- 28mm wide angle single focus lens to feature an optical Image Stabilizer (IS)
- 9 elements in 7 groups optical design
- 1 high-precision Glass-Molded (GMo) Aspherical lens element to achieve high image quality
- Ultra-compact image stabilizer offers shake compensation up to 4-stop shutter speed
- Image Stabilizer automatically detects normal shooting mode and panning mode
- 0.23m minimum focusing distance with 0.20x maximum magnification
- 7-blade circular aperture produces beautiful out-of-focus images
- Optimized lens coatings for digital cameras to ensure excellent color balance and minimize ghosting and flare
- Inner focusing design, compact ring USM and optimized AF algorithm achieve fast, quiet and accurate autofocus
- Weights only approximately 260g
* Based on a shutter speed of [1/focal length] seconds, said to be the limit for hand-held photography without image stabilization.