Should I get the Drebel Kit lens or a Sigma..

[elfyrulz]

.. 24-70mm f3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF. :?

the sigma lens seems to be getting some good review.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=98&sort=7&thecat=29

[blinking8s]

i dont think the kit lens is all that bad, and it offers 18-55mm range for a change...it has its uses

[DocFrankenstein]

Probably sigma...

[Conk]

I don't know what the kit lens sells for by itself but I'll bet it isn't very expensive. I'd consider it.

[elfyrulz]

does anyone have a photo taken using the Drebel Kit lens?

heres a few review of the Drebel Kit lens
http://www.photographyreview.com/35mm,Zoom/Canon/PRD_285897_3128crx.aspx#reviews

[ohenry]

Buy the kit lens when you buy the Rebel. You can't buy it separately (except through a resale) and it's the cheapest wide angle lens you're going to find. The results of the lens are very good for a low cost lens.

[RoB_m]

here's a kit lens photo. not taken by me.
acidluststudios.com

http://www.smabell.com/anonymous/beetle.jpg

[ron chappel]

the pic above shows the kit lens honestly-nice pics but could be sharper

[ron chappel]

Here's a very thorough review of the kit lens.

http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/efs18-55/review/

Oddly that link above shows a sigma 24-70 which is not the natural competition to the kit lens.
Sigma make an 18-55 i think & an 18-125 that's getting reviews slightly better than the canon kit lens.

[Jesper]

Actually, Sigma has a new lens, the 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, which looks like it's meant to be a competitor for the DRebel kit lens. It's a "DC" lens, which means it's not full-frame. According to Sigma's website (http://www.sigmaphoto.com) it will be available from September 2004.

[eastcoast909]

Here's on my son took.

http://www.anthonyfloyd.homedns.org:9108/gallery/album04/2004_scotch_pond_richmond

This was on the same day he bought it.

[rraman]

Actually, Sigma has a new lens, the 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, which looks like it's meant to be a competitor for the DRebel kit lens. It's a "DC" lens, which means it's not full-frame. According to Sigma's website (http://www.sigmaphoto.com) it will be available from September 2004.

What is a "DC" lens?

[Mogwyth]

DC I would imagine stands for Digital Camera as these lens are optimised for digital use.

I have the Sigma 18-50mm f3.5 DC instead of the kit lens. Yes it's slightly better than the kit lens, if you get a good one. I have no problems with mine but others have said it's a piece of junk. Apart from being better as a rule than the kit lens, it will fit any other canon digital body, but I believe it is optimised for the 1.6 'crop' factor. I have found thatkeeping it in the f8 to f11 range gives the best results.

[nosquare2003]

Actually, Sigma has a new lens, the 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, which looks like it's meant to be a competitor for the DRebel kit lens. It's a "DC" lens, which means it's not full-frame. According to Sigma's website (http://www.sigmaphoto.com) it will be available from September 2004.

Where do you find that the "DC" means "not full-frame"? I can't find it in the Sigma website.

[Jesper]

Actually, Sigma has a new lens, the 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC, which looks like it's meant to be a competitor for the DRebel kit lens. It's a "DC" lens, which means it's not full-frame. According to Sigma's website (http://www.sigmaphoto.com) it will be available from September 2004.

Where do you find that the "DC" means "not full-frame"? I can't find it in the Sigma website.

It is hard to find on the Sigma website, there's no list that explains all the letters, but at the bottom of the Lens Chart (http://www.sigmaphoto.com/Html/lenschart.htm) you'll find this:

DC lenses: Theses are special lenses that are designated for interchangeable lens type SLR digital cameras because the lens image circle is designated to correspond to the size of the image sensors of most interchangeable lens type digital SLR cameras.
The specialized design gives these lenses the ideal properties for digital cameras.

An image sensor element larger than than those corresponding to APS-C cannot be used in digital cameras or 35mm film cameras. If such an element is used vignetting will occur for digital cameras.

Actual angle of view will be different depend on the camera image sensor size.

[nosquare2003]

Thanks Jesper.

Well, I'm not interested in the DC lens...