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Canon - EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Standard Zoom Lens - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.2
Rating breakdown 57 reviews
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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83%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Standard Zoom Lens - Black
Customer Rating
4
Versatile For Out Door Shooting
on June 13, 2009
Posted by: jrphoto
from Sanger, CA
I don't use flash so I rely on ambient light. For shooting Portraits, this lense is very versatila for out door shooting when the sun is up and when the sun is an hour away from setting. But because of the f/3.5 to f/5.6, this is not a lense for shooting portraits indoors. It has also been a great lens for city scape photography at night using a tripod.
Pros: versatility, price, image stabilizer
Cons: Semi-sharp images, Slow auto-focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
most fun lens you can leave on your camera
on June 2, 2011
Posted by: mousepotato
from Bay Area, CA
Sure, the fisheye is probably more fun, but you can't leave it on the camera all the time. This lens can be put on the camera at least 90% of the time unless you need super big aperature. I am not a pro, but do print about 10 photos a year at 30x40 inches. I have shot weddings, vacations, street art and landscapes with it. And I used to have a 5D+24-105 combo. That being said, looking back at thousands of shots, the 24-105 has more eyepopping shots due to it's slightly better contrast, but overall, the T2i+18-200 can get more acceptable shots total with less dust, better color balance, more effective stabilization, and the ability to snag the long shot is like having an ace in your pocket. Both lenses have terrible widest angle distortion, so no good for pure architecture. How useful is it? Well, everytime I slap on the 50 or 28 prime, I end up taking it off within the day for lack actual usefulness. The primes may be technically better, but we arent shooting for magazines here. Except for the absolute wide app blur, this is a great wedding lens. Great indoors, great outdoors. On a side note, I just went to Disneyland and got the dreaded loose screw problem. Good thing the Canon service center was within a 20 minute drive. I can't wait to get that lens back!
Pros: Fast auto-focus, fun fun fun, complete photo coverage, nice semi out of focus blur, nice contrast for non l, color great for non l
Cons: not an artsy lens, not super wide aperature, medium build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
4
My 18-200 Review
on November 1, 2011
Posted by: Shayne
from Salt Lake City
Many great things about this lens, zoom, speed of focus, compact size verses zoom. Once in a while the auto focus get's confused on trickier shots, but the manual override can fix that when necessary. It's a heavy lens and the zoom slides out when pointed down if you don't have it locked, which wouldn't be terrible but the zoom lock is very poorly designed and cumbersome to use. Apparently a screw came out inside my lens, which I learned is a known issue. Canon will be repairing it at no cost to me. If all is well following the repair, I would rate this lens as a must have for the casual to semi serious photographer. It's a "one-lens" solution for me.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, super versital
Cons: Poor build quality, zoom lock is poor design
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
not to bad
on April 19, 2011
Posted by: scotth
So I'm not quite sure how to rate this. I bought it solely so I didn't have to take my professional quality L lenses on vacation to the mountains camping, or just out when we go see family and that. I feel more comfortable leaving the big $$ lenses at home.
So I knew when i ordered it I wasn't going to have the same quality. I knew that going in. So here are my thoughts. I found the auto focus to be quick and quiet. It focused where I wanted it to. Now, I manual focus probably 95% of the time, but when I got it, i played around with the auto focus just to see how it reacted, and I was rather pleased.
As far as the quality of image, I have found that when i am shooting distance the images turn out sharp. The closer I get, the softer the images become. Again, I knew I wouldn't be shooting with an L quality lens, but I was a little disappointed with the softness that it is providing. But, it's not so bad that it is going to ruin a family picture. You aren't going to be entering a major competition with the results.
You can get some pretty good "macro" style shots. Always remember you can crop as close as you want, and depending on what camera you are using, you can probably crop even closer than others.
So, for the money, i would like it to be a little sharper on the closer shots, but like i say, it isn't a deal breaker. Over all it's a fun lens. I don't have a need for any other lens when i take it out to use it for my purposes.
For a professional lens, i would say save your money and get an L series. Always get the best lens as you'll be getting one eventually. I have a 28-135 that provides a much sharper image, but this is still a very nice entry level lens.
So I knew when i ordered it I wasn't going to have the same quality. I knew that going in. So here are my thoughts. I found the auto focus to be quick and quiet. It focused where I wanted it to. Now, I manual focus probably 95% of the time, but when I got it, i played around with the auto focus just to see how it reacted, and I was rather pleased.
As far as the quality of image, I have found that when i am shooting distance the images turn out sharp. The closer I get, the softer the images become. Again, I knew I wouldn't be shooting with an L quality lens, but I was a little disappointed with the softness that it is providing. But, it's not so bad that it is going to ruin a family picture. You aren't going to be entering a major competition with the results.
You can get some pretty good "macro" style shots. Always remember you can crop as close as you want, and depending on what camera you are using, you can probably crop even closer than others.
So, for the money, i would like it to be a little sharper on the closer shots, but like i say, it isn't a deal breaker. Over all it's a fun lens. I don't have a need for any other lens when i take it out to use it for my purposes.
For a professional lens, i would say save your money and get an L series. Always get the best lens as you'll be getting one eventually. I have a 28-135 that provides a much sharper image, but this is still a very nice entry level lens.
Pros: Fast auto-focus
Cons: Semi-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting usa.canon.com
Customer Rating
5
on November 9, 2009
Posted by: Bud
from Campbellsville,KY
We have use this lens alot it is avery good all around lens, its the one that stays on our camera most of the time.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus
Cons: price a little high
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
great lens
on July 6, 2012
Posted by: Bri
from Phoenix, AZ
Bought this lens because I got sick of kit lenses. Images are sharp and clear throught the range. Took pics of fireworks from a half mile away and they were outstanding in clarity and quality. I really like the lens lock feature as it does not allow the lense to move when not in use and it takes only a second to unlock it and focus. I put a UV filter on it and I'm stunned by the images I get now.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
Cons: i can not think of any
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Decent every day lens. Not very durable
on June 2, 2009
Posted by: njphoto
from Lyndhurst, NJ
I have owned this lens for about 6 months now. The lens is quite heavy so there is a zoom lock to keep the lens from extending. After a few months, this switch didn't work so well and the lens would extend on its own once in a while. Eventually something broke inside the lens and now it doesn't zoom out all the way. I can hear plastic rattling inside the lens. The optics were ok for the price. Definitely not the sharpest. I've decided to cut my losses with this lens and upgrade to a 24-105mm F/4L
Pros: price
Cons: Semi-sharp images, Poor build quality
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
18-200mm IS Lens as a 50 D package
on December 13, 2008
Posted by: Keoni
from Honoulu, Hawaii
Great lens that I'm happy I decided to get. It'll be my most used walk around lens until Canon comes out with something better.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
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