Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 STM Lens (Black)

As with most original Canon lenses, the manufacturing and picture quality are superb.

This is an excellent lens and a great addition to the EF-M family, giving me a nice, small, light-weight wide-angle lens for the M bodies.For me, the main point of the "M" bodies is to keep things small and light for easy carry. This lens gives me the wide angle range I often enjoy in a small, light package.It seems quite sharp, and with good contrast and color. And despite what a lot of folks say, having good image stabilization in a wide angle lens is extremely helpful to me. So many times I want to shoot a landscape or interior shot, or even family moments, when lighting is low and I don't want to drag out a tripod and waste precious time fumbling with it when searching for the best shooting position.The zoom range is handy for getting both perspective and framing just right, and the IS makes it easy to move around to find the best place from which to get the point of view that I want because I'm not tied-down and slowed-down by a tripod. Having a few extra stops of hand-hold-ability is always welcome for me.A small rant for those who often say they prefer a prime over a zoom: While primes can be engineered to be sharper or have other characteristics that may surpass what a similar zoom can have, the tired old saw of being able to "zoom with your feet" is complete nonsense. With a prime, you cannot zoom in any way. In the situations where you can alter the framing by physically moving, the fact is that you also alter the point of view, or "perspective" of the shot. And if you want to get the perfect perspective, then you cannot adjust the framing. So with a prime, you are stuck with less flexibility, period! Only with a zoom can you adjust both the perspective and framing of a shot. If you haven't played with this all, then you owe it to yourself to take the plunge, and find out just what great creative control you get when you have a zoom lens.You adjust perspective by changing the precise location of the camera with respect to the objects in the image. And with the zoom, you adjust the framing to get just what you want in the frame.For me, this is especially true with a wide angle lens where there is so much opportunity to play with foreground, midground, and background.Primes have their place, for sure. But make no mistake: You cannot "zoom with your feet".It's not only about fitting grandma and the grandkids into the frame nicely. Sometimes you want to get creative with the perspective of the image. And a zoom allows you to play with all of the variables, not just one of them. And again, this is something particularly fun to play with in the wide angle realm.I recommend this lens for anyone who has never had a wide zoom. It's just plain fun! Trust me: You will enjoy it. And prepare to get dirty, crawling around on the ground, or climbing up into things as you work on getting interesting compositions that take advantage of the deep depth of field and wide angle of view to place things in the foreground and get the perspectives you want. That's another reason to like the small size and light weight of the M series and other compact systems. And, of course, the IS so you don't need a tripod!The lens was shipped fast, as usual, and arrived in perfect shape.

I use this for Real Estate photography for initial pictures for listings, while I'm waiting for my photographer to come. Image stabilizer is nice and works well.

Super sharp pictures. Love the focal length, mostly shoot at around 11mm but still get some great shots around 22mm when I need to get a bit closer.