Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5–5.6 IS STM

Sharp throughout range. Affordably priced. Ultra-wide angle field of view. Optically stabilized. STM focus motor.

Plastic lens mount. Lots of barrel distortion at 10mm. Some color fringing. Lens hood not included. Narrow aperture.

The Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM is a solid performer at a reasonable price point, but it doesn't quite net Editors' Choice accolades. The narrow aperture restricts its use in lower light, although the image stabilization system is a welcome...

The in-expensive Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM offers more features and much better image quality that you might expect given its price-point, making it a great ultra-wide-angle addition to a compact, lightweight EOS kit.

excellent image quality in the frame centre at all focal lengths ; decent image quality on the edge of the frame ; low longitudinal chromatic aberration ; lack of problems with spherical aberration ; proper distortion control ; slight coma ; good...

plastic casing and mount ; high vignetting ; weak performance against bright light

very sharp for price, light weight

non metal lens mount

This is surprisingly a very sharp lens. IS is completely silent and makes up for the small aperture. The STM autofocus is fast and silent, you will only hear it if you put your ear on the lens

Noticeable vignetting through the whole zoom range, but specially at 10mm. Considering how narrow is the aperture, you might need to go down to f/8 to get rid of it (or just use peripheral illumination). Unnecessary large 67mm filter thread. Build...

Very good image quality, accurate and silent Autofocus, lightweight, inexpensive, stabilization, full time manual focus

Plastic mount, small aperture, lack of distance scale

Very good image quality, accurate and silent Autofocus, lightweight, inexpensive, stabilization, full time manual focus

Plastic mount, small aperture, lack of distance scale

Image quality is excellent, even in the corners where ultrawides often suffer. Build quality is in line with other EF-S STM zooms, which means quite good for a lens in this class. AF is silent and fast, and works very well in video or live view. IS...

The 18mm tele end is a bit too wide, forcing you to swap lenses rather frequently. f/4.5-5.6 is rather slow, especially considering that f/4.5 is only available at 10.0mm. While relatively light and small by ultrawide lens standards, it's still a...