EF Lenses

EF-S Lens

EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

  • Specifications
  • Block diagram
Marketed April 2017
Original Price 36,000 yen
Lens Construction (group) 10
Lens Construction (element) 12
No. of Diaphragm Blades 7 (circular aperture)
Minimum Aperture f/22-32
Closest Focusing Distance (m) 0.25
Maximum Magnification (x) 0.25 (at 55mm)
Filter Diameter (mm) 58
Maximum Diameter x Length (mm) Approx. 66.5×61.8
Weight (g) Approx. 215

The EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM is a compact, lightweight standard zoom lens that covers a wide range of focal lengths, from 29 mm to 88 mm (35 mm film equivalent). The EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM features the same optics as its predecessor, the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, while achieving a convenient grab-and-go compact design with an approximately 18% shorter1 total length of 61.8 mm.

Equipped with a new IS unit, the EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM delivers image stabilization equivalent to 4 shutter-speed stops2. The lens suppresses camera shake to make possible a wide range of handheld shooting, even in low-light environments. Equipped with a lead screw-type stepping motor (STM), the EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM achieves comfortable AF when shooting stills and videos and with its 7-bladed aperture achieves exquisite circular background blur.

1 The EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM measures 75.2 mm.
2 At a focal length of 55 mm (35 mm film equivalent of 88 mm) when using the EOS 7D Mark II. Based on CIPA standards.

Block diagram

Aspherical lens IS unit