Canon® Canon EF-S 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6 IS

The Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is a 10x zoom lens designed for Canon’s EF-S mount cameras, such as the . Key features include:

• Four-stop image stabilization

• Exceptional center sharpness

• USM focusing motor

• Great vacation or walking-around lens

Great Walking-Around Lens. The Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS’s four-stop equivalent image stabilization provides an excellent one-lens solution for vacation or walk-around shooting.

Excellent Barrel Sharpness. The lens definitely has a bit of barrel distortion at the wide end, and while it has excellent center sharpness, it gets a bit soft around the edges. In other words, it’s what you might expect from a good 10x zoom.

Let’s face it: a superzoom is kind of like a moped. It’s practical, reliable transportation and can be a lot of fun, but you feel a little embarrassed when a Harley pulls up next to you at a stop l…

Let’s face it: a superzoom is kind of like a moped. It’s practical, reliable transportation and can be a lot of fun, but you feel a little embarrassed when a Harley pulls up next to you at a stop light.

This is a practical, reliable and extremely convenient lens with pretty decent image quality. I take it on vacation with a T4i quite a bit for a one-lens, one-camera solution. Although, I then cringe when someone stands next to me with a 5DMkII and a then looks over at me with that smug look. I try really hard not to say something stupid like “I left my 500 f/4 L at home this trip.”

March, 2013