Lens Review: Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II

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posted Monday, February 6, 2012 at 11:14 AM EDT

Canon18-55f35-56is2Canon updated its standard kit lens in March 2011, releasing the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II with the T3 and T3i cameras. There's not much new under the hood, but Canon claims some improvements to the image stabilization system. We've put the new kit lens through its paces in our test lab, as well as running it through an IS test, something we didn't have a chance to do with the previous model. Click here to read our full review of the Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II.