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

Pros: Cheap, Light.
Cons: Flimsy construction. Low Optical Quality

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 ...

Pros: Cheap; Light-Weight; Decent Focal Length Rang
Cons: Poorer Image Quality; Durability?

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 ...

Pros: Cheap, light weight & quiet good for macro.
Cons: Cheap results: Soft & less colorful. Extra budget for hood.

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. ...

Pros: Nothing. Nada. What a joke. Newbies do not waste your time.
Cons: Blur, dark pictures, no lens hood and pure aggravation.

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 ...

Pros: Value, Sharpness, great for lanscape and sky pictures
Cons: Not long enough (not enough zoom), hard to pull in some subjects.

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 ...

Pros: Sharp, good color rendering, light weight, compact, very inexpensive
Cons: limited range.

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.

The range is perfect for those indoor shots with family gatherings with a width to gather almost everyone in the room with minimal barrel distortion and yet able to zoom comfortably in when in a room. I am constantly amazed at how well it does for colors and sharpness, I still can believe some of the shots it had given me during the holidays that are all very sharp. Even when I compare it to my L glass, I will typically grab this lens for family events.

The lens I have is the 2nd generation (designated with a 'II') that came with my 20D, which did have a better rating than the first generation lens provided with the Rebel.

Pros: Cheap, lightweight lens that you never need worry about damaging because it's so cheap.
Cons: Poor focus, poor chromatic aberration, no hood

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 down to f8 or f16. My experience is that's not really possible unless you're using a tripod. I replaced mine with a Tamron 28-75 and the difference is night and day. The Tamron's so sharp I could cut myself on the photos. I wish the same could be said for this lens. At best it's fuzzy.