I was better off buying the 18-135 mm. I was shocked to see that there is no much difference between 135-200 mm. The built of this lens is very poor, I thought it was broken when I first opened the package but when I tried another lens (same specs) it was exactly the same.

Great walk around lens with a good focal range, very happy with this lens.

Ideal walkabout lens; Not too heavy as some people have stated; Excellent range covered , bought to replace 17-85mm lens; Canon cashback bringing price down with 6 months interest free credit was an offer I could not resist; !

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The Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS was announced in August 2008 alongside the EOS 50D DSLR. One of the most-requested Canon lenses in recent times, it equips EF-S compatible bodies with a long 11.1x super-zoom range that's equivalent to 29-320mm.

Enormously flexible 11.1x optical range; Effective Image Stabilisation; Lock control to prevent barrel from extending; End section doesn't rotate when focusing

Noticeable barrel distortion at 18mm; Softness and fringing in corners; No USM focusing or full-time MF; Some creep on the barrel

The Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens features an awesome focal length range (one that completely covers the needs of many photographers) and an excellently-performing IS system in a nicely-sized body.

A popular all-in-one lens covering a massive 11x zoom range that costs around ￡410 and includes a silent ultrasonic focusing motor and image stabilisation.

A 29-320mm equivalent on APS-C Canon EOS models, this lens ($700, street) boasts the broadest zoom range of any interchangeable optic from Canon to date: 11X. A high-end kit option for EOS 50D owners, it probably owes its existence to the phenomenal success of Nikon's 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR Nikkor.

EF-S 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS Specifications Focal Length & Maximum Aperture 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens Construction 16 elements in 12 groups, including UD-glass and aspherical lenses Diagonal Angle of View 74° 20' - 7° 50' (with APS-C image sensors) Focus Adjustment Gear-driven by DC monitor Closest...

All other superzooms I tested are better: Nikkor 18-200 VR, Sigma 18-200 OS, Sony E 18-200 OSS, PanasonicLeica 14-150 OIS

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Priced at $780, the Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS is an archetypal vacation lens, offering the convenience of an 11x optical superzoom point-and-shoot digicam with the image quality of a Canon DSLR.