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Great lens for taking out in the elements - on the crop cameras, it's a mini Telephoto, and nice for portraits.... I use it on both my 6D and 20D and it useful for sure... photo quality is as good as any of my other lenses (non L) - but I use my 28-135 more, but it's 3x the price too... I usually actually don't even use zooms that often in my daily work... primes are soo much better for me... the sharpness is just killer, and no zoom can match the speed of a prime lens.. but all in all, a nice little lens
I've taken a few test photos with this lens and it seems better than the kit lens that came with my camera. The autofocus seems to work better than a brand new 18-55mm kit lens. It's old, the auto focus is noisy, it doesn't have a great zoom range, but I have a feeling this is going to be my primary walk around lens until I can afford something a little more expensive. It's small and it has a metal chassis.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
As far as kit lenses go, this lens came just before the plastic 18-55 and remains not only one of the most versatile but also the most well-built canon kit lens I've used. The autofocus is the only thing that leaves something to be desired, but for the price it remains very useable. The lens covers the main focal lengths of film, and is sharp throughout, especially when stopped down. There is little to no distortion, but some CA in the corners. The focus and zoom wheels are a bit plasticky and not as smooth as older glass or higher end lenses, but at this price range I doubt you could complain. This is not a stunning lens, but what it boils down to is that this lens is one of the most versatile lenses for its price.
When I looked at the description it said it was 70-75% . I got the lens and I do believe it is better than that, Manuel focus is a little rough but doable. I have no bad comments on this purchase.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
At first I was skeptical, the lens is extremely light. I mounted the lens on an Canon FTb loaded with Kodak Gold 400 print film. The sharpness of the images throughout the range was exceptional. For outdoor work it is a great addition to the camera bag. The macro function was good though I prefer the Canon 70-210 lens with macro. The only misgiving I have about this lens are the plastic threads for mounting a filter. They do not have the same holding power of a metal to metal connection and I had difficulty mounting a polarizing filter. All in all the performance was excellent and I would recommend this lens.