Canon EFS 18-55mm lens Fisheye Distortion

[Demure]

I have an Canon EFS 18-55mm lens that I am using as my workaday lens, but it has a really, really bad fisheye distortion. Is there an equivalent lens without this aberration?

[kvbarkley · Accepted solution]

They are typically much better than being reported as "severe fish-eye" -especially for an 18 mm lens.

Either you have a bad copy, or it is broken.

What camera do you have?

Exactly which version of the EF-S 18-55? There are three of them I think.

Can you post an image that shows the distortion?

[Tronhard]

Agree with my colleague, it is more likely damage to the lens.  If you want the best version of this lens you want the EF-S 18-55 IS STM version.  Alternatively, consider going to the EF-S 18-135 IS STM or USM lens, it's a really good unit.
If you want the top optic and deep pockets, get the 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM - it's regarded as the best lens of this range for APS-C sensor cameras, or another great unit is the 15-85 IS USM, brilliant optics and a wider field of view

[ebiggs1]

Don't mess with it. Use this opportunity to buy the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens. It is a far better lens then any of the other 18-55mm counter parts. It will feel right at home for you.

[normadel]

Thera are NINE versions of the EF-S 18-55. It has been improved continuously since the first in 2003.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF-S_18%E2%80%9355mm_lens

You can just get another, later model and go happily on your way for not much money. Even the newest one (November 2013) is available on the used market. I bought one recently, also having two 2007-2011 versions.