Test: Einzeltest: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Zitat: Standard zoom kit lenses are often the first thing that new DSLR owners upgrade, as they typically aren´t built to last, don´t have many features and deliver at best average image quality. Although the build quality of the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM isn´t great, it does offer more features and better image quality that you might expect given its price-point, so it may persuade you to keep using it for longer than you anticipated. With its all-plastic construction, including the lens mount, the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM isn´t going to withstand too many knocks and scrapes, but it is very light and therefore a good partner for the EOS 100D / SL1 and 700D / T5i DSLRs that it typically ships with. The capable image stabilisation system used in conjunction with the latest generation of EOS bodies is a low-light shooter´s dream ticket, making it easy to hand-hold the camera and still get the shot. Auto-focusing is surprisingly quick, and for video shooters the STM motor is appealingly smooth and almost completely quiet, although not fast enough to keep up with fast-moving subjects in Live View/Video mode. The ability to instantly manually override the AF system via the focus ring if required is a nice touch, although it is rather too narrow for our liking. Image quality is pretty good rather than outstanding. Centre and edge sharpness isn´t great throughout the zoom range at the maximum aperture, but stopping-down by one stop sharpens things up considerably, whatever focal length you use. Chromatic aberrations aren´t very well controlled, though, and there´s obvious geometric distortion at the wider focal lengths and some obvious corner shading at the maximum aperture. The lens doesn´t ship with a hood, although the Super Spectra coatings successfully prevented contrast loss attributable to flare. In summary we can somewhat surprisingly recommend the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM as a lightweight, portable standard zoom lens for APS-C DSLR owners that delivers pleasing results for both stills and video. This is one kit lens that you might not want to throw away...