Do I need the Kit lens advice please

[mapollo]

I am going to buy the 300d tomorrow and all this lens stuff is a bit new to me. The question is should I get the kit lens (18-55).

My dad has an EF 80-200mm 4.5-5.6 and a EF 35-80 and I could borrow either anytime I wished.

I am also going to purchase the EF 50mm 1.8 MII tomorrow.

Not buying the kit lens would save me just £50 (75Us$) which I can afford to pay if neccesary.

I wouldn't be in a position to buy another lens for at least a year or so. I will take some landscape shots (I've seen IR photos posted on this forum for example and they look F A B).

Any advice on the Kit lens would be appreciated.

TIA David......

[cmM]

if you want to do landscape and don't plan on purchasing any lenses for the next year, then I suggest you buy the kit lens too. It's a good lens for the price !

[DieselGirl]

if you want to do landscape and don't plan on purchasing any lenses for the next year, then I suggest you buy the kit lens too. It's a good lens for the price !

I agree, for $75, you can't go wrong. But after you shoot with the 17-40L, you'll realize this is the lens you should have gotten on day one.

:lol:

[mapollo]

Thanks for the advice the Kit Lens it is then.



I agree, for $75, you can't go wrong. But after you shoot with the 17-40L, you'll realize this is the lens you should have gotten on day one.

:lol:

Ok. Maybe you could mail me your "L glass" for my evaluation. Please make sure that it is insured as I wouldn't of course be able to guarantee it's safe return (Things do get lost in the mail :wink: ) .

[jalafer]

I recommend you to buy the kit lens, so when you will trade your 300D for other camera, you can sell it much better if you include the kit lens.
So I did, I started wiht the 300D, afterwards I upgrade the lenses, finally I upgraded to the 10D, selling the 300D with the kit lens.

[Big_B]

Like Chris said, if you are planning to spend lots on lenses then start as you mean to go on.... leave the kit lens and buy something tasty. However if you, like most of us, are planning (note that I say planning :) ) not to spend more on lenses in the near future then go for the kit lens.

Either way I'm sure you'll have loads of fun with your new camera. Don't forget to share your photos!

[DocFrankenstein]

Had I been doing it all over again I would have never get the kit lens. 8)

Ever ever ever. Get a 50 mm prime instead of it if you don't have the money, but whatever you do, don't get that lens. I dislike everything about it.

Ideally, you'd get 17-40 L or 24-70 L or 24-135 tamron... Cause sooner or later you're gonna get something better. Way better.

And there are so many rebel kit lens going around, that you're not gonna have a problem getting one when you sell the rebel. :roll:

[ron chappel]

Get the kit lens or you won't have any wide angle ability.
Most people think the kit lens is pretty good-but you'll get more people saying it's bad on this forum!We're a bunch of quality freaks here it seems :lol:
If you want to get something better than the kit lens then you can allways sell it later!They sell easily on ebay for about us$90-100.Hey you might make a profit! :)


By the way-the kit lens is better than that horrid 35-80.
And is the 80-200 is not the II version,the kit lens will beat it slightly too

[PhotosGuy]

Most people think the kit lens is pretty good-but you'll get more people saying it's bad on this forum!

It's not a GREAT lens, but it's not terrible, either! For the entire pic, see:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39786

Sunflower 100% crop. NO sharpening, in or out of the cam.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/PhotosGuy/Forum%20Junk/SunFlower_100Crop_048.jpg

This was shot hand held on manual focus, so I may have missed the ideal focus point. Still, it's not too bad & sharpens up nicely in PS.

[DocFrankenstein]

http://www.birdsasart.com/panning%20plate.jpg
Ok, this is getting insane. I understand it when a rifle looks like this, but when you color your glass in camo... :shock:

[Big_B]

Ha ha! Where did you find that?

[DocFrankenstein]

http://www.birdsasart.com/

[EXA1a]

Mapollo, here is my answer:
1. Build: it's a crappy piece of plastic. It wobbles if the wind blows. Don't even think of touching the lens after you have focused, your shot would be blurry.
2. Optical Quality: wide open it's at least as good as the EF20-35/4.5-5.6 USM. Stopped down to f8 it's almost as good as the 17-40L
Here is an example (EOS 300D, EF-S 18-55, f11, 6sec, tripod, ISO100)
http://www.bidencap.de/IMG_6529_2800.jpg
My recommendation: get the lens for the money and upgrade later.

--Jens--