Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lens

Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens
The Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM is an ultra-wide-angle zoom lens explicitly engineered for Canon APS-C format DSLRs utilizing the EF-S lens mount. Delivering an expansive 16-28.8mm full-frame equivalent focal length range, this remarkably compact and lightweight lens is perfect for capturing sweeping landscapes, dramatic architectural interiors, real estate documentation, and front-facing vlogs. Outfitted with Canon’s whisper-quiet STM stepping focus motor and a 4-stop hardware optical image stabilizer, it serves as an exceptional tool for both high-resolution still photography and fluid, handheld video tracking.

Expansive Ultra-Wide Perspective & Advanced Optics
16-28.8mm Equivalent Framing: Offers a dramatic ultra-wide field of view, letting you emphasize perspective, pull massive structures into a single frame, and work effortlessly within tight interior spaces where backing up isn’t an option.

Innovative Four-Group Zoom Design: Employs a specialized mechanical layout that significantly reduces the physical footprint and weight of the lens shell while preserving immaculate edge-to-edge optical resolution.

Premium Aspherical & UD Glass: Incorporates one Ultra-Low Dispersion (UD) glass element to drastically suppress color fringing and chromatic aberrations, alongside one aspherical element and one large-diameter element configured to eliminate geometric distortion and spherical aberrations for uniform sharpness.

Super Spectra Lens Treatment: Individual glass elements feature multi-layered Super Spectra coatings to neutralize internal surface reflections, ghosting, and lens flare—ensuring rich image contrast and color neutrality when shooting toward open skies or strong light sources.

Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm: Outfitted with a circular seven-blade iris configuration that yields a smooth, pleasing out-of-focus background quality (bokeh) when isolating nearby foreground subjects using selective focus techniques.

Video-Optimized STM Autofocus & 4-Stop IS
Whisper-Quiet STM Stepping AF Motor: Features Canon’s gear-driven STM stepping technology, delivering smooth, fast, and near-silent autofocus tracking. Working in perfect synchronization with a high-speed CPU and advanced AF algorithms, it provides flawless focus transitions that keep mechanical motor noise out of live video recordings.

Full-Time Manual Focus Override: Offers complete creative control with an electronic focusing system that supports full-time manual override, letting you fine-tune focus adjustments instantly at any time without switching out of autofocus mode.

4-Stop Optical Image Stabilization (IS): Built-in hardware image stabilization counteracts the blurring effects of handheld camera shake by up to four shutter speed stops. This technology allows for crisp, tack-sharp handheld imagery when shooting in low-light environments, working indoors without a tripod, or executing smooth walking video pans.

Technical Specifications
Focal Length Range: 10-18mm (16-28.8mm Full-Frame Equivalent)

Aperture Range: f/4.5-5.6 to f/22-29

Lens Mount Type: Canon EF-S Mount (APS-C DSLRs Only)

Filter Thread Diameter: 67mm

Minimum Focus Distance: 8.66″ / 22 cm

Maximum Magnification Ratio: 0.15x (at 18mm)

Lens Optical Formula: 14 Elements in 11 Groups

Image Stabilization Hardware: Built-In Optical IS (Up to 4 Stops of Correction)

Diaphragm Blades: 7 Rounded Blades

Weight: Approx. 8.5 oz (240 grams)