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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
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4 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
5
Great All Around lense
on October 25, 2009
Posted by: Bando
from North Texas
This is a great all around lense to keep on the camera where medium light and zoom might be necessary. I've taken this on many trips because of the versatility and relatively compactness all in one lense. Takes great photos and the 200 zoom is very handy for my needs. I have used this for sports and does relatively well in bright lighting but use the 70 - 200 2.8 lense for all other important low light , fast sports photography shots as this lense suffers for fast low light.
The lenses after 2 months creeps and won't stay in place but for the overall versatiitly and compactness I just use the lock for the lense when not in use.
The lenses after 2 months creeps and won't stay in place but for the overall versatiitly and compactness I just use the lock for the lense when not in use.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Fast auto-focus, compactness, versatility, replaces having to carry multiple lenses
Cons: lense won't stay in retract position
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Very nice & sharp image
on November 6, 2008
Posted by: SuperV18
from Bay Area California
just got it 2 days ago with 50D, totally satisfied with it. For those who travel a lot having a light kit like this lens is nice. This will eliminate the hassle of bringing several lenses when traveling and changing lenses in the of an uncontrolled.
Cons: price
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent walkaround lens
on June 9, 2009
Posted by: JTIII in Houston
from Housto, TX
I haven't had this lens off my camera since I bought it. This is a terrific lens that does excellent telephoto and close up shots.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus
Cons: price
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Good replacement for 18-55 kit lens
on January 19, 2011
Posted by: ken
from Oxnard, CA
I am an amateur photographer who prints mainly 4x6 images of family events. I use this lens on a Canon T2i dslr. Compared to the Canon 18-55mm kit lens, this one is heavy. The kit lens weighs about 7 ounces as compared to 21.5 ounces for this lens. This 18-200 lens is about an inch longer than the kit lens, for me, that makes it easier to use as my hand fits under it better. When mounted, it fits in my camera bag so I no longer need to fret about not carrying my 75-300 EF lens. I'm not sure I would want to carry this around mounted with a neck strap all day, it is a bit too heavy for that. For my 'grab and go' camera bag use it is perfect.
The image quality, to me is good. I took some hand held shots of a full moon this morning, against a dark sky, with the kit lens and this one. I used various 18-55mm zoom settings, 1/60 - 1/750 s, at various f #s and ISO settings. No matter how I processed the raw images, this 18-200 was always clearer than the 18-55 kit lens. Although not very scientific, that was the only test I needed to convince me about the image quality. It even out performed my lower priced Canon 75-300mm, f4-5.6, EF lens, no surprise. I think the '-S' made the difference with that test.
Conclusion:
Although a big expense, for me, I am totally happy with this 18-200 lens. My 18-55 kit lens will only now be used when weight is of importance, as in a day long trip to Disney Land. Even in that case, it would be a hard choice not to carry this lens. :)
Although a big expense, for me, I am totally happy with this 18-200 lens. My 18-55 kit lens will only now be used when weight is of importance, as in a day long trip to Disney Land. Even in that case, it would be a hard choice not to carry this lens. :)
Pros: good quality
Cons: heavy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Good Lens Overall, Quality Problems
on October 7, 2009
Posted by: Canon User since 1997
from SF Bay Area, CA
Good travel lens, no problems with image quality. Quite heavy. This lens has a creeping problem. Plastic zoom lock, (intended to lock the lens to prevent creeping) got broken very soon, causing lens locked and not operable.
Cons: Poor build quality
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Great general purpose lens
on June 16, 2014
Posted by: Doug A
from Nashville TN
I bought this lens in Oct, 2008 to replace the Canon 28-135. I like the longer focal length so I do not have to change lenses. Less chance of getting dust on the sensor. After 5 1/2 yrs of using it, I have had no problems to speak of. Barrel is still very tight, very very few specks of dust in the lens. I and my wife travel extensively and the lens is always used. Auto focus is as fast as with the lens with the USM. Some people complain about chromatic abberation, however I have not had any problems with that even with enlargements. Yes, there is lens creep but then if you know that up front, which a person should from looking at the lens prior to buying it, then it is not a problem. Quality wise it is not an L lens but then neither is the price. If people take care of their equipment and don't abuse it, then the lens should last a long long time or until Canon comes out with an upgrade you would want. I have used this lens with the T1i, T2i, 60D, and now the 70D.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Super-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great focus but too much vignetting
on July 21, 2009
Posted by: Zark
from Austin, TX
I've had this lens for about six months now and it has certainly been my primary lens during that time. While I have other lenses, I really only use this or the 24-70 f/2.8. If I expect not to need the extra wide angle of the 18 or the telephoto beyond 70, then I definitely use the 24-70. But, of course, I often want the larger range.
Using this lens is a pleasure. It focuses very fast and the IS is very good. The only real usability issue I have with it is that the zoom creeps quite a bit with gravity.
The results, on the other hand, can be less than stellar. Not surprisingly, it can be a bit soft at full zoom, particularly since I'm often shooting action if I'm using full zoom, so I usually have the lens fairly wide open to keep the shutter speed high. The bigger problem I've had, though, is the fairly severe vignetting that occurs both at 18mm and at 200mm. While the vignetting is usually trivial to correct in post-processing (or even to crop away, as I often would do anyway), it still bothers me about the lens.
When I purchased this lens, it was meant to be a vacation lens for when I didn't want to carry any other lenses. It fills that role very well, but a couple of months later I bought the Canon SX200 IS, which fills that need better. I expect to eventually get the 70-200 f/2.8 (IS or not) and I'm not sure what my usage pattern will become at that point.
Pros: Fast auto-focus
Cons: Semi-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
A very good all rounder lens
on February 24, 2013
Posted by: Nj shooter
from New Jersey
Buying this lens will save you a lot of $$$$ and the hassle of switching lenses. This lens is just a perfect lens for me .. Earlier I used to to carry two lenses the 18-55mm and the 75-250mm but realized I never used the 75-250mm zoom lens in the same trip as it was painful to switch lenses.
With this 18-200 I am so happy that i get the zoom that I need without the news to switch lenses.
What I don't like about the lens is the weight, the basis design flaw where the lens creeps out due to its own weight and the slow / inaccurate focus speed.
Having said that even with all these flaws it is a superb lens and I just love it.
Cons: Slow auto-focus, lens creep design flaw, heavy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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