New EF-S 18-55 f/4-5.6 IS STM images leaked?

[ahsanford]

From Nokis.hita

https://goo.gl/fOfIUZ

My roughed out comparison to the 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS STM is below. It's not a perfect line up (used the mount to scale things), but it's probably close. That new lens is shorter.

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[ajfotofilmagem]

Sounds realistic to me.
Ihope that the image quality is not inferior.

 

[Proscribo]

I think that's quite huge difference actually. If the optics are similar/even better on the new one.

 

[vangelismm]

Would become a big lens making it f/4 all range?

 

[ahsanford]

Would become a big lens making it f/4 all range?

18-55mm f/4 would make it bigger, yes. You just need more glass to pull off 55mm f/4 than you do for 55mm f/5.6.

To get a rough feel for this, you can compare a (full-frame) 24-105, which comes in both an f/3.5-5.6 version and an f/4L IS version. See below. The outward difference looks small (length about the same and filter diameter the same) but the non-L is a good 9-10 oz. lighter.

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[benkam]

Great move by Canon. The reduced size of the 18-55 f4-5.6 is noticeable and a more ideal kit lens form factor for the Rebels.

I'd also welcome a refresh of the 15-85 in f4-5.6, if that reduces size a bit, and also possibly in Nano USM.