- For exclusive use with non-professional level Canon Digital EOS cameras!
Product Description
Canon’s latest optical Image Stabilizer (IS) technology provides up to 4-stop compensation for image blur caused by camera shake and slow shutter speeds. Photographers normally shooting handheld at 1/250 sec can switch on IS to obtain a similarly steady and blur-free result with a shutter speed of just 1/15 second. The inclusion of automatic panning detection makes it easier for photographers to track wildlife and other moving subjects. To ensure consistently accura… More >>
9:19 pm on September 21st, 2009 1
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
Rating: 2 / 5
11:27 pm on September 21st, 2009 2
i bought this lens because i was needing a not expensive short lens and i thought this one could work good because of the image stabilizer. but when i don’t use it as a close up the image is kind of blurry and not to mention that for portraits if very hard to get eyes on sharp focus. So i will not recommended this lens.
Rating: 1 / 5
1:35 am on September 22nd, 2009 3
Tengo una canon 400D que trajo el 18-55 sin estabilizador. Ya habia leido que este nuevo lente no solo era mejor por el estabilizador sino que daba mejor definicion, pero ahora lo he comprobado por mi mismo. Le doy 5 estrellas porque no se puede conseguir algo mejor por su precio
Rating: 5 / 5
3:28 am on September 22nd, 2009 4
This is a pretty darn good value. A Canon lens with standard zoom and Image Stabilization. But the largest f stop is 3.5. So the image stabilization and the lack of a large aperture kind of cancel out.
Rating: 3 / 5
5:21 am on September 22nd, 2009 5
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 8×10. 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
Rating: 3 / 5