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

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This system is virtually silent (inaudible in sound recorded in-camera during video capture) and the image framing does not jump around at startup or shutdown. The small size of this lens, even with the lens hood installed, does not block the built-in flash (tested on the T3i). From photography and filmmaking to printing and craft, get involved to learn, create and collaborate with Canon. We haven't hit upon a scientific method for quantifying image stabilization, but I wouldn't be surprised if the lens lives up to Canon's claims of up to four extra stops of performance.

As I said before, the extending portion of the lens has a lot of play in it, but the zoom ring itself is reasonably smooth with no play. Though not exceptionally wide, 18mm will work fine in modest-sized rooms and 55mm will produce reasonable head and shoulder portraits. is OK, but has more distortion, weighs almost four times as much and costs over ten times as much as this 18-55mm. For the "VFA" target (the viewfinder accuracy target from Imaging Resource), we also provide sample crops from the center and upper-left corner of each shot, so you can quickly get a sense of relative sharpness, without having to download and inspect the full-res images. When the sun goes down, action sports photographers using this lens (or similar models) will be reaching for very high ISO settings to keep images bright enough with the short shutter speeds needed to freeze their subjects' motion.Using marked focus ring pulls with this lens requires a skillful rate of turn, both in setup and execution of the pull. You really see it on either lens when zoomed out to wide angle (18mm) where you're looking at a half-stop of light lost. It’s especially great for portraits, basic macro photography, landscapes, documentary and street photography. A great choice for those just starting out in photography or looking for an affordable but high-quality lens. Fortunately, lateral CA is rather-easily software corrected (often in the camera) by radially shifting the colors to coincide.

Then, if you decide to sell, MPB will pick up your kit with a free insured DPD collection and you’ll get paid cash into your account within days. Don't expect to run up a mountain on a windy day and quickly shoot handheld images with good results at shutter speeds anywhere near as long as these. a good filter will cost too high of a percentage of the value of this lens), a standard thickness filter will add a very slight amount of peripheral shading. This extra speed is useful in situations where you'd rather use image stabilization instead of a higher ISO. Because the size of the lens elements can be reduced significantly, narrower aperture lenses can be lighter in weight and lower in cost.

When shooting at slow shutter speeds, best results are achieved if a pause of a second or two if left between focusing and taking an image.