Canon EF-S 18–55mm lens

The 18–55mm USM lens.

The Canon EF-S 18–55mm lens f/3.5–5.6 is a Canon-produced wide-angle to mid telephoto zoom lens for digital single-lens reflex cameras with an EF-S lens mount. The field of view has a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 28.8–88mm, and it is a standard kit lens on Canon's consumer APS-C DSLRs.

Dhanmondi Lake taken by Canon EF-S 18–55mm lens

Dhanmondi Lake taken by Canon EF-S 18–55mm lens

There have been eight iterations of this lens, five of which are discontinued and three of which are currently in production.

I USM (discontinued)
I (discontinued)
II USM (discontinued)
II (discontinued)
IS (discontinued)
IS II (current)
III (current)
IS STM (current)

EF-S 18–55mm USM I/II / EF-S 18–55mm I/II

The lens body has a plastic construction, including the lens mount. Generally, however, this version of the lens is soft and must be stopped down to gain acceptable sharpness. Barrel distortion becomes quite noticeable at the wide-angle setting and chromatic aberration (purple fringing) is common.^[1]

EF-S 18–55mm IS I/II

On 20 August 2007, the EF-S 18-55m IS was announced along with the EOS 40D. The lens featured improved optical quality over previous versions and added image stabilization.^[2]

On 7 February 2011, the 18–55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS II was announced to be bundled with the Canon 600D and 1100D.^[3] This lens is identical in specification to the previous version, and features exactly the same optics, but has a revised external design and a slightly different IS algorithm that attempts to recognize when the camera is being panned, effectively disabling IS in that direction.^[4]

EF-S 18–55mm IS STM

On 21 March 2013, the 18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 IS STM was announced alongside the Canon 700D/Rebel T5i and 100D/Rebel SL1. It has a different optical formula from that of any previous Canon 18–55mm lens, and includes Canon's STM (stepping motor) technology, claimed by the company to offer quieter continuous autofocus while shooting video when attached to bodies that have Canon's hybrid autofocus sensor technology. The STM is also the first 18–55mm version with an internal focusing design.^[5] At introduction, it was offered as a kit lens on both the 700D^[5] and 100D;^[6] it has since become one of two alternative kit lenses for the 70D.^[7]

Specifications

Attribute	I USM	I	II USM	II	IS	IS II	III	IS STM
Reference	^[8]^[9]	^[8]^[9]	^[10]^[11]	^[10]^[11]	^[12]^[13]	^[12]^[14]^[15]	^[12]^[14]^[15]^[16]	^[17]^[18]^[19]
Image
Key features
Image stabilizer	No				Yes (4 stops)		No	Yes (4 stops)
Micro USM	Yes	No	Yes	No
Stepping motor	No							Yes
Internal focusing	No							Yes
L-series	No
Diffractive Optics	No
Aspherical element	Yes
Macro	No
Short back focus	Yes
Improvements		identical to the Mk I USM but without an ultrasonic motor	similar optics to the Mk I, but with changes to the shape of the zoom ring and the tapered area at the front of the lens	Identical to the Mk II USM but without an ultrasonic motor	Adding image stabilization and addressing general image quality problems of the Mk I and II	Identical to the IS I but with a revised external design	Similar to the IS II but without image stabilization	Featuring a revised optical design and utilizing stepper motor technology
Physical data
Weight	190 g				200 g			205 g
Max. Diameter x Length	68.5 mm x 66 mm				68.5 mm x 70 mm			69.0 mm x 75.2 mm
Filter diameter	58 mm
Technical data
Maximum aperture	f/3.5–5.6
Minimum aperture	f/22–36
Horizontal viewing angle	64°30'–23°20'
Vertical viewing angle	45°30'–15°40'
Diagonal viewing angle;	74°20'–27°50'
Groups/elements	9/11							11/13
# of diaphragm blades	6							7
Closest focusing distance	0.28 m				0.25 m
Maximum magnification	0.28x				0.34x
Accessories
Lens hood	EW-60C (circular)							EW-63C (petal)
Case	LP814							LP1016
Retail information
Release date	September 2003		February 2005		August 2007	February 2011		April 2013
MSRP $	$239.99	Kit only	$239.99	Kit only	$199.99			$249.99
Currently in production?	No					Yes

References

↑ "Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II – Test Report / Review". photozone. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
↑ "Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS – Review". The-digital-picture. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
↑ "Spaßfaktoren: Canon EOS 600D und 1100D | heise online" (in German). Heise.de. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
↑ Rockwell, Ken (February 7, 2011). "Canon 18-55mm IS II". KenRockwell.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
1 2 "Canon announces EOS 700D / Rebel T5i 18MP and 18-55mm STM lens". Digital Photography Review. March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
↑ "Canon unveils 100D/Rebel SL1 world's smallest and lightest APS-C DSLR". Digital Photography Review. March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
↑ Westlake, Andy; Butler, Richard; Barnett, Shawn (October 2013). "Canon EOS 70D Review". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
1 2 "Technical Hall - Technical report 2004.1". Canon.com. January 2004. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
1 2 "Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens Review". The-digital-picture.com. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
1 2 "Technical Hall - Technical report 2005.05". Canon.com. May 2005. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
1 2 "Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II Lens Review". The-digital-picture.com. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
1 2 3 "Technical Hall - Technical report 2008.2". Canon.com. February 2008. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
↑ "Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens Review". The-digital-picture.com. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
1 2 "Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Lens Review". The-digital-picture.com. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
1 2 "Canon unveils new lenses". photoreview. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
↑ "EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III - Lenses - Canon Australia". Canon.com.au. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
↑ "Canon U.S.A. : Consumer & Home Office : EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM". Usa.canon.com. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
↑ "EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM - Lenses - Canon Australia". Canon.com.au. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
↑ "Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM - EF-S - Canon UK". Canon.co.uk. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

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Specifications

Reviews

18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 II

photozone.de

18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 IS

18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 IS II

18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 USM

SLRgear.com

18–55mm f/3.5–5.6 IS STM

Canon EF/EF-S/EF-M lenses

EF-S zoom	EF-S 10–18mm EF-S 10–22mm EF-S 15–85mm EF-S 17–55mm EF-S 17–85mm EF-S 18–55mm EF-S 18–135mm EF-S 18–200mm EF-S 55–250mm

Ultra-wide zoom	EF 11–24mm EF 16–35mm EF 17–40mm

Standard zoom	EF 24–70mm EF 24–105mm EF 28–135mm EF 28–300mm

Telephoto zoom	EF 70–200mm EF 70–300mm EF 75–300mm EF 100–400mm EF 200–400mm

Wide-angle prime	EF 14mm EF 20mm EF 24mm EF-S 24mm EF 28mm EF 35mm

Standard prime	EF 40mm EF 50mm

Telephoto prime	EF 85mm EF 100mm EF 135mm EF 200mm

Super telephoto prime	EF 300mm EF 400mm EF 500mm EF 600mm EF 800mm

Distorting lenses	EF 8–15mm Fisheye EF 135mm with Softfocus

Tilt-shift	TS-E 17mm TS-E 24mm TS-E 45mm TS-E 90mm

Macro	EF 50mm Compact Macro EF-S 60mm Macro MP-E 65mm 1–5x Macro EF 100mm Macro EF 180mm Macro

EF-M zoom	EF-M 11–22mm EF-M 15–45mm EF-M 18–55mm EF-M 55-200mm

EF-M prime	EF-M 22mm

Lens accessories	Extender EF

Discontinued zoom	EF 17–35mm EF 20–35mm EF 22–55mm EF 24–85mm EF 28–70mm EF 28–80mm EF 28–90mm EF 28–105mm EF 28–200mm EF 35–80mm EF 35–105mm EF 35–350mm EF 55–200mm EF 70–210mm EF 80–200mm EF 90–300mm EF 100–200mm EF 100–300mm

Discontinued prime	EF 15mm Fisheye EF 1200mm

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