A new 18-135 lens with a silent autofocus motor" for the T4i??? (650)

[ScottyP]

I have seen this reported pairing of this new lens with the new T4i body. No speculation at all about this new kit lens, though. Does anyone care to guess if this lens might be anything worth remarking on? Could this be a "sleeper" announcement buried within the announcement of the new body? Not "L" glass, of course, and in fact it would be marketed as a "kit" lens, but... Could it be a noteworthy lens nevertheless?

 

[Loswr]

The noteworthy implication is that the T4i/650D will feature AF during video shooting, where a silent AF motor would be very advantageous.

 

[ScottyP]

Ah. Good point. I usually only think of the stills, so that had kind of escaped my attention.

Still, it will be interesting to see if there is anything optically special about the new lens.