Any news for Canon EFS Kit-IS lens?

[dRebelXT]

I saw a WTS thread in B&S, it must have been on market now.

Any reviews or sample shots? My google results are crowded by non-IS kit lens.

[CanonEOS]

Originally Posted by dRebelXT I saw a WTS thread in B&S, it must have been on market now. Any reviews or sample shots? My google results are crowded by non-IS kit lens.

Hmmm shld be out in October according to Canon website

[Gabriel]

the 18-55 IS with the 40D i saw at Cathay couple of days ago. But dunno if the lens is available for sale on its own.

[shahrulesa]

I still don't understand why they don't put USM on the 18-55????

[Gabriel]

Originally Posted by shahrulesa I still don't understand why they don't put USM on the 18-55????

They want more people to buy the 17-85 maybe.

[dRebelXT]

To put IS on the kit lens is kinda waste in my belief, unless the new kit lens's
optical quality has been improved significantly.

Some threads say there are new glass elements added to the lens, so I am eager
to see the outcome. If it's like EF75-300IS to EF70-300IS kind of improvement, then
I will definitely buy one.

[calebk]

There is an improvement in IQ from the new kit lens, as compared to the older 18-55. It's not an amazingly marked improvement, but it is still an improvement nonetheless.

[alternatve]

I don't think they would improve the quality of their kit lenses to L standard, or anything approaching that in fear of killing their own sales. I have been satisfied at what I could get out of a kit lens though.

Samuel

[Venom81]

Anyone got e lens yet?

[Goldenstars08]

Play with it yesterday at CP. The IS, not too bad...Quiet good as a kit already got IS function...

[grantyale]

OT a bit - I hope all the future USM lenses will be ring USM instead of the crappy micro USM.

[Redsun]

Originally Posted by alternatve I don't think they would improve the quality of their kit lenses to L standard, or anything approaching that in fear of killing their own sales. I have been satisfied at what I could get out of a kit lens though. Samuel

yea me too.im pretty pleased with the kit lens except the distortion at the wide end
but i dun see the point in getting the IS version if you already have the original unless they improve the optics

[Redsun]

Originally Posted by shahrulesa I still don't understand why they don't put USM on the 18-55????

hmm seems like the kit has USM???

Quote: In Japan this same lens was available with a USM motor, and now the USM version is available in the US and is being sold with the new Canon EOS 20D. The optics of the USM version are identical to the non-USM version, so the results and conclusions reached in these tests are applicable to both the USM and non-USM lenses

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/18-55.html

[dRebelXT]

Originally Posted by Redsun hmm seems like the kit has USM??? http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/18-55.html

micro-motor USM, not really ultrasonic motor.

[Redsun]

Originally Posted by dRebelXT micro-motor USM, not really ultrasonic motor.

ahhhh i see
Thanks for clearing things up!

[thw]

Canon, like any other Japanese company, leaves the best for their home market.

The original 18-55 kit lens has USM in the Japanese version.

[Venom81]

Anyone got e IS version? Any reviews on it?

[inertia]

Could do a hands on @canon vivocity with the demo set of 40D, its fixed on with the 18-55 IS.

[Redsun]

Originally Posted by inertia Could do a hands on @canon vivocity with the demo set of 40D, its fixed on with the 18-55 IS.

!!!Really!muz go try out then

[shahrulesa]

The USM version for the kit has been around for a while - it's mentioned in the lens book and I think someone is even selling it second hand in buy sell. Wondering about the 17-55 IS 3.5-5.6.

The kit lens optics is not that bad - almost similar to the 17-85 IS IMHO.