Every now and then, it is time for a new "kit" lens in the Canon lens lineup. Normally this is nothing to get overly excited about since most of the "upgrades" are just on the cosmetical side.

I've been using this lens for the past one month now and I must say I am pretty happy with it overall. I mostly use it as my travel lens. It has been fairly consistent I've had minimal blurriness although I would say it is not as sharp as my EFS 55/250 when it comes to it's focus.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight

Slow Focus; Weak Casing

an OK lens for the price, but you will outgrow it fairly quickly if you care about your photography

cheap; lightweight and sharpness is OK

There are much better lenses for not that much more money

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Consistent Output; Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh

Difficult to Clean; Weak Casing

My Canon Digital Rebel came with this lense. I would recommend that if you are planing to buy a Cano

Value; Sharpness; great for lanscape and sky pictures

Not long enough (not enough zoom); hard to pull in some subjects

I suggest this lens because it isn't too hard on the pocket. and combined with the 55-250 IS it would provide a easy to carry IS kit, and would not cost to much. It is a very nice lens for beginners. If i got to do it again i would.

Well to sum it up quickly YES; The IS System is very helpful in low light situation; Helps provide a very sharp picture compare to the Non-IS version of this lens

No real noticeable weakness as of yet; Focuses fast (for the price) and no back or front focus problems.

This is a typical Canon lens, bundled with many of their DSLR cameras. It provides variation without spending a lot of money, and the quality of photos is excellent.

Can do close up photos, as well as wide angle; provides a lot of variation

Plastic parts; but for the money it is just right

Ett fint objektiv, inte så väldigt ljusstarkt däremot. Det följde med kameran och jag är nöjd med det.

Bra att man kan zooma ut mycket; Bra fokus

Inte så jätte ljusstarkt

I use it where my prime lenses don't cover. It is good at most lengths and does well from the 18 to 40 area. I don't use it all the time because I have a good selection of primes, but it does help me stay prepared for anything.

This is a great lightweight all purpose lens when you can only take one lens and not sure what you are doing that day!

Easily Interchangeable; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight

Blurry Focus