09-13-2016, 11:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-13-2016, 11:56 AM by Brightcolours.)
New lens will have nano USM like the 18-135mm USM, it will have 17 elements in 12 groups (old lens 15 elements in 10 groups), 710 grams (old lens 630 grams), MFD 1.2 meters (old lens 1.5 meters).
09-13-2016, 12:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-13-2016, 12:05 PM by Brightcolours.)
The EF-M 18-150mm f3.5-6.3 IS STM will have an MFD on 45cm, 17 elements in 13 groups of which 1 UD element and 2 aspherical elements, will weigh 300 grams, and is 86.5mm long.
For comparison, the EF-M 18-55mm f3..5-5.6 IS STM weights 210 grams and is 61mm long.