Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM Lens Reviews

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM Lens

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  • Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM Lens - Good For Its Price

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 11, 2011
    Pros: Low price, decent performance
    Cons: Low sharpness wide open, not best for low light

    Summary: I have gotten this Canon EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 USM lens with a Canon Digital Rebel kit and later I got the version II wit the Canon Digital Rebel XT. Both are very ... read more

  • The little guy who could

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 14, 2009
    Pros: Fairly sharp for how cheap. light quick and easy to use. cheap
    Cons: soft wide open. plastic. loud motor. slow focusing. small aperture cheap.

    Summary: For such a cheap piece of equipment this thing works fairly well. It is much better then the previous incarnation without IS though I don't believe it is the IS that makes the world of difference.Image quality:The images I have been able ... read more

  • Inexpensive and light

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 24, 2008
    Pros: Cheap, Light.
    Cons: Flimsy construction. Low Optical Quality

    Summary: This is a VERY inexpensive lens, and it really shows in both the build quality and the optical quality. It is cheaply built- Mostly plastic, with no focus scale. The autofocus is slow, and sounds like a freight train, especially as compared to a ... read more

  • Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 USM - Good for BEGINNERS

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 16, 2007
    Pros: Cheap; Light-Weight; Decent Focal Length Rang
    Cons: Poorer Image Quality; Durability?

    Summary: I purchased my first SLR camera fairly recently, a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi. It came with the Canon EF-S 18-55mm kit lens. I sold the lens after using it for a couple of weeks for a Canon EF 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 USM lens (The GOOD one, not ... read more

  • Canon's lens of disaster

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Aug 28, 2007
    Pros: Cheap, light weight & quiet good for macro.
    Cons: Cheap results: Soft & less colorful. Extra budget for hood.

    Summary: First of all, I'm a learning photographer. Do it for hobby and enjoy taking good pictures. This lens is the kit for Canon 350D Digital Rebel. And I learn a lot of photography technique through it. My pro photographer friends suggested me to master it. ... read more

  • Nice Paperweight - Written For a First Time Owner

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 9, 2006
    Pros: Nothing. Nada. What a joke. Newbies do not waste your time.
    Cons: Blur, dark pictures, no lens hood and pure aggravation.

    Summary: I got this lens with the purchase of a Digital Rebel XT. I will not try to "wow" anyone with technical knowledge since I am new to anything other than a point-and-shoot camera. After taking several classes and getting one-on-one instruction from a ... read more

  • excellent kit lens

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 2, 2005
    Pros: Value, Sharpness, great for lanscape and sky pictures
    Cons: Not long enough (not enough zoom), hard to pull in some subjects.

    Summary: My Canon Digital Rebel came with this lense. I would recommend that if you are planing to buy a Canon Digital Rebel or Rebel XT, that you spend the little bit of extra money and get the kit lense. Sharpness: This lense produces results that ... read more

  • Express Reviews
  • Look for better ways to spend your money

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Sep 7, 2010
    Pros: decent speed, good range
    Cons: cheap lens, focus ring has play and is not tight.

    Summary: I started out with this lens and it was ok.  If I had to do it over, I would just buy the body of my T1i and then purchase the Canon 50mm 1.8.  It's a fantastic lens that you can usually find for under $100.  Having a prime lens teaches

  • Nice little starter lens

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Oct 30, 2007
    Pros: Sharp, good color rendering, light weight, compact, very inexpensive
    Cons: limited range.

    Summary: I have seen so much negativity about this lens which is probably the least expensive EF-S lens you can get from Canon. The lens is not a Canon L glass and yet people tend to compare it to the $1500 lenses, but is so much better than anything on a P&S.

  • Cheap kit lens

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Jan 19, 2007
    Pros: A cheap kit lens capable of very good photos if used within its limitations.
    Cons: Avoid the extreme wide angle in strong light where flare can be a major problem.

    Summary: I have used this lens for about a month - it came as the kit lens with the K10D. I have been very satisfied with many of the pictures from this lens, including landscapes and portraits. At optimum aperture (about f8) this lens can produce very sharp

  • good kit lens

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Nov 25, 2005
    Pros: Short focal length Inexpensive Adequate sharpness and clarity Good construction, responsive autofocus
    Cons: short focal range (you'll need at least one more lens)

    Summary: I received this lens with my *ist DS, and I have used it for about a month. I haven't had enough experience with it to make a long detailed review (I'll leave that hopefully to someone else since I'm the first to post on this lens) but I will share

  • Cheap lens that shows its cheapness

    Rated Show by the Epinions community
    Aug 18, 2005
    Pros: Cheap, lightweight lens that you never need worry about damaging because it's so cheap.
    Cons: Poor focus, poor chromatic aberration, no hood

    Summary: This came with my XT. I replaced it as soon as possible because it's such a horrid lens. Nothing comes out sharp. It's barely acceptable for most purposes but for anything decent - forget it. Many claim to have taken sharp photos with the lens stopped

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