Excerpt: At $175 (street), this digital-only wide-to-normal standard zoom offers Canon EOS Digital Rebel shooters image stabilization for only about $35 -- and 1.3 ounces -- more
Conclusion: The EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 looks destined to carry the flag as the kit lens sold with virtually every Canon dSLR over the next few years (and that counts as an awful lot
Pros: Much improved optics compared to Canon's previous non-IS 18-55mm kit lens, Effective image stabilisation, Very compact and lightweight, Good macro performance
Cons: All plastic construction, Rotating front element a pain for filter users, Narrow and very loose manual focus ring, Near-useless lens hood
Conclusion: I am very pleased with the fact that the time has come when kit lenses, added to cheap digital cameras, can produce good quality photos and don’t have to be replaced
Cons: plastic barrel and mount,, chromatic aberration at 18 mm focal length and bigger aperture values could have been lower,, significant distortion at 18 mm,, high vignett...
Summary: The standard stabilised zoom lens for Canon's entry-level digital SLR cameras.Supplied as a basic kit lens with entry-level Canon DSLRs, the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Summary: The Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS kit lens is a solidly performing medium-zoom lens, with good optics and image stabilisation, that will appeal to more than just the entry-level
Pros: Optical image stabilisation delivers sharper handheld photos at slow shutter speeds, Good optics for its class, Lightweight and compact
Cons: Poor manual focus ring design, Plastic construction less desirable than metal, 55mm maximum focal length may leave you short
Gebruikersreview - Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS review door Alientrader
Tweakers.net
8 August 2009
Excerpt: de Canon EF-S 18-55IS is de goedkoopste lens met "Image Stabilisation (IS)" op de markt. De lens is een reactie van Canon op enerzijds de hoger aantal megapixel camera's...
Pros: Image Stabilisation, Scherpte, Weinig CA, Prijs
Cons: Voelt even goedkoop als orginele kitlens, Handmatig scherpstellen is lastig