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EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

EF-S, zoom, 18, 55
Manufacturer
Canon

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Photo: Canon (UK)

The EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 is a standard zoom lens specifically designed for the EOS 300D digital SLR. Its effective focal length is equivalent to 29-88mm in 35mm film format.

Also comes with some 20D kits. Apparently only fits 300D and 20D at this time.

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Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • Cheap and cheerful good shots possible with practice
Cons
  • plastic construction, manual focus ring and efs mount
Ok we know that this lens is just a cheap get you going lens thrown in with your Canon dslr but to say its crap is total rubbish! this rubbish len has won me lots of photography competitions and also had my work featured in 4 page spead in international photography mag using this lens.
Even Charlie Waite said my shot was superb so crap no way, if people spent time learning how to use their gear instead of automatically thinking they NEED an L lens etc then not only will they save themselves some dosh but also become a better photographer in the long run.
30 years ago we would have raved about these lenses and Pro toggers would have used lenses that weren't any better and still sold their work? so give it a rest and lets drop this camera gear snobbery and learn how to use what you have.
Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • light
Cons
  • crap cheap and best left in japan
ok, you cant take pictures with it. mine came with the camera it was not worth just getting the body alone with the deal i had. all i can say is the lens is better than the tamrom 70-300 i also had in the deal. The canon 400D is now looking for a new lens so if anyone wants these they can have them for a price
Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • Cost to replace/wide angle suites wide need
Cons
  • Build quality
I own several \"L\" lenses-200L, 70-200L,135L, 50 1.4, Tamron 28-75 and 200-500. I have owned 24-70L. I think what is missing in this string is what this lens is designed to do and how it is used. I have shot with this lens and have gotten some beautiful results.

I mainly use this lens for wide angle shots were a low F-stop is not needed. I no there are variations of this lens as in all lenes of quailty. Mine, luckly is very sharp.

For a first lens it kept up at a good pace. Let\'s face it it\'s a $50 lens that covers a good space and is sharp enough for most pro\'s. The plus side when shooting in places I don\'t have to worry if this lens gets damaged, sanded, or dirty. It will handle some macro as well as wide and is a good companion for a walk about lens. Set it to auto and fire away. Are you going to shoot a wedding with it. No. but used with a flash it is a very versitale and sharp with a great throw away price.

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SLR & MFT (micro four thirds) Lenses
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