Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

The EF-S 18-135mm IS becomes Canon's standard kit lens for buyers of mid-range EOS bodies or those who simply want something longer than the basic EF-S 18-55mm IS. And it's certainly very long: with a 7.5x range which extends from wide-angle to fairly powerful telephoto, it's only out-gunned in Canon's range by the EF-S 18-200mm IS super-zoom. It's also a sensible move for Canon to introduce what's effectively its first intermediate EF-S kit lens. Previously it was a big jump in price... Read full review ...

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 is available as a kit lens option for several Canon camera bodies, and it makes an excellent all-purpose lens. For the money, it provides very good performance: it doesn't need to be stopped down excessively to provide sharp results, and results for distortion, light falloff and chromatic aberration aren't beyond the pale of what you'd expect in this category of lens. Read full review ...