as it says - autofocus etc

surplus to requirements

perfect condition - no scratches to lens

front and rear lens caps

£60 or £70 inc Hoya UV filter

prices include postage

might do a 'swap' with cash adjustment for a hard aluminium 'flight case'

had a look on fleabay and my initial price was too high

so £50 or £60 inc filter

for clarification

this is the 'standard' lens sold with many EOS camera's

its not the best in the world but its produced images fit for magazine publication

at 18mm it needs to be stopped down to f8 to get the best - but thats probably irrelevant to most users?

its a good general purpose/does all lens


the one i've replaced it with cost a hell of a lot of money

i've had a few enquiries about this lens receiving less than glowing reviews by mags etc so i might as well put the record straight?

mag reviews are like assholes - everyone has one!

as a former semi pro photographer i'm well aware of the prejudices of reviewers

firstly, they took an instant dislike to this lens as it was made in taiwan not japan!

but canon were happy to launch it as the standard lens which shows their confidence in the lens?

and yes, their criticisms are valid - BUT they use the same test criteria for a £100 lens as a £3K lens

at 18mm any cheaper lens will struggle at times but if you want a good 18-58mm zoom then you will pay a heavy price - and is your camera body up to the job ?

at 18mm most of the problems are around the 'edges' which photoshop can remove by 'cropping'

and the other 'test criteria' is techno babble that most will not understand

i could put two identical images side by side - one shot with a £100 lens and the other with a £1K lens and most folk would not see a difference

and most amateurs 'shoot' on fully automatic/autofocus settings - ever use a separate light meter?

now bearing in mind most amateurs never print even A4 you can see where i'm coming from?

and then you are limited by your 'so called photo quality' printer

my friend uses this exact same lens and has had two magazine cover images produced

hope this clarifies things

no longer for sale - sold off forum

thank God!