Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

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p.1 #1 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

The new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens will be offered as a Kit for the just released Rebel EOS T5i and Rebel SL1 DSLRs. It is designed to take full advantage of DSLRs with Hybrid AF systems.

Here are the main specifications:

High magnification, compact and lightweight EF-S standard zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer for up to four equivalent stops of shake correction.
Supports Canon EOS Movie Servo AF feature for smooth and quiet continuous AF during movie shootingby utilizing a new six-group zoom system plus a stepping motor and focus mechanism.
One UD lens and one high-precision aspheric lens reduce chromatic aberration throughout the zoom range for excellent image quality with high resolution and contrast.
Dynamic IS (Movie Shooting Mode only) delivers a wider image stabilization correction range,ideal for shooting while walking.
Manual focus adjustment possible while in AF Mode.
Optimized lens coatings ensure exceptional color balance while minimizing ghosting and flare.
Inner focusing system, high-speed CPU, and optimized AF algorithm allow high-speed autofocus.
Minimum focusing distance: 0.82 ft./0.25m (full zoom range).

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens: B&H Photo | Adorama ($249.99)

Mar 21, 2013 at 05:01 AM

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p.1 #2 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Canon have finally added a proper manual focusing ring on the 18-55!

Mar 21, 2013 at 07:15 AM

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p.1 #3 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

And the nonrotating front element. Took them 10 years to figure that out.

Mar 21, 2013 at 07:17 AM

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p.1 #4 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

1 UD element . That's new isnt it?

Mar 21, 2013 at 09:22 AM

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p.1 #5 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

They added FTM as well so you can just grab the focusing ring and go manual without flipping the AF switch...which should be on all lenses anyway IMHO

Mar 21, 2013 at 12:36 PM

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p.1 #6 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Ian.Dobinson wrote:
1 UD element . That's new isnt it?

Good catch.

Mar 21, 2013 at 01:03 PM

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p.1 #7 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Looking forward to the IQ reports. This may be the most interesting annoucement of the day. Neither the t5i or Slwhatever excite me...

Mar 21, 2013 at 01:24 PM

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p.1 #8 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Hope the Photozone will be quick to evaluate it soon after the release.

Mar 21, 2013 at 01:27 PM

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p.1 #9 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Snopchenko wrote:
And the nonrotating front element. Took them 10 years to figure that out.

It's a kit lens. How many kit lens owners care about this?

Ian.Dobinson wrote:
1 UD element . That's new isnt it?

The aspheric element of the previous version was doing well. I wonder why the switch.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Mar 21, 2013 at 01:38 PM

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p.1 #10 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Yakim Peled wrote:
Snopchenko wrote:
And the nonrotating front element. Took them 10 years to figure that out.

It's a kit lens. How many kit lens owners care about this?

I imagine that quite a few people on budget would put the money into accessories such as tripods and polarizers, not into lenses. For whoever wants to use a polarizer, the rotating front threads must have been a source of untold annoyance.

Ian.Dobinson wrote:
1 UD element . That's new isnt it?

The aspheric element of the previous version was doing well. I wonder why the switch.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Are these two mutually exclusive? I believe they serve different purposes.

Mar 21, 2013 at 01:48 PM

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p.1 #11 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Yeah...seems promising. I just got my fiancée a T4i kit with the 18-55 IS II, but depending on how this new one performs, maybe I'll sell the "old" lens and get this one. Quieter AF would be nice, as would the non-rotating front. We shall see...

Mar 21, 2013 at 05:12 PM

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p.1 #12 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

It might be optically worse than the current lens.

EBH

Mar 21, 2013 at 09:33 PM

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p.1 #13 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

EB-1 wrote:
It might be optically worse than the current lens.

EBH

Why this comment

Mar 21, 2013 at 10:16 PM

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p.1 #14 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

EB-1 wrote:
It might be optically worse than the current lens.

EBH
How so?

Mar 22, 2013 at 06:40 PM

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p.1 #15 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Hope it will maintain the kit lens el cheapo price!

Mar 22, 2013 at 06:48 PM

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M Lucca wrote:
Hope it will maintain the kit lens el cheapo price!

It's $250.....

Mar 22, 2013 at 09:39 PM

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EOS20 wrote:
M Lucca wrote:
Hope it will maintain the kit lens el cheapo price!

It's $250.....

Where's the UNLIKE button!

Mar 22, 2013 at 09:45 PM

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p.1 #18 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

EOS20 wrote:
M Lucca wrote:
Hope it will maintain the kit lens el cheapo price!

It's $250.....

it wont be that

i can only go by what i see here but :

the old one had an RRP of £199 and sold for about £130
the new one has an RRP of £239 (not discounted yet as its only pre order)

and as a kit lens when bundled with a 700D its £130 (diff between body only and with lens) .
the old one as a 650D kit was £100 although now the 650D with kit lens has been discounted more than the body only now so the old lens is now only £60 as part of the 650D kit

I would guess that when the new STM actually is in the shops its will be had for about £150-£160

Mar 22, 2013 at 10:01 PM

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p.1 #19 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

EB-1 wrote:
It might be optically worse than the current lens.

EBH

MTF charts on Canon site seem better ... I think it will be nice.

Mar 23, 2013 at 05:28 AM

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p.1 #20 · Just announced: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens

Photozone have posted their review:

http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/831-canon_1855_3556stmis

May 02, 2013 at 01:05 PM

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