On the opinion of the author, we recommend that you read the entire reviewīefore making any decision. Photography Glossary before diving into this article (it may helpĬonclusion / recommendation / ratings are based If you're new to digital photography you may wish to read some of our Digital * Supplied accessories may differ in each country or area Foreword / notes Supplies distance information for E-TTL II flash metering The pictures below illustrate the focal length range from wideangle to telephoto:Ĭanon EF-S 18-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS specifications Street price Optical image stabilization – 4 stops, automatic panning detection.29-320mm equivalent focal length range F3.5-5.6 maximum aperture.Aside from this, Canon have produced a lens which is clearly designed to counter the undeniable buyer appeal of Nikon's popular 18-200mm VR head-on so how does it match up to the challenge? Headline features Consequently, potential buyers may struggle to find any obvious advantage over Tamron's recently announced 18-270mm F3.5-6.3Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Macro, which sports a longer zoom range and Tamron's own optical stabilization system. One design decision may however cause a degree of dismay the lens uses a relatively unsophisticated micro motor system for autofocus, as opposed to the ring-type USM design more commonly seen on mid-range lenses such as the EF-S 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM. Rounding off the specification is a minimum focus distance of 45cm/1.5ft at all focal lengths. All this has been achieved using a suitably complex optical design of 16 elements in 12 groups, including two UD glass elements and two aspherical elements which are designed to minimize chromatic aberration and ensure crisp corner-to-corner detail across the zoom range. The zoom ratio has been stretched to a 35mm-equivalent range of 29-320mm, and the new lens incorporates Canon's latest compact image stabilization unit (as seen on the EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS and the EF-S 55-250mm F4.5-5.6 IS), which offers automatic panning detection and (according to the company) four stops of stabilization.

And while it's this older lens that the 18-200mm most strongly resembles, Canon has managed to squeeze plenty more into the design in the intervening eight years. With its 11x zoom range, the 18-200mm becomes Canon's most ambitious consumer-level zoom to date the company has previously shied away from producing relatively inexpensive superzooms, with its only previous foray into this sector being the 28-200mm F3.5-5.6 (USM) for 35mm SLRs from late 2000. The most obvious example of this is the runaway success of Nikon's AF-S 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G VR, and a Canon equivalent has almost certainly been the most-requested lens on our forums. Its announcement in August this year came as no great surprise, as wide focal length range 'superzooms' are clearly popular amongst photographers seeking an all-in-one lens for travel and everyday shooting. The EF-S 18-200mm F3.5-5.6 IS is Canon's latest zoom lens for APS-C format DSLRs, introduced as a companion to the EOS 50D.

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