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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product. The Canon EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens is Features a high-performance high-magnification zoom 1.z ThezImagezStabilizerzgiveszthezequivalentz lens equipped with an Image Stabilizer, and effectzofzazshutterzspeedzfourzstopszfaster* has been developed for digital SLRs z Thiszfunctionzprovideszoptimalzimagez compatible with EF-S lenses*.
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Nomenclature Focus mode switch (→ 4) Hood mount (→ 5) Zoom position index (→ 5) Filter mounting thread (→ 8) Focusing ring (→ 4) Zoom ring (→ 5) Contacts (→ 4) Image stabilizer switch (→ 6) Lens mount index (→ 4) Forzdetailedzinformation,zreferencezpageznumberszarezprovidedzinzparenthesesz(→...
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Hood (Sold Separately) Zooming ThezEW-73Bzhoodzcanzkeepzunwantedzlightzoutz Tozzoom,zturnzthezlens’zzoomzring. ofzthezlens,zandzalsozprotectszthezlenszfromzrain,z The minimum focusing distance differs at snow,zandzdust. different focal lengths. Tozattachzthezhood,zalignzthezhood’szattachmentz z 18mm:z 0.49zmz/z1.6zft. positionzmarkzwithzthezredzdotzonzthezfrontzofzthez z 50mm:z 0.47zmz/z1.5zft. lens,zthenzturnzthezhoodzaszshownzbyzthezarrowz z135mm:z 0.45zmz/z1.5zft. untilzthezlens'zredzdotziszalignedzwithzthezhood'sz stopzpositionzmark. Shooting magnification Thezhoodzcanzbezreverse-mountedzonzthezlensz z 18mm:z 0.05× forzstorage. z 50mm:z 0.12× z135mm:z 0.21×...
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Image Stabilizer The image stabilizer in this lens is effective for hand-held shots under the following conditions. Inzsemi-darkenedzareaszsuchzaszindoorszorz Whenzpanningzsubjectszinzmotion. outdoorszatznight.z Inzlocationszwherezflashzphotographyzisz prohibited,zsuchzaszartzmuseumszandztheaterz stages.z Inzsituationszwherezyourzfootingziszuncertain. Inzsituationszwherezfastzshutterzsettingszcannotz bezused. ENG-7...