Canon 18-55mm Reviews

Read up Photocrati's T1i/ 500D review, where you'll find a couple of web-resized photos (one macro, one candid, miscellaneous pics) shot with the EF-S 18-55 IS lens.

The 430EX Speedlite flash was used for some of the images.

Canon T1i / 500D plus 18-55mm sample photos by Jack Neubart

Jack has the following remarks on the 18-55 lens:

I was happily surprised by the lens’s performance. I don’t think Canon souped-up sharpness and contrast in the T1i to make up for possible deficiencies in the lens optically, since I also tested it with one of my regular Canon zooms. So I’d have to say, in terms of sharpness, contrast, and color rendition, this lens appeared to hold its own. Another pleasant surprise was the close-focusing limit, at just under 10 inches.

Canon EOS T1i / 500D vs Olympus E-620 vs Nikon D5000: Review, Sample Photos and Video Clips – This article at quesabesde.com is written in Spanish, so you might prefer to read Google's English translation of it.

The respective kit lens for each camera was used for the test: Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS VR on the T1i / 500D, Nikkor 18-55mm AF-S VR on the D5000, and Zuiko 14-42mm on the E620.

Tons of full-resolution images await your analysis.