Canon's 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS is the latest in its line of inexpensive DSLRs kit lenses which began with the original 18-55mm in 2003, as an accompaniment to the groundbreaking EOS Digital Rebel/300D (widely considered to be the camera which started the affordable DSLR revolution). The focal length range was chosen to be equivalent to the popular 28-90mm kit lenses then available for entry.. There is regular confusion as to what version of Canon's standard 'kit lens' is fitted to cameras. The EF-S 18-55mm dates back to 2003, and by 2013 existed in eight different guises. Actually, there are (Nov 2013) nine versions, since in Japan, Canon announced a white version of the IS STM version to go with the white Kiss-7 (100D) The latest STM version is optically the best, and quietest, if.
The Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Zoom Lens is a standard zoom lens designed with Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer technology while retaining the compactness and lightness of previous models. Its stabilization allows sharp hand-held shots at shutter speeds up to four stops slower than otherwise possible. It consists of 11 elements in 9 groups and uses an spherical lens element to correct.. 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. In February 2017 Canon announced the new Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens f/4-5.