Today I was fortunate enough to both have an un-seasonally warm day and have a new lens delivered.  A short hike was in order to put it through its paces.  The lens is a Canon 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM in EF-S mount.  This can mount to my Fujifilm bodies by way of a Fringer EF-FX adapter that provides autofocus, EXIF data and aperture control.  It works without any issues just as a native lens would.

I purchased this lens because it gets rave reviews for being a surprisingly sharp ultrawide zoom in a very budget friendly price.  I picked up a refurbished copy for around $160 USD.  Sure the aperture is slow, but the majority of my shots I’d use this for will be stopped down to around f/8 anyway.

To combat the slow aperture, the lens has built in Image Stabilization and lets me shoot around 1/8 of a second shutter speeds or even slower handheld without any blur.

So far, in my first outing with it, I’m very impressed given the low price.  The files are sharp, have good contrast/color and the lens is easy to use.  I’m hoping to get out and test it more soon.

While taking the first shot in the series, I noticed something odd in the lower right hand corner.  So I moved closer and found an entire village of fairies and gnomes living next to a small waterfall.  This is a little off the beaten trail so I’m thinking not many people know about it.  Always keep your eyes open.