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Cons: We always want more. OIS could be stronger, AF faster/more accurate.

Pros: Size, weight, focal range, overall pleasing image quality.

Summary: Get this lens some good light or use a flash and it can work great indoors. Sounds obvious but its really not. In fact, around f4-f8 I find it keeps up just fine with my better glass in terms of resolution. My main issue is that I think this lens is either a bit slower to lock focus or less accurate - my other three lenses all seem more reliable in that sense than this one. It wouldn\'t really be my choice for action shooting unless I had a bright sunny day to help. Still, very useful focal range, great close-focusing distances, and this baby has produced some of my favorite images. Yes, Fuji offers even better glass but there is a nice softness, color, or all around pleasing thing to the images I get with this one that keeps me coming back for more.

Cons: Soft wide open

Pros: fully retracted at 18mm

Summary: Mediocre in every aspect

Cons: Overpriced, mediocre, narrow.

Pros: None actually.

Summary: 18 mm is simply not enough and sharpness suffers at 18 mm. After several comparison shots with Fujifilm 16-50 I sold 18-55. Except cheaper, 16-50 was sharper and much more useful. I suppose people who rave about 18-55 have no other lens to compare with.

Cons: I only shoot RAW, so my comments are for RAW, on XT2 1- Dreaded Cyan skies, with purple fringing on tree branches 2- barrel distortion at 18mm 3- variable aperture 4- tree branches can show diffractionn. 5- edition supported by Capture One 12 6- light vigneting at 18mm, and barrel distortion

Pros: 1- vibrant, colors 2- sharp mostly at most aperture 3- compact 4- construction, build, all metal 5- AF & OIS 6- Great lens to travel 7- Good bokeh 8- Zoom 18-55, but not as good optically as the 16-50 (no OIS)

Summary: This lens is a good general purpose lens & a good choice for travelling. For landscaping I prefer my XF 14 F2.8 ( no OIS). I agree totally with bythom (sansmirrror.com) review. Please go and read it.

Cons: Sharpness,distortion and vignetting (especially in RAF).

Pros: Good build quality, relatively small and versatile, dedicated aperture ring.

Summary: I do not understand when people say that the Fuji 18-55 is the \'best\' kit lens on the market. Sharpness in RAF is very weak, OIS and autofocus is somewhat unspectacular. If you use JPEG you\'re fine with it but in RAF everything is too soft. It\'s an ordinary and pricey kit lens.

Cons: Maybe the price brand new and the apperture ring without marking the f stops

Pros: Sharp,quick autofocus,good bokeh on 18mm f2,8,great OIS and colors and excellent build quality, maybe the best APS-C kit lens even I used, Canon,Nikon,Sony,Olympus no chance...

Summary: Best all around and travel lens for the APS-C camera system like a Cobra Mercedes :-P

Cons: - Very expensive new - Sucks dust

Pros: - Quite good build quality - Good to very good image quality - Brighter than usual kit lenses - Good value second hand

Summary: Good lens with very good sharpness, nice colors and brighter aperture than usual kit lenses. It\'s a good value second hand but don\'t buy it new, it\'s not worth 700 or even 500 €. Beware, the lens sucks dust behind rear element. Seems to be quite easy to clean thought.

Cons: Aperture ring is not marked (by-wire A). On lens switches (ois and A) are flimsy. Expensive (new).

Pros: Good value second hand.

Summary: It is an OK lens - as long as you stick to jpegs. RAFs show plenty of distortion and vignetting. It is silent, compared to Fuji first series (e.g. 35 1.4 R). It is too dark on the \'long\' end. It is too narrow on the short end. Newer ones are built outside Japan. But newer price is as high as for the older, Japanese lenses. It does not balance well on some kit bodies (e.g. on X-T1 or T2).

Cons: Not very sharp. Bokeh is somewhat unpleasant when the subject is not very close.

Pros: Good build quality. Good OIs. Relatively small and versatile.

Summary: It is maybe due to expectations, but this lens is not very sharp, at least not sharp as everyone on the internet is shouting. It is nice little lens, but it is still a KIT lens, no matter many people like to say that it is a best kit lens out there. Still, if purchased in a kit for 300 Euro/Dollar it is just at the edge to be a good value for money, while at the same time it is the only one for Fuji system with relatively fast aperture so there is nothing else to compare with. If we look at 16-50 it is too slow and not built this good, on the other hand there is 16-55 which is too expensive, heavy, large, and without OIS, so there is nothing else to compare this lens with in Fuji ecosystem. Compared to some other brands that make lenses for Nikon and Canon, this lens is not as sharp, and not very good value for money. The initial price of $700 is just asinine.

Cons: - Bokeh is mediocre at best - Too expensive bought by itself

Pros: - Amazing image quality - Decent OIS - Small and light for the aperture and build quality

Summary: A very good, underrated lens

Cons: - Bit of wobble when extended to 55mm - Too expensive if you get a new one

Pros: - Amazing image quality for the price you pay for used ones - Solid build - Super smooth and well dampened zoom and focus ring (better than any of my Nikon lenses including the 17-55 and 70-200 f4)

Summary: I specifically bought an X-T10 with a 18-55mm lens for my holiday since I didn't want to carry around that much weight when hiking. Now this combination is the reason I fell in love with Fuji. It's amazing how much build and image quality you get out of such a lightweight and (relatively) inexpensive combo.

Cons: Is not perfect in the corners, but maybe is to pretend too much. At 55 mm quality is a little less then in the other focals range, but every zoom at the extreme high focal tipically do that.

Pros: A lens that give very clear and sharp images (i use RAW), also the OIS work very well. Before i bougth this lens i never thougth to find a similar quality in a zoom.

Summary: Is another legue lens, quality is not paragonable tot the other brands kit lens, both optically and at building level.

Cons: Could be considered expensive.

Pros: Fast 2.8 lens gives more creative control, solid build quality. Easy control over aperture via dedicated ring. Sharp lens across its focal range.

Summary: Great performance and a pleasure to use and own. Optics perform very well with no significant weak areas leaving you able to concentrate on taking pictures. Initially looks expensive but the performance and build quality are notch above most equivalents from competitors. Well worth the money

Cons: OIS can be slightly heard in movies. But who uses the movie mode on a Fuji.

Pros: Sharp and usable DOF countrol. Aperture ring! Nice, machined aluminum build. Quick to focus.

Summary: Overall solid performer.