I've had this lens for more than 8 years and i love it, all my main shots with nature, birds, weddings, etc, have been with this lens, and they always come out amazingly!

This one has always impressed me. I've used it for concert/travel photography for newspapers, and even filmed a short documentary with it and it's produced some great results (even if it is old as hell now).

Love your reviews. I am learning so much from them

After 10 years of absence on the photography market (as a customer for photography gear, not as a photographer :) ), I want to renew my "stock".

I don't have time to do a comparison video, but you can check out my detailed reviews of both lenses on my channel :-)

Well, firstly the website must be speaking in terms of full frame focal lengths. With an APS-C camera like the Canon Rebel series or the 60D (and the 18=200mm lens is APS-C only), then you multiply it by x1.6. So 18mm = 28mm, 85mm = 135mm, 125mm = 200mm. You can, of course, use any focal length to take pictures of someone's head. But you want to zoom in to a longer focal length to avoid distorting someone's facial features. It all depends what kind of photography you want to do.

great and informative review... thank you for your effort!!

One of the best lens test I've ever watch...

Bought this last month, everything in the review is accurate. I like it, definitely a keeper.

Great and very thorough videos! Thanks!

Hey man thanks for all the info, realy learned alot from this video

After i watch and compare with 18-135 stm, i decide to bought this lens second use and adapt it on my canon r10, and i was very happy the autofocus was fast but little noise but isn't was a deal breaker, and about image quality the sharpness was ok more Sharp than i expected but its way sharp than a 18-45kit lens, tbh it was pretty great lens and it perfect with my work flow, thanks cris

Mega thanks. very interesting reviews. good luck

Thanks for the video Chris

very good review again, good job

Good reviewer he seems to be very knowledgable with cameras

@Christopher Frost Photography (soz, Ytube won't let me reply). Thanks for the info. Yes, I am just used to doing head shot, front facing or side profile, sometimes just of the model's face, or head, head and shoulders, mid shot and sometimes a full shot. It's just that I've been plagued in the past by cameras that look good at first, but when the photo is zoomed in, the details appear blurred or grainy. I think the Canon EOS 600D with this lens shall overcome these issues.

This is why I subscribed yesterday. VERY detailed review! One question: Man can you please compare 18-55 vs 17-55.. I know, sounds crazy, but no one do that, and I'm so curious how much the 17-55 is better especially in image quality! I know it has much better build quality, faster focus, let more light in etc. etc. etc. But I would appreciate A LOT if you do that. IQ at first and only place, at all standard focal lenghts and apertures on this house as example.. :) Please Thanks in advance.

Very nice review! can you please review the Sigma 18-250mm if its posible? Thank you very much

really useful video thanks :)