Canon EF -S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 USM [Archive] - Page 6 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

austincabot

27th of June 2007 (Wed), 15:09

I'm new to dslrs after having purchased my XT with kit lens not more than a week ago, but here are a few shots I took that looked nice to my untrained eye.

http://blog.ralphfidel.com/photos/0701/4.jpg

best regards,
ralph

I really like that one ralph.

A few of mine:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/627803056_dccf48b6d3.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/460802256_6a98e68341.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/252/455812815_818ba3ec06.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/444573087_1ac6c8f612.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/433037008_92fbc93604.jpg

This is the only lens I currently own. Most of the pictures on my flickr were taken with this lens.

George E.

27th of June 2007 (Wed), 17:28

I don't have too many to pick from....yet.

George

http://home.comcast.net/~engle29/Moon.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~engle29/silos.jpg

CRE@TE

27th of June 2007 (Wed), 19:35

Vancouver Public Library. Taken with my Rebel XT with EF-s 18-55 kit lens.

e r y k

27th of June 2007 (Wed), 20:22

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/erykv1/IMG_3737.jpg

TeamSpeed

27th of June 2007 (Wed), 20:34

Kit lens macro shot with an XT.

http://snapintime.smugmug.com/gallery/2890981#166186645

http://snapintime.smugmug.com/photos/166186645-L-LB.jpg

epoch

27th of June 2007 (Wed), 20:38

I really like that one ralph.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/444573087_1ac6c8f612.jpg

This is the only lens I currently own. Most of the pictures on my flickr were taken with this lens.

Thanks Austin. It's currently my only lens too (at least for the moment).

This would have to be my favourite among yours! Makes me wish I had an accessible ocean up here.

rf

gorby

27th of June 2007 (Wed), 20:49

Some product type shots I was trying:

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2299/medal1cd2.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2299/medal1cd2.jpg)

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7049/medal7180nc2.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6149/medal7174pb4.jpg

I find that out of my set of lense, the kit lens still work the best for these type of shots, due to it's focusing distance. I am looking to give the nifty-fifty another try soon though.

Here's an outside shot:

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/309/img7046wnu4.jpg

staereo

29th of June 2007 (Fri), 16:00

http://bruceobryan.com/albums/folio/05.jpg2
http://bruceobryan.com/albums/folio/18.jpg3
http://bruceobryan.com/albums/folio/22.jpg4
http://bruceobryan.com/albums/folio/23.jpg

http://bruceobryan.com/albums/folio/25.jpg
I'm about 99.5% sure those are all with the 18-55. Sorry I don't have exif at work right now for settings I used. If any are desired I can look them up.

Bruce

mizouse

29th of June 2007 (Fri), 16:13

nice pictures, but some of them have embeded exif info and are showing focal lengths or apertures not possible with the kit lens.

staereo

29th of June 2007 (Fri), 16:48

edit: Thanks for the heads up, i found an exif viewer online here: http://regex.info/blog/other-writings/online-exif-image-data-viewer

Pulled the non kit ones... AND, here are some more to make up for it...
6
http://www.bruceobryan.com/albums/folio/01.jpg
7
http://www.bruceobryan.com/albums/folio/26.jpg
8
http://www.bruceobryan.com/albums/folio/07.jpg

epoch

30th of June 2007 (Sat), 03:19

.....

gorby

30th of June 2007 (Sat), 03:25

I believe forum max size is 800 px

ijshethi

1st of July 2007 (Sun), 20:10

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1243/686649378_d2a8028b56.jpg?v=0

e r y k

1st of July 2007 (Sun), 20:14

ijshethi

amazing :) how hard was it to get that?

ijshethi

1st of July 2007 (Sun), 20:57

thanks! umm i took a set of rolling shots , that one ^ was my favorite. The others can be found here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313014@N05/

Hockeyman11385

1st of July 2007 (Sun), 22:11

A good day at work, :). 18mm, 1/320, f 11, 100 ISO, Rebel XT w/ tripod. Some post with saturation.

kcbrown

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 02:52

This one is not necessarily the best shot ever taken with the kit lens, but it's not bad.

My copy (recently acquired) takes sharp, nicely colored, contrasty pictures, as the attached image shows.

I have no idea why so many people think the kit lens is junk. I figure they either got a bad copy (possible) or don't know how to take pictures. :)

The first is a resized version of the full-size image. The second is a 100% crop from the lower left corner of the first image. The second image would look slightly better if I could have saved it with 100% quality, but that would've blown the max file size by a large amount.

e r y k

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 03:54

the kit lens is actually pretty good outdoors stopped down, its just when u want to use it in low light conditions, it leaves more to be desired.

my 17-70 is on its way, im going to have to put my kit lens aside :P hopefully i can sell the hoya polarizer.

Ves

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 04:04

kcbrown

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 07:36

the kit lens is actually pretty good outdoors stopped down, its just when u want to use it in low light conditions, it leaves more to be desired.

True, but that's not because the lens itself sucks so much as it is that its wide open aperture is relatively narrow. Still, 3.5 at wide angle isn't all that bad.

And for static subjects, it's nothing that a good tripod can't fix. :)

My copy of the kit lens is sharp wide open, and even wide-open sharpness at the edges is pretty good. More so than I expected, that's for sure (though it's certainly no match for my 24-105L in that regard).

You have a 20D, so bumping the ISO is a good option for you. You'd be surprised at just how good its high-ISO noise characteristics are (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=3390592&postcount=15). At least if it's anything like the 30D (which I believe is the case, as you have the same sensor and processor as the 30D). You can't go by the jpegs generated by the camera -- the excellent low-noise capabilities are something that only show up as a result of raw image postprocessing. I was reluctant to bump up the ISO (and thus thought I was limited in low light by my lenses) until I figured that out. Not anymore.

my 17-70 is on its way, im going to have to put my kit lens aside :P hopefully i can sell the hoya polarizer.
I've read that the 17-70 is a very good lens, but it's honestly not that much faster (2/3 stop) than the kit lens, so I'm curious what your primary reason for buying it is. Regardless, I think it'll be interesting to see how your kit lens stacks up to it.

I'm sure you'll like the build quality better. And I certainly can't fault you for wanting to play with new glass! :D

emre2006

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 13:21

Here are some of the pictures I took with the 18-55...

emre2006

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 13:22

Some more..

danpass

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 13:23

Here are some of the pictures I took with the 18-55...

SWEET!

How did you do the first one?

austincabot

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 13:36

Here are some of the pictures I took with the 18-55...

Very nice stuff. Do you have an online gallery?

nostalg1a

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 14:15

Here are some of the pictures I took with the 18-55...

great shots with the kit lens! do you mind sharing some tips/techniques? ;)

e r y k

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 14:26

I've read that the 17-70 is a very good lens, but it's honestly not that much faster (2/3 stop) than the kit lens, so I'm curious what your primary reason for buying it is. Regardless, I think it'll be interesting to see how your kit lens stacks up to it.

we'll at first i was going to opt for the 70-200, but i figured since i do a lot of up close automotive shooting, that lens would be a bit too long to be useful 80% of the time.

initially, i didnt want to replace my kit lens, although i am pretty satisfied with what it can produce, the 17-70 offers better build quality, better IQ (which may be subjective), and also offers a quasi macro option as well. and for a price under ~400 dollars, imo its the best glass for the money.

since i use the 18-55 kit lens the most, i figured i could benefit from a better all around upgrade since that focal length is on my camera 90% of the time ;)

emre2006

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 16:21

SWEET!

How did you do the first one?

Thank you for the comment..The image is a result of of course some post production with photoshop, and also with the help of limiting the depth of field to a certain range. Of course it wasn't easy with the kit lens so I blurred it with more in photoshop.

Very nice stuff. Do you have an online gallery?

Thanks you :) I am thinking about subscribing to flickr.com as soon as possible to share more stuff..

great shots with the kit lens! do you mind sharing some tips/techniques? ;)

Thans a lot :) Since I can't afford expensive lenses at the moment I rely on composition and photoshop really :)

As compositional technique I mostly rely on the following:

- The good old "one thirds" technique....You can google it, there are nice tutorials (Ex: http://www.ukphotographics.co.uk/magazine/technique/pt_200511.cfm)

- I especially like compositions where two non related objects combine and form the shape of another object..(if it makes sense)

- I like to form compositions where there is a pattern and an object that is contrasting to the pattern..This technique could really be cheesy if you do it like: Lots of pens of same color, but just one of them red :) or something :)

I hope these helped a little?...

emre2006

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 16:25

I like my kit lens, though I haven't really used it in a scenario with an interesting subject.
Here is one from it that isn't too boring:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/692008599_e393f3a505_o.jpg

Not one of my better shots, but the colors are okay.

I am not a big fan of pictures of flowers but I quite liked your photo and composition..Putting the focused flower on top of the one out of focus did the trick ;)..

kcbrown

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 16:46

Some more..

Wow. If there's any proof that it's the photographer that makes the shots great, it's those shots you took.

Just....wow.

Dude, if you're not a pro now you should be.

emre2006

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 18:14

Wow. If there's any proof that it's the photographer that makes the shots great, it's those shots you took.

Just....wow.

Dude, if you're not a pro now you should be.

Thats really flattering to hear! I really love taking photographs, I don't know its instinctive but I was really influenced by great photographers and some very nice books. The most important book for me was "Camera Lucida" by Roland Barthes. I recommend it..

nostalg1a

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 18:29

Thank you for the comment..The image is a result of of course some post production with photoshop, and also with the help of limiting the depth of field to a certain range. Of course it wasn't easy with the kit lens so I blurred it with more in photoshop.

Thanks you :) I am thinking about subscribing to flickr.com as soon as possible to share more stuff..

Thans a lot :) Since I can't afford expensive lenses at the moment I rely on composition and photoshop really :)

As compositional technique I mostly rely on the following:

- The good old "one thirds" technique....You can google it, there are nice tutorials (Ex: http://www.ukphotographics.co.uk/magazine/technique/pt_200511.cfm)

- I especially like compositions where two non related objects combine and form the shape of another object..(if it makes sense)

- I like to form compositions where there is a pattern and an object that is contrasting to the pattern..This technique could really be cheesy if you do it like: Lots of pens of same color, but just one of them red :) or something :)

I hope these helped a little?...

yes of course it does. thanks! i like your post processing especially.

e r y k

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 20:07

emure, if youre trying to create a bokeh effect in PS, dont over blur things, it looks good, but if you look closely, you can see that in the first picture, the womans head is blurred, but her body isnt :P

emre2006

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 20:28

emre2006

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 20:43

This one with no post processing, it was almost 18mm if I am not wrong..widest F...So its kind of a challange for the kit lens..No tripod but I was using my chair as support...Also included a 100% crop..

austincabot

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 20:47

emre2006

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 21:07

Care to explain?

Of course..As far as I could follow the reviews about the zoom lenses on the internet, (although I don't know the technical details), I could say that especially zooms (but i guess all lenses!) tend to be sharper and can yield photos with better contrast as the F value goes up and vice versa.

The EF-S 18-55 is known to be (reference: photography-on-the.net/forum/) a lens that doesn't perform well at lower F values..However I guess under better light conditions one could achieve satisfactory results..

Ves

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 21:51

I am not a big fan of pictures of flowers but I quite liked your photo and composition..Putting the focused flower on top of the one out of focus did the trick ;)..

Thanks a lot! Quite honored someone with as much blatent talent as you do likes one of MY pictures :D :p

danpass

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 22:07

.......

Thanks you :) I am thinking about subscribing to flickr.com as soon as possible to share more stuff..

.......

I would recommend zenfolio. Allow me the shameless plug of my referral ID which will get you $5 off the price of admission (US$35 instead of $40).

VK4-38V-N1Z

Frankly I tried flickr for about ten minutes and got frustrated. Smugmug was good but the price was not.

zenfolio turned out to be super user friendly and has a great price, $40 for the top line package for the entire year. You also have your choice of using Mpix or EZprints for online printing (I prefer Mpix)

kcbrown

2nd of July 2007 (Mon), 23:45

Of course..As far as I could follow the reviews about the zoom lenses on the internet, (although I don't know the technical details), I could say that especially zooms (but i guess all lenses!) tend to be sharper and can yield photos with better contrast as the F value goes up and vice versa.

The EF-S 18-55 is known to be (reference: photography-on-the.net/forum/) a lens that doesn't perform well at lower F values..However I guess under better light conditions one could achieve satisfactory results..

I think if you pixel peep a lot you'll notice a loss of sharpness at the very edges and at the corners when wide open, but to be honest, what I've seen of the images from my kit lens thus far is way more impressive than I expected.

Believe it or not, I didn't buy the kit lens with my camera. I tried some other lenses (Tamron 18-200, Tamron 18-250) and finally settled on the Canon 24-105L because I wanted the absolute best image quality I could get my hands on while maintaining a decent range for general use. I bought the Sigma 10-20 to fill in the wide angle end and the Canon 70-300 IS to fill in the telephoto end, and the 50 f/1.8 and 35mm f/2.0 to get me good, fast primes for portraits and for the "you are there" perspective. As you'd expect, the 24-105 sees almost all the use.

A little later on I bought the Sigma 18-50 f/3.5-5.6 to see how much I'd like that focal length range on a lens. The copy I have seems to want to frontfocus, but it's surprisingly good when manually focused.

And then I started reading this thread. Impressive stuff. So out of curiosity more than anything else, I bought the kit lens used from a forum member a few days ago, and started shooting some pictures with it. And I have not been disappointed.

The autofocus is accurate (the focus point is about 1/3 of the way into the focus field, so there's plenty of room there), fast, and quiet (despite not being USM), the colors are rich, the contrast very good. And the lens is sharp, particularly in the center; but even out at the edges, and even wide open, it's still reasonably sharp (and improves with stopping down, of course). It's not like my 24-105, of course (that thing is very sharp to the edges wide open, and tack sharp to the edges when stopped down slightly), but it's amazingly good.

Good enough that, like I said before, if you can't get good shots with the kit lens, it's either because you have a bad copy or because you don't know how to take good pictures! :)

So now I have two very cheap 18-5x lenses. I guess it's almost time for me to do the Super-Cheap Lens Shootout. :D

e r y k

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 00:05

Good enough that, like I said before, if you can't get good shots with the kit lens, it's either because you have a bad copy or because you don't know how to take good pictures! :)

very true :) now only if it came with a metal mount and a hood!

austintexasusa

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 01:35

Here is my contribution. I just took this one a week ago. It is NOT yet processed by PS.

DDA

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 01:59

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l244/DDA_04/Between%20Zug%20and%20Luzern/300607_morgarten07b.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l244/DDA_04/Between%20Zug%20and%20Luzern/butterfly3.jpg

emre2006

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 07:33

Good enough that, like I said before, if you can't get good shots with the kit lens, it's either because you have a bad copy or because you don't know how to take good pictures! :)

So now I have two very cheap 18-5x lenses. I guess it's almost time for me to do the Super-Cheap Lens Shootout. :D

That is true. Its an unbeatable value. I wonder how it compares to my 28-90 USM on my 30D Film camera..EF-S is not compatible on film camera but 28-90 is compatible with digital eos, is that right?

kcbrown

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 08:48

That is true. Its an unbeatable value. I wonder how it compares to my 28-90 USM on my 30D Film camera..EF-S is not compatible on film camera but 28-90 is compatible with digital eos, is that right?

Correct. The view angle will be different, by a factor of 1.6 and the depth of field will be larger, but those will be the only real differences. Unless you're shooting with a 5D, in which case the rest of us are envious! :D

But yes, the lens will work so you should be able to test it.

emre2006

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 09:48

Correct. The view angle will be different, by a factor of 1.6 and the depth of field will be larger, but those will be the only real differences. Unless you're shooting with a 5D, in which case the rest of us are envious! :D

But yes, the lens will work so you should be able to test it.

Thanks I will try it

austincabot

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 11:10

DDA, that first one is amazing. I like the colors on the ripples of the water.

farmdog fan

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 11:11

kit lens 18mm f5,6

austincabot

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 11:11

austincabot

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 11:15

Can't remember if I posted these yet:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/415285112_cf37243ba9.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/419223583_7d1c83558d.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/403834265_f84c6dfb72.jpg

e r y k

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 11:54

that first pic is awesome austin,

heres what i got looking through my old kit lens picture collection :P Cant wait for the 17-70!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/erykv1/IMG_2150.jpg

austincabot

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 12:20

that first pic is awesome austin,

heres what i got looking through my old kit lens picture collection :P Cant wait for the 17-70!

Where was that taken? N. GA mtns? I just bought a 70-200 f/4L and 24-105 f/4 IS L myself. I think I may have bought a little too much. :confused:

e r y k

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 12:59

Where was that taken? N. GA mtns? I just bought a 70-200 f/4L and 24-105 f/4 IS L myself. I think I may have bought a little too much. :confused:

Yeaah how did you know :P

Thats a lot of glass! I wanted a 70-200 also, but i figured ill wait till i can get the 2.8.

youre going to have a blast!

austincabot

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 13:27

Yeaah how did you know :P

Thats a lot of glass! I wanted a 70-200 also, but i figured ill wait till i can get the 2.8.

youre going to have a blast!

How's Tech going anyways? You doing summer school? I figured I'd miss telephoto shots if i didn't have a telephoto, so I just bought it. I can always sell it for what i paid for it. I got the 70-200 and the 24-105 for $1300 from this guy in McDonough. He even brought them to me.

e r y k

3rd of July 2007 (Tue), 13:43

Tech is alright :P Just taking it slowly!
You got a really good deal on those two lenses... wow.

gorby

5th of July 2007 (Thu), 02:36

http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/9198/img7334webse5.th.jpg (http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/9198/img7334webse5.jpg)

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9757/img7331webzj9.th.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9757/img7331webzj9.jpg)

There had 4 Autobots where I saw Transformers today. Here's a couple of em.

hjohnson

5th of July 2007 (Thu), 03:03

"Hands Of Victory" monument, IZ, Baghdad, Iraq:
http://gallery.marspostcards.ca/albums/album01/Iraq_and_Afghanistan_072.sized.jpg
Midnight Sun, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada:
http://gallery.marspostcards.ca/albums/Jul20Snow/IMG_5934.sized.jpg

danpass

6th of July 2007 (Fri), 19:43

Just thought I would add some more for this kit lens.

Taken at f18 (Exif is embedded for full details) with Prancing Horse logo as focal point

All PP done in Canon DPP v3 and I show the before and after.

Before (not my car)

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/danpass/critique/IMG_2032noPP.jpg

After

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/danpass/critique/IMG_2032withPP.jpg

Here it is at f4 with same focal point

Before

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/danpass/critique/IMG_2033F4noPP.jpg

After

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/danpass/critique/IMG_2033F4withPP.jpg

The biggest change agent was using the "Portrait Mode" in the RAW tab in the DPP tool window

.

Mark-B

8th of July 2007 (Sun), 22:59

The_Camera_Poser

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 17:45

Here's a few from us- the first two are the wife's, the last mine (and not the best- just what I have on photobucket)

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa128/bobthefish_album/IMG_7256.jpg

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa128/bobthefish_album/IMG_6706.jpg

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa128/bobthefish_album/IMG_6691.jpg

El Duderino

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 19:38

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/soybomb/creekleaf.jpg

I loved shooting "macro" with this lens.

Jetjoint

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 20:34

Taken in Noumea with kit lense .

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2654/img0963rs2.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/7578/img0778wl7.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/765/img1189jq2.jpg

franklinn

9th of July 2007 (Mon), 22:06

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/396896524_37b7de3c4a_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msteve1/396896524/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/295046852_3222d286a9_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msteve1/295046852/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/82/261942805_4a3f93a337_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msteve1/261942805/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/87/251583472_cc33b191d8_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msteve1/251583472/

Seriously now...these are absolutely stunning images Mark. So amazing that I just had to quote them for everyone to see on this page. Great work and great examples demonstrating the ability of the kit lens to produce fantastic images - especially when put in the hands of a great photographer.

The_Camera_Poser

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 06:23

I'm not sure how well this comes out after being resized, but my wife took this today, stopped down to f/8, and it's pretty sharp:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa128/bobthefish_album/IMG_6789.jpg

No post-processing, straight from the camera.

GageYoung

10th of July 2007 (Tue), 11:42

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1042/722667003_6742b23302.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/226/512102670_02d2067cbc.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/223/512102192_b9472292a4.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1096/544338938_da1cda7bf3.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1389/544433041_16319b9ad1.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1094/544613885_5373c2107a.jpg

I don't mind this lens at all... It works for me a lot.. BUT, I have the Tokina 10-17mm on the way.. :)

Gage

tokyopunk

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 00:00

I just discovered this thread! here are 3 pics I took with the kit lens, I posted them elsewhere, but I think they show the versatility of the lens!

1-
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/2820/bilzr7.jpg

2
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/1652/g2yh3.jpg
3http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/7985/g5aj1.jpg

msowsun

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 17:54

I find this lens is ideal for close model railroad photography. (my other hobby)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/Trains/Canon%2010D%20DSLR/IMG_2922800.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/Trains/Canon%2010D%20DSLR/IMG_2922Data.jpg

angryhampster

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 19:04

I find this lens is ideal for close model railroad photography. (my other hobby)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/Trains/Canon%2010D%20DSLR/IMG_2922800.jpg

That's really cool! Is that just a standard lionel set? Everything looks so detailed. I really need to get out my late father's old trains.

LeeSC

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 19:07

That is cool. When I originally looked at it I thought the sky was blown out, but then realize it was a miniature. Fantastic photo!

msowsun

13th of July 2007 (Fri), 19:24

I just picked up a 10D on Ebay for $355 and added the 18-55mm for another $50.

Here is a link to more Model Railroad shots:

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/msowsun/Trains/Canon%2010D%20DSLR/

All the photos are taken at a Model Railroad club that I belong to.

http://www.yorkrailwaymodellers.ca/

ijshethi

15th of July 2007 (Sun), 19:48

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1386/822757280_4ed7269598_b.jpg

simwells

16th of July 2007 (Mon), 06:54

Bit of a cliched shot, but it kept the gf happy. Quite an old shot now taken with 300D (Rebel) 18-55 with a Raynox DCR-250 (close up diopter)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g149/simwells/IMG_3062-2.jpg

R Ebert

16th of July 2007 (Mon), 13:32

Here's an attempt upon recieving the camera at macro handheld at max zoom F/5.6 ISO400, 1/100, No Flash.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/rhyth/IMG_0377copy.jpg
Feel free to comment/critique too ;)

Cheers Roly.

squeakier

16th of July 2007 (Mon), 17:35

Here's an attempt upon recieving the camera at macro handheld at max zoom F/5.6 ISO400, 1/100, No Flash.

it's beautiful :)

two of my favorite subjects:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1090/754179691_6b6cfd9d98.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1263/823352959_3787d394b6.jpg

big_d

17th of July 2007 (Tue), 15:04

heres a couple of my favs

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/big_d57/GTAMC%20Fridays/IMG_2001Medium.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/big_d57/GTAMC%20Fridays/IMG_2005Medium.jpg

HDR

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/big_d57/GTAMC%20Fridays/HDRMedium.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/big_d57/GTAMC%20Fridays/IMG_2807Medium.jpg

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/big_d57/My%20Car/IMG_2636Medium.jpg

Sittingshooter

17th of July 2007 (Tue), 23:57

My granddaughter..

Cleo199

24th of July 2007 (Tue), 09:34

I took these over the past weekend:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL14/726902/1239646/267440038.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL14/726902/1239646/267300719.jpg

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL14/726902/1239646/267624213.jpg

22wannabe

24th of July 2007 (Tue), 19:25

I've been pleasantly surprised by the kit lens actually.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l251/22wannabe/flatmatt.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l251/22wannabe/lrgdtxing-1.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l251/22wannabe/hampton716072.jpg

Cyrix_2k

26th of July 2007 (Thu), 01:40

The kit lens is capable of taking decent shots, but the problem I have with it is that there is a very narrow range where it performs well. I really have to stop it down to get any clarity at all and even then the out of camera pictures are lacking in contrast compared to my other lenses which are actually adapted 35mm Olympus mount lenses. What really bothers me is that the shots from my Olympus D580 P&S are sharper then the kit lens... Anyway, I do have a few contributions to this thread.

My car with the hardtop in the fall:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/_MG_0058-PHOTOSHOP.jpg

My (parents) house. This one has some CA issues at full res...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/Cyrix_2k/house1.jpg

Vitruvius

29th of July 2007 (Sun), 00:11

My best Kit photos taken while at Lake Tahoe

http://www.half-lime.com/uploads5/42402806246aaccf2289d5-p.jpg (http://www.half-lime.com/ntlemon/vacation/7058900446aaccf294476)

http://www.half-lime.com/uploads5/192833125946a562fd6d1aa-p.jpg (http://www.half-lime.com/ntlemon/vacation/151246177146a562ff650dd)

Ospi

29th of July 2007 (Sun), 02:10

I took these over the past weekend:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL14/726902/1239646/267300719.jpg

i LOVE this shot.

stenchlord

29th of July 2007 (Sun), 03:34

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/499025981_ac02b38d3c.jpg

AdamC

29th of July 2007 (Sun), 04:43

Great idea for a thread - let those of us with more modest means see what out kit lens is capable of!

Mine may not be the best possible examples for the lens, but I'll contribute anyway. :)

http://adamcurrey.com/albums/flora/aal.sized.jpg

http://adamcurrey.com/albums/sky/aas.sized.jpg

KamSingh

29th of July 2007 (Sun), 11:03

Just got my 400D last week, here's my best pic so far:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1196/926850861_bbfc7564a1_o.jpg

gatorscp

29th of July 2007 (Sun), 18:13

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/gatorscp/IMG_1967.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/gatorscp/IMG_1970.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y249/gatorscp/IMG_1965.jpg
some pics from NY
shot with rebel xt

R Ebert

30th of July 2007 (Mon), 06:33

Has anyone tried infrared photography with this lense yet as I wondered if it was ok for use with an R72 filter?

Cleo199

31st of July 2007 (Tue), 01:16

i LOVE this shot.

Thank you. As soon as I took it I knew I finally had a shot for this thread and couldn't wait to get home to post it. :D

Lizo18

31st of July 2007 (Tue), 12:34

Wow. I just got a 20D and I was going to run out and get some "better" glass, but now I'm thinking that I will work with the kit lens for a while.

Someone mentioned that the photographer is just as important as the gear - so true!

This is my first post here - I'm so glad that I found you guys!:D

koalawalla

1st of August 2007 (Wed), 23:26

Im quite impressed with the photos that have been taken with the kit lens. I thought it was a crappy lens but when I really started to use it, I've been comming out with some rather beautiful shots. Heres a few of mine i've taken :)

http://i10.tinypic.com/5yvvksx.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~sbarredo/images/Day%20Two/IMG_0390%20copy.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/62xxous.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~sbarredo/images/Day%20Two/IMG_0398%20copy.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~sbarredo/images/Photojournal/IMG_0434%20copy.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~sbarredo/images/Photojournal/IMG_0447%20copy.jpg

IB///M

2nd of August 2007 (Thu), 03:41

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x309/Q_Jim/IMG_1988.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x309/Q_Jim/IMG_0258.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x309/Q_Jim/IMG_0286.jpg

koalawalla

3rd of August 2007 (Fri), 02:51

http://home.earthlink.net/~sbarredo/images/Photojournal/IMG_0172%20copy.jpg

One more :)

cmwatt

4th of August 2007 (Sat), 13:29

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e352/cmwatt/_MG_0144small.jpg

Just recently bought an Xti with kits lens and enjoying using it. Still a complete novice at shooting with SLR's but that's why I joined here so I could learn :p. I must say I think the kit lens is quite versatile, and for what its cost is definately worth it. (My first pic on here btw - hope you like!)

Craig. :)

Jetjoint

4th of August 2007 (Sat), 23:30

Here are a couple taken with the kit lense on a very clear day in Hong Kong.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4521/hkgtopostmu0.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3455/hkg2topostvk0.jpg

namasste

4th of August 2007 (Sat), 23:43

After seeing what most of you have posted, I am amazed! I'll very humbly contribute a couple of mine. Kit lens again at work... (files are no where near the originals)..
55m/ f9 / 1/2ooth and 43mm / f14 / 1/250th respectively. manual on both.

willy b

5th of August 2007 (Sun), 05:30

Jet, that first shot is brilliant! very interesting indeed!

Perry Ge

5th of August 2007 (Sun), 13:05

These shots are awesome. This thread makes me glad I didn't dump my kit lens for something a lot more expensive, now I just have to learn to get the most out of it! My contributions - typical Hong Kong skyline shots.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1118/881573574_73e6e2f976_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/906719679_75e045890a_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1045/881820520_baf7700464_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1332/880940939_35fe4f3e35_o.jpg

From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/perryge/

number six

5th of August 2007 (Sun), 15:14

Here's a 1:3 macro of a piece of volcanic glass from Glass Mountain in remote Northern California. The full-sized piece is about 4 inches (100mm) across. The second is a 100% crop from the first.

-js

Mrvile

5th of August 2007 (Sun), 16:48

Kit lens under some of the harshest conditions...

55mm, f/5.6, 1/50s:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/Mrvile/DSLR%20Photos/misc/lowkey2-2.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/Mrvile/DSLR%20Photos/misc/lowkey2-1.jpg

TeamSpeed

9th of August 2007 (Thu), 15:26

Kit lens reversed with a $14 58mm reversing ring.

http://snapintime.smugmug.com/photos/182131032-L-LB.jpg

ggallant1

9th of August 2007 (Thu), 17:02

Here are a couple taken with the kit lense on a very clear day in Hong Kong.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4521/hkgtopostmu0.jpg

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3455/hkg2topostvk0.jpg

Victoria Peak....what a view. Was there in April.

number six

9th of August 2007 (Thu), 17:27

Kit lens reversed with a $14 58mm reversing ring.

Yeah, reversing the lens is a good approach for macro. Trouble is with EF or EF-S lenses there's no way to adjust the aperture.

That's why I use a manual lens from my old Nikon F film camera reversed on the 300D.

-js

TeamSpeed

9th of August 2007 (Thu), 17:44

Yeah, reversing the lens is a good approach for macro. Trouble is with EF or EF-S lenses there's no way to adjust the aperture.

That's why I use a manual lens from my old Nikon F film camera reversed on the 300D.

-js

You can adjust the aperture before you reverse the lens, I run mine at about f9/f10.

msowsun

9th of August 2007 (Thu), 18:12

While the lens is still mounted properly on the body, set the aperture and then press the depth of field preview.

While continuing to press the button, remove the lens and the aperture will stay set until you once agin mount it back on the camera.

Try it. it works!

Vortex99

9th of August 2007 (Thu), 19:11

number six

9th of August 2007 (Thu), 20:29

Sure enough, works like a charm. I never tried that.

-js

DeadMansLife

9th of August 2007 (Thu), 23:36

Fireworks??

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/DeadManlife/DandyLion.640.jpgfile:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dave/Desktop/PHOTOGRAPHY/DandyLion.640.jpg

number six

10th of August 2007 (Fri), 00:39

Very nice indeed!

-js

Reaperman

10th of August 2007 (Fri), 08:20

Fireworks??

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/DeadManlife/DandyLion.640.jpgfile:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dave/Desktop/PHOTOGRAPHY/DandyLion.640.jpg

I love that shot. The colours are surreal.

:DReaperman

Vortex99

10th of August 2007 (Fri), 11:07

Great capture, very nice!

Fireworks??

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u170/DeadManlife/DandyLion.640.jpgfile:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dave/Desktop/PHOTOGRAPHY/DandyLion.640.jpg

tjg323

12th of August 2007 (Sun), 16:14

Reaperman

13th of August 2007 (Mon), 07:26

I am trying to decide if its time to replace the kit lens, but a lot of these shots are making the lens look good enough to keep for a while longer.

http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i1018962_IMG3164a.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.com)
Have to agree with you on that one. Don't know that I'll ever completley stop using mine. Greeaaatttt shot. Why ditch a lens that can produce that type of shot..... wouldn't make sense.

:DReaperman

Tubthumper

13th of August 2007 (Mon), 11:21

Thank you all for making me feel incredibly inadequate. I got my 30D three days ago, and have been continuously frustrated with "less-than-sharp" images from my kit lens. I put it down to it simply being a cheap 'n' cheerful piece of glass to get me started, that perhaps didn't give its best results when wide open in less-than-favourable light (most of my shots so far have been indoors).

Now I know it's because I simply need to practice a LOT more.

That said, here's one of the best so far:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/1092391303_9f3b1eb2d9_b.jpg

stenchlord

13th of August 2007 (Mon), 12:39

I was always bitching about my kit lens but with it I've produced some shots I really fell in love with.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z302/stenchlord/IMG_1716.jpg http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z302/stenchlord/IMG_3272.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z302/stenchlord/IMG_3830.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/499025981_ac02b38d3c.jpg

kcbrown

14th of August 2007 (Tue), 00:24

I am trying to decide if its time to replace the kit lens, but a lot of these shots are making the lens look good enough to keep for a while longer.

The way I see it is this: the only reason to not keep the kit lens is if you have determined that it really is defective (and you find it'll cost more to send it in and have it fixed than it costs to replace it or to spend the money it represents on better glass). That's always possible, of course, but it seems that many people who have trouble with the kit lens are really having trouble working within its limitations than anything else.

But if there's nothing wrong with the lens, then you may as well keep it. Why?

Because as lenses go, it probably gets you about as big a bang for the buck as you're likely to find. It covers a range that's pretty much ideal for walking around (be nice if it were a bit longer, though), and while it's not a terribly fast lens, it's fast enough for most things. And you can get awesome pictures with it. This thread is proof of that.

So if you buy a "replacement" lens that covers the same focal length range, you now have a cheap backup that works well in most situations. Alternatively, you have a lens that you can take into situations where you might not want to take your good lens.

And as an alternative, you can simply use the kit lens to cover the 18-55mm focal length range and put your money towards lenses that cover other ranges (or a couple of primes to cover the really low light shooting you might want to do, or whatever), or spend the money on a good flash setup to cover the indoor low-light situations -- something that can be useful with other lenses as well.

Finally, if you sell your camera body (because you'll inevitably upgrade to a more capable body), you can sell the kit lens along with it. That probably makes it more valuable to the purchaser (depending on what he already has, if anything) and nets you a few more bucks all at the same time. That is, of course, unless you want to keep the kit lens in that situation (which is entirely possible, because it's a decent lens for very cheap).

I didn't have to buy the kit lens (I already have a 24-105L), but after seeing what it could do on this thread and seeing how cheaply you can get one on the used market ($60!), it was too hard to pass up. I'm glad I did, in large part because learning to shoot within its limitations has taught me some things about how I can use my other lenses, too.

number six

14th of August 2007 (Tue), 00:38

And as an alternative, you can simply use the kit lens to cover the 18-55mm focal length range and put your money towards lenses that cover other ranges (or a couple of primes to cover the really low light shooting you might want to do, or whatever)

I still use my kit lens for most of my shooting. Instead of the always popular "nifty fifty" I bought a 60mm f/2.8 macro.

An excellent lens and lots of fun for real closeups...

-js

skatchkins

14th of August 2007 (Tue), 02:32

Just got my XTi
Nothing special yet- First trip out with it and kit lens

http://www.higherground4x4.com/forums/images/uploaded/fossil_springs/manmping 042_100sharp.jpg

Reaperman

15th of August 2007 (Wed), 04:59

The way I see it is this: the only reason to not keep the kit lens is if you have determined that it really is defective (and you find it'll cost more to send it in and have it fixed than it costs to replace it or to spend the money it represents on better glass). That's always possible, of course, but it seems that many people who have trouble with the kit lens are really having trouble working within its limitations than anything else.

But if there's nothing wrong with the lens, then you may as well keep it. Why?

Because as lenses go, it probably gets you about as big a bang for the buck as you're likely to find. It covers a range that's pretty much ideal for walking around (be nice if it were a bit longer, though), and while it's not a terribly fast lens, it's fast enough for most things. And you can get awesome pictures with it. This thread is proof of that.

So if you buy a "replacement" lens that covers the same focal length range, you now have a cheap backup that works well in most situations. Alternatively, you have a lens that you can take into situations where you might not want to take your good lens.

And as an alternative, you can simply use the kit lens to cover the 18-55mm focal length range and put your money towards lenses that cover other ranges (or a couple of primes to cover the really low light shooting you might want to do, or whatever), or spend the money on a good flash setup to cover the indoor low-light situations -- something that can be useful with other lenses as well.

Finally, if you sell your camera body (because you'll inevitably upgrade to a more capable body), you can sell the kit lens along with it. That probably makes it more valuable to the purchaser (depending on what he already has, if anything) and nets you a few more bucks all at the same time. That is, of course, unless you don't want to keep the kit lens in that situation (which is entirely possible, because it's a decent lens for very cheap).

I didn't have to buy the kit lens (I already have a 24-105L), but after seeing what it could do on this thread and seeing how cheaply you can get one on the used market ($60!), it was too hard to pass up. I'm glad I did, in large part because learning to shoot within its limitations has taught me some things about how I can use my other lenses, too.

Have to agree with you on this. All the moaning about the kit lens being a piece of rubbish just doesn't hold water. Admittedly there are a lot of better lenses out there but at a price. I'm glad you picked up such a bargain and have enjoyed it.

I won't be parting with mine for at the price I get some very good results and if it should get damaged I wiil replace it.

:DReaperman

castaneda

18th of August 2007 (Sat), 16:00

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/jdmporn/kitlens2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/jdmporn/kitlens3.jpg

mnez17

18th of August 2007 (Sat), 17:59

Here are some as well

Jay Dubya

19th of August 2007 (Sun), 07:38

I've only had my 400D a fortnight now, still getting to grips with it, here's some shots i took in the last half hour.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1173/1169375851_eac6be5f44.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/1169377997_6273d1cdf7.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1266/1169373611_a426d17a53.jpg?v=0

JW

whowie

19th of August 2007 (Sun), 10:47

I've only had my 400D a fortnight now, still getting to grips with it, here's some shots i took in the last half hour.

JW

I'd say you had a pretty good grip on it, Jay. These are cool images.

Reaperman

19th of August 2007 (Sun), 11:52

I'd say you had a pretty good grip on it, Jay. These are cool images.
I'd also agree. Those are very nice shots. What do you reckon you'll achieve after a few weeks with the lens?:D

postsome more when you can.... always pleased to see quality like that.

:DReaperman

Vortex99

19th of August 2007 (Sun), 21:21

I think you have agreat handle on the XTi, and kit lens...
Nice captures!

S-S

21st of August 2007 (Tue), 05:03

great shots guys, i like the reclining woman, interesting angle for this lens
and the dragonfly shots are great too, what an interestingly coloured insect

bomboman

21st of August 2007 (Tue), 05:22

I use Kit 18-55 for most of my shots. This is my good shot from 18-55 kit with 400 D EOS.

The first one is Rama9 Bridge. The second shot is Lepe island

vondark

21st of August 2007 (Tue), 18:57

Damn, this really proves it's about the wizard and not the wand, so to speak. Best gallery ever.

Anyway, my best that I have now is probably this one (I'll have to try it out for some proper landscape photos some time, just need to get myself a proper tripod):
Warning: Contains Nikon.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/843/nikonmannenbi6.jpg

versedmb

21st of August 2007 (Tue), 19:01

I use Kit 18-55 for most of my shots. This is my good shot from 18-55 kit with 400 D EOS.

The first one is Rama9 Bridge. The second shot is Lepe island

Fantastic shots.

xarqi

22nd of August 2007 (Wed), 07:54

This one any good?
ISO 640 1/5 s f/25 37 mm RAW hand-held with support.

whowie

22nd of August 2007 (Wed), 09:27

This one any good?
ISO 640 1/5 s f/25 37 mm RAW hand-held with support.

I like it, Xarqi. A very nice shot; and hand held!!

kcbrown

22nd of August 2007 (Wed), 11:38

This one any good?
ISO 640 1/5 s f/25 37 mm RAW hand-held with support.

Handheld at 1/5s? Impressive, particularly since you were closer to the long end of the lens.

It came out very nicely, I must say. Excellent choice of shutter speed...really gives the water a nice look.

Tobers

22nd of August 2007 (Wed), 14:27

I love this lens on my 30D. Here's one of mine:

http://Tobers.smugmug.com/photos/175431277-L.jpg

And another one...

http://Tobers.smugmug.com/photos/163449091-L.jpg

Tobers

xarqi

22nd of August 2007 (Wed), 15:53

Handheld at 1/5s? Impressive, particularly since you were closer to the long end of the lens.

Yup 1/5s. I had some really good support - I was able to get both elbows braced on the top of a wide safety fence rail. I took about 4 or 5 shots - this one came out OK.

KIP

22nd of August 2007 (Wed), 16:40

some of my favorite shots with an XT using the 18-55 kit lens. :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1029/634447589_fe8f836630.jpg
1/30s | f/22 | ISO 800 | 18 mm | Mode:AV

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/526199152_01d2392496.jpg
1/50s | f/5.6 | ISO 100 | 18 mm | Mode: Landscape

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1313/811839866_78d7ecc41e.jpg
4/5s | f/4.5 | ISO 400 | 31 mm | Mode: Night | balanced on a railing :)

bamatt

22nd of August 2007 (Wed), 16:50

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/matthew165/GoldenGateBridge.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/matthew165/WashingtonState.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/matthew165/BigBass.jpg

grzybu

24th of August 2007 (Fri), 15:43

My 400d has just arrived. But here's the one of the very first shots:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1033/1224431141_d5cba333d3.jpg

Wekkel

26th of August 2007 (Sun), 15:42

Shot a nice sunset (cropped).
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3503/sunset1855mmky6.jpg

S-S

26th of August 2007 (Sun), 18:10

Shot a nice sunset (cropped).

thats very nice - well done!

da_teacher

26th of August 2007 (Sun), 20:07

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e221/matthew165/BigBass.jpg
Nice bucketmouth!

waylandcool

26th of August 2007 (Sun), 22:44

I was leaving a car show and got inspired. So I fired a few quick snap shots of my car.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/waylandcool/Forum%20Pics/_MG_2104A.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/waylandcool/Forum%20Pics/_MG_2103A.jpg

grzybu

27th of August 2007 (Mon), 09:39

I really like those:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1264/1239445123_d5d86e788e.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1197/1231526933_d894a5f611.jpg

kit lens is not that bad as I've thought

racketman

28th of August 2007 (Tue), 14:05

I love this lens on my 30D. Here's one of mine:

http://Tobers.smugmug.com/photos/163449091-L.jpg

Tobers

beautiful landscape.

Mediation

29th of August 2007 (Wed), 05:57

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1020/1253456856_38342bcd41.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1398/1253445198_be25331d52.jpg?v=0

DoomMan

29th of August 2007 (Wed), 15:13

There is nothing wrong with the kit lens. I love to play with photos/photoshop and the kit lens is in no way limiting. I get perfectly useful shots. Although i may be saying this because im 18, on the tightest budget alive, and have to just make due=/. Just sold the XTI and now have enough saved to purchase a 5d and a new lens. I also found a 50mm 1.8 at a local flee market yesterday that was deemed broken, but i put it on my camera and it worked, so i got it for a $30 =]. Once you learn how to play with the lens you can get some really flexible shots

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1207/593712174_430db99668.jpg?v=1182554907

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/73/410287489_9a629710df.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1080/577786650_e8dd5cc979.jpg?v=0
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1133/529492844_c6d9c44650.jpg?v=0
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1397/1210568273_1fa81533ca.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/511864843_d4a3b44f9e.jpg?v=1179987868
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/507199380_616217bd1e.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/507199366_347adc6bc0.jpg?v=0

freakeystyley34

30th of August 2007 (Thu), 14:53

here's one i shot the other day.

leitch

31st of August 2007 (Fri), 00:17

here are a couple of 18-55mm shots:

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5011/keelantdfp7.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/1251/simontablepe7.jpg

S-S

31st of August 2007 (Fri), 02:42

There is nothing wrong with the kit lens. I love to play with photos/photoshop and the kit lens is in no way limiting. I get perfectly useful shots. Although i may be saying this because im 18, on the tightest budget alive, and have to just make due=/. Just sold the XTI and now have enough saved to purchase a 5d and a new lens. I also found a 50mm 1.8 at a local flee market yesterday that was deemed broken, but i put it on my camera and it worked, so i got it for a $30 =]. Once you learn how to play with the lens you can get some really flexible shots

exactly - totally the right attitude to take no matter WHAT gear you use

love that nuke shot,and your portraits are great too

its all about the photographer, huh

here's one i shot the other day.

this is cool - nice job