A rare lens?

I'd call it rare. I've never seen an 18-55 with USM. I've certainly never seen one for sale here in the US. I think that a USM version would be easily worth the extra $30 that he is asking for over a non-USM version.

But who wants an 18-55 without IS?

gasrocks wrote in post #8407336
But who wants an 18-55 without IS?

Who really needs IS on an 18-55?

gasrocks wrote in post #8405043
My favorite is when the listing has the word Rare in the title and there are 3 others for sale on the same search page.

Kaigler wrote in post #8406923
I asked him about it and he told me to search for the lens with USM on eBay. Thats how he justifies "rare"

it was the only one truely with USM on it that i could find...a bunch of those others listed as USM with pictures clearly were not....so i'd say it is actually rare...

DDCSD wrote in post #8407410
Who really needs IS on an 18-55?

Seriously, I can't tell the difference between my old Non-IS kit lens and the new IS

My keeper rates with my kit lens are about 2X more than my keepers with my 50 prime just because it has IS...

So yah, at 50mm, IS makes a difference.

My rare lens is a Canon 400 5.6L that the wife won`t let me buy - LOL

98 SNAKE EATER wrote in post #8406841
If he actually gets that much for his rare lens, I think I'll just have to put my Power Zoom up for sale and see how much it brings in

That's not a REAL red ring, is it? I recall that lens being entirely black, with no red marks, aside from the mounting red dot.

Rayk wrote in post #8409265
My rare lens is a Canon 400 5.6L that the wife won`t let me buy - LOL

lol, isnt that always the case

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"Wide Angle shot at 18mm and Moderate Zoom at 55mm , It is a must have for Your Canon Digital Cameras"

totally...

umm, the USM wording is in Red - thats gotta count for another couple of $$

I can't believe it is still up for sale.

DreDaze wrote in post #8408532
it was the only one truely with USM on it that i could find...a bunch of those others listed as USM with pictures clearly were not....so i'd say it is actually rare...

Yep, a couple of the other "USM" lens listings stated "works on every Canon DSLR!". I don't think any of the other ones were actually USM lenses.

USM on the 18-55 kit is indeed a rare feature. Whether it's a worthwhile feature and/or a "must have" lens is a matter of opinion.

It doesn't have to be a 50mm f/1.0L to be considered rare, y'know.