Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lens

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Cant beat this lens if you have a crop sensor Canon camera and want to do landscape/real estate/or artsy wide stuff! Definitely not the sharpest lens, but you get what you pay for at this level. The auto focus works very well though! and its very light. Wish it opened up a little wider, but I dont expect it to at this price point. Not a low light lens, but if you have a tripod then this will be a fun long exposure lense for wide star shots or any landscape type work.

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Really happy with this lens. Using with a Canon 60D. Honestly, a steal at this price. Was in London a few weeks back and was able to easily get some breathtaking shots.

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Glorious silky rich colorful images. Price is excellent. Build quality is just fine. Focus is fast. Only real complaint is speed, you wont be shooting indoor sports with this, not that youre likely to want to. Image stabilization was actually very useful, I took several dozen interior shots of a house a friend was putting on the market, all hand-held from corners of rooms, and they were all tack-sharp. I had a monopod and full tripod to hand, but absolutely no need, even when holding the camera at some very odd angles. Its other party trick, for the casual photographer, and outside of the obvious applications of landscape photography and architecture, is that with a bit of light (I use a couple of slave 430EX-II flashes pointed at the ceiling around the room, and triggered by the built in flash in my 7D) is literally that, you can snap a huge group of people in a very tight space _without_ forcing everyone to bunch in together, or really do much of anything out of the ordinary.

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Lens is crystal clear during the day with great IQ. Its truly a wide angle, not fisheye, with straight lines barely distorted on the edges (Canon fixes this completely in software). Night photography worked! The fact I could use this at night at all xceeded my expectations. Its not a night lens and would never be ideal for night photography, but worked in a pinch fine. IS, USM, and AF just put a cherry ok top at this price point for a Canon lens.

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I held off on buying this Lens for a LONG time because of the plastic mounts - I guess it made me nervous and I thought it would get stripped fast - but reality is that this lens is VERY light in weight and puts VERY little pressure on the mount It has the perfect wide shot I envisioned even with an APS-C sensor and I wouldnt trade this lens back for anything! - Stabilizer works well but isnt the biggest deal in wide lenses. If youre going on a road trip, surround yourself with any scenery, or even find yourself looking into the camera and talking but dont want to fill up the whole frame with your face - This is the perfect tool

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This is an all around good wide-angle lens. I needed something that could get wide, but didnt want to break the bank, and this lens has positive reviews, so I took the plunge and bought it. Im not disappointed. Pros and Cons-- Pros: It gets really wide at 10mm, and has opened up a new world of "wide angle" photography for me. It gets so wide in fact, I need to be careful so as not to make subjects look too distorted. Im planning a trip to Alaska next month, and wanted a lens that could capture as much scenery as I can cram into each shot. This lightweight lens also features image stabilization which is a major plus for me. Im glad I got this lens! Cons: Its plastic--has a plastic mount, and overall reminds me of a kit lens, but it gets REALLY wide at 10mm which is what I needed. Its also a "slow" lens at f/4.5-5.6, so I need to make sure Im in a well-lit location to get the best results. I also notice a bit of distortion at the edges, (verticals bending in), which I can mostly fix in Lightroom, but still--theres a noticeable amount of distortion. Summary--For the price, I recommend this lens. Four stars due to build quality, higher aperture numbers, and minor distortion. If youre looking for a wide-angle lens that doesnt bust the budget, and delivers good quality W I D E images, get this lens!

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I was skeptical about getting this for my Canon T3i as I was wanting a few more feet in my exposures for interior photos for my real estate business. If any agent is thinking about it, youll be pleasantly surprised with the additional angle of view. I use Lightroom to correct the perspective distortion and it whips the photo into great shape.

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I am so in love with this lens and it just arrived last night! After a spectacular full arc rainbow appeared just outside my front door (that I couldnt capture in one shot with my max width 18mm) I finally bought this and am AMAZED!! Not only can I capture the sweeping landscapes Ive been thirsting after but I like the distortion you can get by choosing how you frame (artsy and all that). I was worried the f-stop of 4.5 was too narrow for good sunset shots, but the pics Ive shown are with the very very last bits of the sunset, so my worries were meaningless (not the best pics but wanted to show all the light coming in, even though it was pretty dark already). You wont get super-fine details with the focus on this, but hey, go invest an extra $1000 for what you really want. For my needs this is PERFECT

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Its a 16mm-28mm (equivalent) wideangle for $300. 16mm rectilinear images dont come this cheap anywhere else. +Sharpness +Autofocus speed (also: silent) +Image stabilization +I havent broken it yet -It has a teensy bit of barrel distortion (cry about it) and the vignetting is pretty heavy at f/4.5 (its already well controlled at f/5.6) -Performance at 18mm is pretty weak. Just use it as a 10mm prime. Very impressed. I bought a Canon just so I could use this lens and I dont regret it.

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A great wide angle zoom when youre on a budget. Build quality is good, but it is mostly plastic and very light. Image quality for me has been quite good. It is a bit slow and needs plenty of light, but thats not usually a problem outdoors. It does suffer a bit from flair. If you already have the 18-55 STM and the 55-250 STM, this is a good addition to complete a set of decent and affordable lenses for both stills and video.

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