About Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS SLR Lens:
The EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 looks destined to carry the flag as the kit lens sold with virtually every Canon D SLR over the next few years (and that counts as an awful lot of lenses), so it really needs to perform well in the face of some impressive competition. Fortunately for them, Canon have indeed upped the ante with this new lens; it’s much better than its predecessor, especially in terms of sharpness in the corners and at wider apertures, and with reduced chromatic aberrations to boot. Indeed overall it’s an extremely well-behaved little lens, with very few nasty surprises for the user, an
Features Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS SLR Lens:
- Focal Length & Maximum Aperture – 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
- Lens Construction – 16 elements in 12 groups, including UD-glass and aspherical lenses
- Diagonal Angle of View – 74 20′ – 7 50′ (with APS-C image sensors)
- Focus Adjustment – Gear-driven
- Closest Focusing Distance – 1.48 ft./0.45m (maximum close-up magnification 0.24x)
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