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

Anyone thinking of buying this lens don’t hesitate go for it. It will be a very handy addition to your kit; I use it on my Canon EOS 30D. Although it is classed as an amateur lens its performance and results are excellent. One of the key points, and what we all want from a lens is clear sharp results. Another benefit of the lens is its weight, or rather lack of it, nice and light.
I’ve tried the lens on a live shoot with great results. The IS (Image Stabiliser) really does work. As for price it is a bargain, compared to its big brother the Canon 17-55 IS 2.8 Hundreds of ££££££s less.
It will be a great filler lens, until I can afford the semi pro version.
Negatives. None really. Plastic body? Maybe, but can’t complain for the price.
Overall Great little lens, with a good wide-angle zoom range, that produces nice clear sharp images, at a very affordable price.

Basic kit lens, gets you started. you soon out grow it, very light be careful the wind doesnt blow it away if you change lenses. overall if you have upgraded from a point and shoot it is a good lens to practice technique and get familiar with shooting DSLR creative modes with. you will see a much approved pictures quality from a point and shoot. sharpness is fair, cost is inexpensive. not a lens i would buy independently, but as a kit lens its great to start with something.

I have been after a macro lens for my 350D and I am very pleased I found one on ebay for such a reasonable price.

This is a great improvement over the mark II lens!! Cheap, IS and takes great pictures, I would seriously consider upgrading to anything other than an L lens or the 17-55mm IS.

Great lens to use for btoh manual and automatic focus, captures a very pure image
but is not so good for focusing on objects too far away, you would need a much bigger focus and depth

It is as it said and the seller beat the postal strike! very swift service highly recommended seller.

It was just what I needed as I had broken my original. The price was right, delivery right, all in it rescued me.

excellent ef-s lens,as new condition,and a great price,works a treat on my canon eos 300d digital camera.

the lense was in very good condition and was very safely packaged and posted promptly, I really didnt expect to win it at the price i bid

This lens has transformed my photographic pictures. Having had another make of lens on my camera which I was not satisfied with, I have found the perfect match with the standard lens that originally came with the camera.

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Excellent as a standared lens for any digital SLR.The Image Stabiliser is first class as it enables one to take hand held photgraphs in low light. Ideal to take pictures in museums, theatres and the like where flash photography is forbidden. The only downside is that with the image stabiliser switched on, it tends to drain the battery BUT this is a minor disadvantage as one can always switch of the image stabiliser after the photos have been taken. This is not a major problem for me.

Item was nearly 'as new' in very good condition - Purchased because I had recently bought (also on E-bay) a Digital SLR Camera Body, so needed a Lens to be able to use camera.

The lens is in near new condition, there isn't a mark on it. I have tried it with my Canon 400D and it is great. Bought it because old one broke.

I needed a general purpose lens, capable of Landscape and general imaging.
Price was a constraint. I noted Canon make a number of lens's which are well outside my price range, and examined a number of reviews on the internet.
I decided to take a chance on the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens. It was not without some critical reviews on the web, but I believe Canon optics to be very capable of holding there own. I also believe a good photograph is the result of a partnership between the Photographer and the constraints of his equipment. As a General purpose lens, this one does well on most requirements. Images are Pin-sharp, typical of Canons modern lens's. I would be happy to recommend this optic as part of a collection of other lens's. It cant do everything, but that said, its very useable in the areas I require it to be.
I am not a huge fan of the plastic casings offered by Canon on lens's in this price range, but the mechanics of it are up to the mark and the optics are very good. It wont make a bad Photographer a better one, but if you use this lens as a reliable and capable general purpose lens, it does what it says on the tin.

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