It was listed as condition "V" and after unpacking the lens, it looks to be in nearly new condition. In-lens IS allows sharp images to be captured from a camera handheld at very long exposures and it also provides a stabilized viewfinder image that aids in subject framing. Also, image stabilization does not stop subject movement (you need a faster shutter speed for this), but image stabilization is great for still subjects. Though not exceptionally wide, 18mm will work fine in modest-sized rooms and 55mm will produce reasonable head and shoulder portraits.

The LP1016 is a suede-like, draw-string pouch that offers light protection aside from the more-thickly-padded bottom.I borowwed this lens from a friend of mine after my old 18-55 (non IS) broke down from extensive (ab)use. Sample photos are available of two laboratory test targets to help in our readers' evaluation of the lenses we test.

At all other focal lengths and apertures, the CA performance is about the same, which is to say that it is signficant until about 35mm, where it becomes tolerable at between 4 and 7 1/100ths of a percent. If you need a cheap WR lens for occasional usage in rainy conditions or if you want a cheap wide angle lens this, or the DA counterpart, is a reasonable choice, but if you can spare the money you will probably be more happy with a DA 20-40mm or a DA 16-85mm lens in the long run. Ideally, OOF (Out of Focus) points of light remain circles even with a stopped down aperture (where the number of blades and blade shape affect the results the most). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I think this makes a total of seven that have made it to or through my hands, but I wanted one that's weather sealed.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Here is a table comparing the max aperture step down focal lengths between the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3. We haven't tested the Tamron offering, and there isn't a lot of data from our user reviews, but from the sounds of it, there isn't much of a reason to go for this lens when the regular Canon 18-55mm costs about the same.