On May 24, 2022, the Canon lens RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM was introduced.
Basic properties
- For Canon EOS R cropped mirrorless cameras with APS-C sensor bayonet Canon RF (R, RF-S)
- Folding case
- 4 stops built-in image stabilizer (up to 6 stops with on-camera stabilizer)
- Maximum relative aperture: 1:4.5-1:6.3
- Focal length: 18-45 mm (EGF 28.8-72mm)
- MDF: 20 centimeters
- Maximum magnification ratio 1: 6.25
- Optical design: 7 elements in 7 groups, including 2 aspherical elements
- Enlightenment Super Spectra Coating
- Number of aperture blades: 7 pieces
- Focusing with STM motor
- Filter Diameter: 49 mm
- Control ring that is programmable
- Weight: 130 gram
- Price: about 300 dollars
Appearance
Canon EOS R System (APS-C)
Cameras:
- Canon EOS-R7 [May 2022, BHphotovideo]
- Canon EOS-R10 [May 2022, BHphotovideo]
- Canon EOS-R50 [February 2023, BHphotovideo]
- Canon EOS-R100 [May 2023, BHphotovideo]
Canon RF-S lenses:
- CANON LENS RF-S 3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye [June 2024, BHphotovideo]
- CANON LENS RF-S 7.8mm F4 STM Dual Lens [June 2024, BHphotovideo]
- CANON LENS RF-S 10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM [November 2023, BHphotovideo]
- CANON LENS RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM [May 2022, BHphotovideo]
- CANON LENS RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM [May 2022, BHphotovideo]
- CANON LENS RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM [February 2023, BHphotovideo]
Autofocus lenses from third party manufacturers
- Tamron: Tamron 11-20 / 2.8
- Sigma: Sigma C 16 / 1.4 | Sigma C 23 / 1.4 | Sigma C 30 / 1.4 | Sigma C 56 / 1.4 |Sigma C 10-18 / 2.8 | Sigma C 18-50 / 2.8
All Canon 18-55 class 'whale' lenses
The simplest versions (without IS, USM, STM):
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6September 2004, Scheme 11/9 [1 ASP]
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 II, March 2005, Scheme 11/9 [1 ASP]
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 III, March 2011, Scheme 11/9 [1 ASP]
Versions with USM-motor:
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 USMSeptember 2004, Scheme 11/9 [1 ASP]
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 II USMMarch 2005, Scheme 11/9 [1 ASP]
Versions with Image Stabilizer IS:
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 ISSeptember 2007 Scheme 11/9 [1 ASP]
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 IS II, March 2011, Scheme 11/9 [1 ASP]
Versions with STM-motor and image stabilizer IS:
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 IS STM, April 2013, Scheme 13/11 [1 ASP]
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-S 18-55mm 1: 4-5.6 IS STM, February 2017, Scheme 12/10 [1 ASP + SSC]
Versions for mirrorless cameras with bayonet mount Ef-m:
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-M 15-45mm 1:3.5-6.3 IS STM, October 2015, scheme 10/9 [3 ASP]
- Canon Zoom Lens EF-M 18-55mm 1: 3.5-5.6 IS STMSeptember 2012, Scheme 13/11 [3 ASP]
Version for mirrorless cameras with bayonet mount R (RF-S):
- Canon Lens RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM, May 2022, scheme 7/7 [2 ASP]
The main parameters of all Canon 18-55 for SLR cameras. increase.
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I have more confidence in the previous version of this stock lens for the EF-M mirrorless mount.
13 lenses instead of 7. And three aspherics instead of two.
And this one is darker, and only two advantages are weight and size.
It also had 15 mm at the wide end - pretty nice
15-45 still has 10 lenses, not 13.
But 15 mm wide, yes, and f / 3.5 (and here the wide angle was “darkened”)
Yes, and the weight and size are so-so dignity, given that they even slightly increased in comparison with 15-45.
6.3 at 45mm? We are confidently moving into the thirties of the last century, when the windows were just as dark. I stubbornly do not understand what is the point in such lenses.
There were no zooms at all in the 30s. According to the exposure of 5,6 or 6,3, it is not so important now, the ISO is large workers. The point is to reduce the cost (for the manufacturer) of the production of budget zooms. What is incomprehensible here.
mirrorless, easier lens design, improved performance…they said.
The meaning of any lens is the conversion of one beam of light energy into another beam. More than that makes no sense :)
Actually, 5.6 and 6.3 is not such a dramatic difference. Third stop. In good light, one fig, in bad light - similarly, both are dark.
That is some kind of degradation ... the 21st century, and they all rivet dark staffers, and even for 300 USD!
In the whale it goes around 150
I don’t know, for me everything is simple - there is good optics (and cameras), there is a balance - price / quality (extremely rare, but it happens) and there is another balance - price / wallet. This miracle is clearly from the third category. And yes, thank you marketing. Old, but new, analogue of whale lenses. Buying is easy, selling disappointed is impossible.
Fact.
Sorry, but you write as if you have already tested this new optics up and down and made sure that it is NOTHING better than the old 18-55 is from 2007, only even darker))
But the new lens in the kit is only $20 more expensive (18-55 in the kit cost $100), I wonder if there was such a noise then too?)))
By the way, the latest versions of mirror 18-55 (stm / afp) are really very good. Fast, sharp, stable. 15-45 much worse
I, too, from 15-45 when I tried it was not happy. Although many reviews say otherwise. Maybe the quality is floating.
In short, darker, more expensive. I feel no one will produce sensible optics on a new crop, as well as on a mirror crop. They will feed the shits from 6.3
a mirrorless crop is quite for Fuji and Micra. And with ZK for a long time everything.
Micra? I never understood a small matrix at the price of a full frame. Here I agree with Olegas. As for the canon crop, it's better to look at the full frame right away. Moreover, the price difference is small with some models
Sony forgot) their main interest is one mount with a FF system. At the same time, a lot of decent optics, especially third-party ones (which, by the way, are fully supported)
One tamron 18-70 / 2,8 is worth what
Sony has a crop, I'm talking about original lenses, also a small set of optics, either dark, or specific, or not very successful
Yes, Sony's crop may not be too good with native optics, but there are a lot of third-party autofocus, for any wallet.
I don’t see any reason to whine, is there any point in comparing soapy SLR lenses with RFS? One fig 18-55 at 5.6 was not sharp.
And how is the soapiness of the lens related to its specularity and vice versa?
It is with specularity - no way, but technology does not stand still, megapixels are also growing, the resolution of glasses is logically increasing.