Thanks for dropping by, I’m glad you found it useful 🙂

It’s the one I have and I’m very pleased with it too 🙂

Hi Vicky! From what I read the AF in the 18-135 is a little bit slow, and 10 mm (equivalent to 15 mm) in your camera in the short range wont help you much, specially if you have a 18-55 lens (this last one is a little gem, you will use it a lot. In fact, if it has the same aperture interval as the 50 mm lens I would sell the 50mm and avoid carrying the bulk, or leave it at home). This said, If you are not too picky about brands and are on a budget, have you considered Sigma and/or Tamron lenses? They are just as good as the Canon lenses in the consumer range (which is the one these are in) , and you can get a 18-200 mm new lens with the same specs as this Canon for under 400 usd, even under 300 (check Amazon or Adorama). Let me know your thoughts 🙂

Hi – thanks for all the help! It looks like the 18-200 costs $550, the 28-135 costs $360 and the 18-135 costs $310. If I could bother you with one more question that would be great. The 18-200 is probably out of my price range at the moment so I’ll be deciding between the 28-135 and the 18-135 — is there a particular reason you would prefer the 28-135 over the 18-135?

Hi Vicky, I appreciate you stopping by, sorry for taking over a day to get back to you. All of the lenses you mentionare have about the same image quality, so no major difference there. The difference between the first two is the shorter focal length that the EF has, and the EF-S naming in the second refers to Short-backfocus design which is only compatible to APS-C EOS SLRs. The third lens has a longer focal length, which can be helpful if you plan on taking pictures of animals. A big factor to consider is price. How much does each cost? Assuming they all cost the same, I would choose the 3rd, then the 1st and then the second, in that order. I have a 18-135 and sometimes wished I had a better zoom to shoot pics of monkey when in Malaysia or getting close ups of people if I know they perhaps don´t want to have pictures taken. Hope this helps!

You are most welcome 🙂

Thanks for the advice!

Yes. There are SLRs that has built in lens. but if your really going for power shots then its important to have one.:)

The DSLR needs a lend though 🙂

kudos!

I have one, but it is not versatile enough for what I usually need…

IS is only important, I believe, when using long zoom lenses, at least in the 200 mm range. My Nikon 28-135 (x1.5) doesn’t have it and I frankly don’t think I need it. It is true that when the IS happens in the camera, then you have more lenses to choose from if IS is important for you though.

Hi there. Wide angle lenses are cool but expensive, and are somewhat limited to sceneries. If you have the budget go ahead with one, otherwise I’d suggest you purchase an 18-70 mm or there abouts and then use photoshop or any other softare to stich them. The end result will be just as good!

Certainly Lindsay. For every opinion there is an opposite one. But if you realize even in my article there is a general consensus on one kind of lens…

Wide angles can be sooo adictive! Do you have any barreling distortions?

Which one will it be Zablon?

Though I think you can save the money by going out and shooting by yourself. The lessons would make the process speedier though, I admit.

If my lens was a 35mm I’d probably use it more. It is great for low light photos, but isn’t very versatile. The extra zoom would do the trick.