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Canon - Refurbished - Zoom Lens for EF/EF-S
Average Customer Rating:
4
Rating breakdown 55 reviews
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77%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - Refurbished - Zoom Lens for EF/EF-S
Customer Rating
5
Complete all around lens
on November 1, 2009
Posted by: MNWII
from Minneapolis, MN
I bought this lens off a friend who got it as a kit set with his 7D. Awesome lens, great stability, prevents you from having to change lenses all the time, no cons except it's new and thus hard to find used.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, great range, excellent is
Cons: it's hard to find used!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
A balanced, allround lens
on September 28, 2010
Posted by: An007
from US
First of all, this is not an L; so didnt had very high expectations, when i picked it up for my new T2i. After a few weeks of usage, this changed the thoughts - all the pics taken were real sharp, no quality issues, no vignetting.
Once this is attached, it gives sufficient range - from 18,, till 135, which is versatile. For APSC this range is still good. The images taken - portraits, landscapes, a bit of wiled life - all rendered sharp, crisp images. This lens is a good addon and the key advantage is it is a good walk-around / multipurpose lens.
If canon release an L version of this lens, it will bet many - including 24-70 or 24-105 L (I love them- just thoughts..!! )
If canon release an L version of this lens, it will bet many - including 24-70 or 24-105 L (I love them- just thoughts..!! )
Pros: great range
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Excellent for focus pulls in moviemaking!
on September 4, 2017
Posted by: Anonymous
from San Francisco Bay Area
If you shoot video, this 'kit' lens from the 60D enables focus pulls due to having a hard stop to the focus ring at infinity & closest focus. Obviously, pulling focus is a skill - that's why in moviemaking, one person may do this job exclusively.
The auto focus on this 18-135mm IS lens in video mode (image on LCD) is very slow; it's slow to focus even when viewing through the viewfinder - whereas the later STM version of the 18-135mm is unbelievably fast. But if you want to learn how to focus pull - meaning changing focus from one subject to another at a different distance from the camera, this is a great lens. Very few of the Canon lenses - at any price - can be used for focus pulls, because the focus ring rotates without any stops, so repeatable focus changes are impossible. For this, you need a true manual focus ring, and this inexpensive kit lens has it!
I've got three 18-135mm STM lenses, but I won't sell my (older) 18-135mm IS that came with my 60D, for the reason stated above.
Apologies if you only shoot stills - the above may not be of interest, but if you are selling this lens, do pitch it to aspiring moviemakers,or anyone who prefers manual focus; they will love it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Vignetting when a polarizer is used!
on June 28, 2010
Posted by: Gengineer
from NJ
It is a nice, general purpose lens. BUT, when I added a polarizer (yes, I removed the haze filter first) there was noticeable vignetting in the corners, so much so that I had to remove the polarizer.
I would also be nice if Canon would update the T1i for correction of this lens.
Cons: vignetting when a polarizer is used
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
4
darn good lens
on August 21, 2011
Posted by: Steve-O
from Minneapolis
This is one of the best kit lenses I have ever used. I would not hesitate in recommending it.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great lens but not an L lens
on November 6, 2009
Posted by: My7d
from Tacoma Wa
I got this lens on my new 7D camera. It does take sharp images and I love the 18-135mm It is the perfect everyday lens. Focus is really fast
cons it has lens Creep and I wonder how sealed it is. I would love this exact lens in an L version.
I called canon to see if I could get some more info on this lens. ie) does it have L glass, is it sealed, etc. but they were not much help
I am looking at the 17-55 as it has great reviews for a really sharp image but has dust problems so the jury is still out
I would really like to know how this lens stacks up to the 17-55 for image quality. Maybe I don't need a new lens
For a kit lens I think it is a great lens.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, sharp images
Cons: lens creep, how well it is seaaled
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
dont be fooled by the metal mount
on September 17, 2011
Posted by: aretalha
I've had this lens for 3 months and all images produced using this lens was not good at all.
autofocus performance is not so good,
produces a lot ghosting, CA, and vignietting.
loose front element.
zoom ring was smooth enough but focus ring was too light.
contrast and color representation is so bad.
autofocus performance is not so good,
produces a lot ghosting, CA, and vignietting.
loose front element.
zoom ring was smooth enough but focus ring was too light.
contrast and color representation is so bad.
Cons: Slow auto-focus, Semi-sharp images
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
2
Bad quality images
on February 2, 2013
Posted by: X-san
The power that gives you the lense's range in great. Images are not that great.
Seen lot of color aberration, not sharp as wanted images.
Seen lot of color aberration, not sharp as wanted images.
Cons: Semi-sharp images, color aberration
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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