CA
This lens feels cheap and basic, and noticeably lower quality compared to any camera body that it comes with. I thought mine came with sand in it, which really dampened the ownership experience for a while, but it turns out the circular flap that keeps particles out creates some friction with the moving front element, so there is some scratchy noise when zooming in and out.
The pictures it takes have decent sharpness, but not comparable to more expensive lenses. The focusing speed is decent with bright and high-contrast subjects, but sometimes struggles in lower light. Manual focus is only possible with the AF is off, unlike some other lenses. There is no distance scale. The minimum focal distance is also good enough for some basic macro.
The Image Stabilization is the saving grace for this lens, and is actually quite good at affording it some reasonable low light ability. But in my opinion the Image Stabilization should be inside the camera body like with many competitor models. I think this lens is fine for a beginner, or some casual outdoor photography. In the end the build quality might be bothersome, but the performance is good for its price.
Pros: light weight, value
Cons: Semi-sharp images, Poor build quality, rotating front element
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
BEST STARTER LENS EVER!!!
on October 8, 2011
Posted by: AWESOME LENS!!!
This lens is an AWESOME starter lens! It has a pretty fast autofocus, the build quality is great, the stabilizer is awesome, but the best part is... EXTREMELY AWESOME IMAGE QUALITY!!! This lens has EXTREMELY high quality glass, (even though it's not an L) and I love the fact that it has a circular aperture! The only not-a-big-deal problem is that when you set the focal length to 55mm, it sets the aperture to f/5.6, which is not bad at all. P.S. Canon, you did an awesome job on this lens!!!
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images, awesome lens!!! no questions asked!!!
Cons: sets aperture to f/5.6 when focal length is 55mm
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
So Happy I did
on November 7, 2014
Posted by: Reaelise
from Botkinburg,Arkansas
Just by others reviews alone sold me on this camera. I have No regrets!! Takes Beautiful pictures. Having a Lot of Fun with this camera
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