I was extremely pleased with the lens and so glad I chose canon as the platform to capture the colours and textures of a wedding day. However, when the camera is powered on and awake, the lens attempts to be parfocal and it is very close to being so. As of December 2006, this Nikon 18-55mm lens has been superceded by the almost identical Nikon 18-55mm II. Firmware updates unlock new features and boost performance in Canon's pro mirrorless cameras, including 400MP resolution in the EOS R5 and more. They mention that it works well, is very good value and suitable for everyday shots, closeups and even night shots.

A relatively common lens aberration is axial (longitudinal, bokeh) CA, which causes non-coinciding focal planes of the various wavelengths of light, or more simply, different colors of light are focused to different depths. Build quality is cheap, the little silver sticker above the focus ring has fallen off from use, but is pure cosmetic.Combine documents such as PDFs and image files onto one page on your Windows computer before printing.

Until this lens was announced, name-included changes were the addition of image stabilization (IS) and the immediate predecessor lens received the "STM" designation, indicating that it featured Canon's Stepping Motor-driven AF. For general photography I replaced this lens with the F 35-70mm lens because of the, for me, more convenient focal range and better IQ. How to read our charts The blue column represents readings from the centre of the picture frame at the various apertures and the green is from the edges. From photography and filmmaking to printing and craft, get involved to learn, create and collaborate with Canon.Natural light, indoor portraits in the evening would be difficult to do with this lens, but it works well with an on or off-camera flash. A further update: I now find this particular lens is the one I use more than any others; its flexibility, performance and reliability are superb.