Canon RF-S 18-150 FAQ
The Features Of The 18-150mm Lens You Need to Know

The RF-S 18-150 lens accepts 55mm filters. See my post on the 4 recommended filters to consider getting for your 18-150 lens.

The Canon RF-S 18-150 f/3.5-6.3 lens by itself is rated as having 4.5 stops of image stabilization. Coupled with an image stabilized Canon camera, the IS is rated at 6.5 stops. The lens does not have an external IS on/off switch on the lens, so you turn it on or off in the camera's menu.

Here's the results of my Canon RF-S 18-150mm lens image stabilization test.

The RF-S 18-150mm lens minimum focus distance varies along its entire zoom range. At 18mm it focuses 6.7 inches from the sensor. That's less than 1 inch from the front of the lens.

At its full telephoto setting of 150mm the RF-S 18-150 lens focused at 18 inches from the sensor, or about 1 ft. from the front of the lens.

The Canon 18-150mm lens is not compatible with Canon extenders. There is not enough room inside the lens barrel to handle the protruding lens element of the extender lens.

There is no dedicated aperture ring on the RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM Lens. However, the focusing ring on the end of the lens can be programmed for a variety of functions, including exposure compensation.

No, there is no switch on the Canon 18-150 lens barrel to control manual focus setting. Focus control settings can be accessed in the camera menu or by using the quick "Q set" button.

Yes, the ring at the end of the RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM Lens barrel can be set to be used as a control ring or as a focusing ring.

The maximum magnification ratio of Canon the RF-S 18-150mm f3.5-6.3 lens is 0.44x at 18mm. It achieves an impressive maximum magnification of .59x at its 40mm focal length setting.