Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens

The 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM zoom lens features Canon's STM (stepping motor) design, to ensure fast, accurate and more importantly, quiet operation. With a focal length of 29-88mm in 35mm format, the lens' wide zoom range is suitable for general photography, including landscapes and portraits, while its minimum working distance at 0.25m (25cm) is great for close-ups. Image Stabilisation reduces ...

Key Features

• Versatile zoom range in a compact lightweight design
• Suitable for a variety of uses and subjects
• Reduced camera shake and blur with optical Image Stabilizer technology which allows shooting at shutter speeds four stops slower than normal
• Smooth near-silent focusing during movie capture with STM motor and Movie Servo AF technology
• Get close to your subject with 0.25m closest focusing distance
• Super Spectra Coating combats ghosting and flare for sharp results
• Easy to use with filters thanks to a non-rotating front element
• Smooth out-of-focus highlights with seven-bladed circular aperture diaphragm
• Take control with a dedicated manual focusing ring
• Takes EW-63C lens hood
• Canon EF-S lens mount

An ideal first step into the DSLR world
Tackle a range of subjects, from landscapes to portraits and action, with a versatile 18-55mm zoom range. Lightweight construction makes this a great everyday lens.

Increased sharpness with four-stop Image Stabilizer
An optical Image Stabilizer reduces the risk of camera shake, enabling hand-held photography in low-light conditions without flash. Use shutter speeds up to four stops longer than normal without blur from camera movement.

Quiet, smooth focusing in movies
STM Motor technology provides near-silent focusing to leave your video soundtrack uninterrupted by noise, and adjusts smoothly and precisely as you shoot.

Designed for great photography
Focus on small subjects, with a closest focusing distance of just 0.25m. A non-rotating front element makes using filters straightforward, and a manual focus ring enables manual override of focusing at any time.

Great image quality, whatever the subject
A Super Spectra Coating is used to reduce flare and improve sharpness, while a seven-bladed aperture provides smooth out-of-focus highlights for a more natural look and feel.

Canon's STM lenses
Canon's new line of STM (stepping motor) lenses are specifically designed for shooting video with the camera's Movie Servo AF mode. The STM lenses have been released alongside the Canon EOS 650D, 700D and 100D and are designed to work with the cameras AF (autofocus) system so that they're fast, accurate and silent. The result is a movie that sounds professional without the sound of the noisy AF motor in the background.