Canon EF-S 18-135mm 1:3,5-5,6 IS

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Zitat: Recommended Canon´s EF-S 18-135mm IS fills an important gap in the company´s range for those who want a step-up from the basic EF-S 18-55mm kit lens without breaking the bank. Until this lens came along, you´d be looking at making a significant jump to models like the EF-S 17-85mm IS USM and its successor the EF-S 15-85mm IS USM if you wanted a better-featured general-purpose option from Canon. As discussed above, it also delivers an important role in the marketing of Canon DSLR kits. In the absence of a better-featured but still affordable kit lens, Canon previously lost out to arch rival Nikon, which has long offered keenly-priced 18-105mm and 18-135mm kit options. Canon may have offered the ageing Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM in numerous kits across North America, but it was never designed as a general-purpose lens for cropped-frame bodies, lacking wide-angle coverage. So beyond that, it was really a choice of bundling either the basic EF-S 18-55mm IS (actually quite good, but inappropriate for higher-end bodies) or the EF-S 15 / 17-85mm IS USM (both nice lenses but a big jump in price, making kits look expensive). Now the EF-S 18-135mm IS slots neatly in-between the basic kit zoom and higher-end options, allowing Canon to offer a superior lens bundle while remaining competitive against rivals. As explained in detail above and in our results section, the EF-S 18-135mm IS performs well for the price, but don´t expect miracles. Like all lenses with long optical ranges, it suffers from quite noticeable geometric distortion and vignetting (although the latter can be effectively corrected using software or in-camera on recent bodies), and the corners are also soft at larger apertures. If you´re the kind of person who wants sharpness across the entire frame even at larger apertures, you´ll need to spend more on a model like the EF-S 15-85mm IS USM. We´d also recommend the EF-S 15-85mm IS USM for owners of Canon´s semi-pro EOS bodies, despite recent models being optionally bundled with the cheaper EF-S 18-135mm IS. Admittedly it´s still useful to go for a kit at the time of buying any new DSLR as it gives you an affordable spare and something to sell the body with at a later date, but if you want a general-purpose lens to match the performance of a semi-pro body, you´ll really want something classier long-term, like the EF-S 15-85mm IS USM. But if you close the aperture to f8 and avoid looking too closely at the extreme corners, the EF-S 18-135mm IS really can deliver pretty good results and a useful range at a compelling price. As such, it´s an ideal partner for Canon´s mid-range bodies or entry-level owners who want a step-up from the EF-S 18-55mm IS at a good price. And again, while we´d recommend a higher-end option for long-term use on semi-pro bodies, it remains a useful backup. Canon´s latest kit lens is certainly destined for pretty widespread adoption.